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We’re Hiring: Head of Technology (UK) | Scale-up Consumer Finance
Are you a battle-tested Fintech Tech Leader with deep expertise in UK FCA-regulated consumer lending?
A leading global consumer finance group is expanding its footprint and building a brand-new UK team from the ground up! We are looking for a Head of Technology to define, lead, and deliver our UK tech strategy, infrastructure, and operational resilience.
If you thrive in a fast-paced, digital-first environment and excel at bridging business strategy with global engineering teams, this is your opportunity to build something impactful.
💡 Key Responsibilities:
- Tech Vision & Strategy: Define and own the UK technology roadmap, aligned with FCA regulatory expectations and Group strategy.
- Architecture & Integrations: Lead system architecture, local integrations (CRAs, Open Banking, Payments, Collections, Cloud), and internal IT operations.
- Cross-Border Delivery & Governance: Act as the primary technical bridge between the UK business and our parent company’s global dev hub, governing outsourced delivery and establishing robust SLAs.
- Operational Resilience: Lead incident management, disaster recovery (DR), business continuity planning (BCP), and ensure top-tier system uptime, security, and latency.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Finance to ensure scalability and good customer outcomes.
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🎯 Who We Are Looking For:
- Fintech & Lending Expertise: Extensive experience in UK FCA-regulated financial services, specifically within digital lending, consumer credit, or retail banking.
- Tech Architecture: Deep understanding of retail lending systems, cloud infrastructure, and the technical ecosystem (Open Banking, Credit Reference Agencies/CRAs, etc.).
- Cross-Border Leadership: Proven track record of managing/influencing outsourced or cross-border engineering teams across different cultures and time zones.
- Regulatory Compliance: Deep knowledge of UK regulatory standards regarding Operational Resilience, Outsourcing, and Data Protection (GDPR).
- Right to Work: Must have valid Right to Work in the UK (No visa sponsorship available for this role).
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📍 Location:
London, UK (Flexible/Hybrid)
📩 How to Apply:
DM us directly or drop your CV to [Your Email Address].
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