8 of 8 Business Strategy Jobs in Northampton

of basic salary) Portman Finance Group are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Solutions Architect to join our growing technical team. This role will be responsible for understanding business requirements, designing technical solutions and getting stuck into the development/implementation of the technical solutions. This role also has an analytical requirement which includes reporting on company-wide … data using SQL (via Zoho Analytics) primarily within our CRM (Zoho) to provide valuable insights to drive business decisions such as driving more customer engagement, increasing sales output and optimising marketing strategies. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, experience with CRM system development (preferably Zoho), and a passion for using data to improve business processes and … is essential, as such the ideal candidate should be confident, engaging and personable. RESPONSIBILITIES Scope, design and implement technical solutions utilising Portman’s tech stack. Identify opportunities to automate business processes, improve CRM functionalities and general system workflows. Use SQL to develop and generate reports, dashboards, and visualisations to track key performance indicators (KPIs) and business metrics. Analyse More ❯

/2025 Location: Northampton, hybrid 2-3 days onsite Rate: up to £552 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Key Skills/requirements Produce and Own the technology strategy and architecture for one or more domain areas in Consumer Banking & Payments e.g. Cards, Payment Gateways Defining the technology strategy, roadmaps and vision consistent with wider Group standards. Using … enterprise architecture techniques, focusing on business outcomes, in conjunction with respective CIO, Business Architects and business stakeholders, to translate strategic business and technological goals. Ensuring that technology services are highly customer and client-centric in both providing innovative and progressive products and services, and in partnering with the Business Units to ensure their client and … all levels. Researching relevant technologies and demonstrate their benefits by developing proof of concepts where necessary. You will be accountable for architecture services: Definition of the technology architecture and strategy for the domain areas in Consumer Banking & Payments with specific focus on Payment Gateways and Cards. Creation of target and transition architectures that enable the organisation to successfully pursue More ❯

such as Snowflake, AWS (S3, Glue, EC2, Athena), Databricks and DBT . This includes hands-on knowledge of cloud-based data storage, processing, and analytics solutions. Good understanding of business processes. Strong analytical skills and techniques. Expertise in Batch \Real Time ETL Solution skills along with performance enhancement knowledge. Strong knowledge of data and analytics, such as dimension modelling … warehousing, Structured and Unstructured data. Other skills that would be useful in this role: Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills. Should be able to manage stakeholders within technology and business, and also external stakeholders - i.e. suppliers, vendors, SI partners. This will also include senior stakeholders like director and MDs. Able to lead/mentor small-medium size team with … Knutsford or Northampton. Purpose of the role To define, direct and govern the bank's target data architecture (inc. shared data environment, data model and standards) in support of business strategy, ensuring that data is accurate, secure and accessible to meet the needs of stakeholders. Accountabilities Development of the banks data architecture strategy, including the translation of More ❯

role: To manage all aspects of the IT Department and IT infrastructure, to ensure all IT systems are kept secure, reliable and effective and to develop the companies IT strategy to match the company’s business strategy. Your key responsibilities will include: Managing the deployment, development, monitoring, maintenance, upgrading and support of organisational IT systems. This will include … hiring, evaluation, training, guidance, disciplinary procedures and dismissals. Keeping up to date with the most recent technologies and advising on what new technological solutions and their implementation will meet business and systems requirements. Negotiating with suppliers of hardware and software to get the best deal, including external support, and being responsible for making service agreements. Ensure projects are completed More ❯

articulate/communicate direction and benefits of digital architecture to developers/engineers and non-technical stakeholders Responsible for creating digital technology architecture solutions and cost estimates, to meet business needs, in line with strategy and architecture. Work with supply chain (including external) as appropriate. Working with the relevant enterprise wide architects and digital business aligned strategy leads, supports the creation of an appropriate digital technology strategy for the relevant business area. Maintain technology roadmaps for digital capabilities across the Company. Responsible for ensuring the digital engineering/development teams are aligned to the technical strategy, architecture, quality standards and policies. Work collaboratively with the relevant technology colleagues, project managers, architects, business … that the digital outcomes delivered by projects are consistent with the original technical solution specified. Able to challenge stakeholders creatively and professionally to create architectural solutions which meet the business need (including budgetary/time constraints) whilst being aligned to Company architectural blueprint, principles and standards. Can describe existing/emerging digital technology and technology strategy to developers More ❯

It's an exciting time to join Simply Business' People Team as we embark on our journey to globalize the way we work to enable better outcomes for our employees. We are seeking a Global Head of People Operations to lead our newly combined global People Ops teams who provide broad HR solutions and services to our 1,000+ … monitor key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of HR services and identify areas for improvement. Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with senior leadership to align HR operational strategies with overall business objectives. Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, leveraging feedback to optimize HR services. Compliance and Best Practices: Ensure all HR policies and operations comply with legal and … our employee population. Budget Management: Oversee the HR operations budget, ensuring resources are used efficiently and effectively. Associate Experience: Champion initiatives that enhance the overall associate experience, making Simply Business an employer of choice. HR Technology: In partnership with internal colleagues from across the business and parent company, oversee the HR tech stack to drive automation, streamline HR More ❯

to time, budget, and quality requirements. Accountabilities Manage delivery, resource allocation, and improvement of complex technical projects across the bank using Agile/Scrum methodologies. Collaborate with customers and business teams to manage customer trials, supporting the proposal of feasible solutions and setting effort and timeline expectations. Work with software engineers, quality teams, product managers, and other engineering teams … for improving outcomes and fostering continuous learning and technical excellence. Delivery Manager Role Expectations Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and collaborate with other functions/business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, set objectives, coach employees, and appraise performance. If in a leadership role, demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen, Energize, Align, Develop. For individual contributors … support resolution of escalated issues. Identify risk mitigation strategies and develop policies supporting control and governance. Manage risk and strengthen controls related to work. Collaborate across areas to support business strategy and activities. Analyze data from multiple sources to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex or sensitive information clearly. Influence stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes. More ❯

database schemas and to write SQL queries. You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skill. This role will be based in Knutsford or Northampton. Purpose of the role To design … excellence and growth. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach … other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal More ❯