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While the threat of a recession had receded somewhat, economic predictions for the UK remain cautious, with predictions for negative growth proving correct.
KPMG’s Global Economic Outlook credits this to the continued squeeze on household real incomes and the impact of past interest rate increases. However, not all sectors are equal, and while the employment market is tighter than it’s been since pre-Covid, with a 76% employment rate, opportunities continue to abound across the financial sector – writes Aisling O’Toole, Content Writer, Jobbio.
5 open fintech jobs in the UK this week
Employment opportunities for those with a proven track record in cloud computing, embedded finance and PaaS continue to grow.
AI and all the challenges and opportunities it brings continues to excite the fintech sector with companies seeing a 13% increase in transactions year-on-year.
From an employment perspective, demand for fintech services has dropped a little since its peak during the pandemic, but the scramble from traditional banks to catch up with fintech companies and continued advances in technology has increased the demand for fintech professionals.
The Payments Cards & Mobile Job Board is testament to this demand, with dozens of jobs available across all areas of expertise. Five of the most exciting fintech jobs currently on offer are highlighted below.
Business Banking Investigator – Financial Crime, Monzo, Manchester
Mobile banking giant Monzo is on a mission to build the best banking app in the world, a goal that saw it become a unicorn in 2020. Currently recruiting for a number of fintech roles across its UK offices, Monzo has an opportunity for an experienced Business Banking Investigator specialising in Financial Crime. The successful candidate will work to investigate alerts raised by a transaction monitoring system, analyse customer accounts to identify risk or suspicious activity, and record decisions in a clear and concise rationale. Find out more information here.
Senior Engineering Director, Ripple, London
Ripple developed XRP, an open source cryptocurrency, to provide its customers with easier options when it came to banking across multiple currencies. This move saw it become the fourth most backed unicorn in the world as early as 2020, and now, Ripple is hiring for a number of roles across its London and Toronto offices. There is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Engineering Director available. The successful candidate will provide technical and scientific leadership for Ripple’s forecasting, planning, routing, risk management, execution and experimentation systems that scalably and reliably deliver best-in-class liquidity to its customers. Get all the details.
Software Engineer, Starling Bank, London
Neobank Starling provides current and business accounts to its customers and currently has five offices based around the UK and Ireland. It is looking for a Software Engineer with experience in Java to contribute to its award winning platform and internal tooling, build new features and products from scratch, and be able to see the impact that your work has on the lives of millions Starling customers. The bank operates a flat structure and is more interested in attitude and ability than experience. While engineers currently code in JAVA, that’s not a necessity for the right candidate. If you think this sounds like you then you’ll find all the details here.
Senior Engineering Director, Ripple, London
Ripple developed XRP, an open source cryptocurrency, to provide its customers with easier options when it came to banking across multiple currencies. This move saw it become the fourth most backed unicorn in the world as early as 2020, and now, Ripple is hiring for a number of roles across its London and Toronto offices. There is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Engineering Director available. The successful candidate will provide technical and scientific leadership for Ripple’s forecasting, planning, routing, risk management, execution and experimentation systems that scalably and reliably deliver best-in-class liquidity to its customers. Get all the details.
FinCrime Compliance Manager (Assurance) – UK, Revolut, United Kingdom
Revolut is looking for a FinCrime Compliance Assurance Manager to help improve all aspects of fincrime and risk management. Day-to-day️, you’ll be assisting with the design and implementation of the compliance testing and assurance program, including risk-based compliance assessment, control testing and assurance plan, and related testing scopes. Plus, you’ll complete assurance reviews and testing activities, leveraging skills in advanced data analytics, among other duties. See all the requirements now.
Credit Risk Analyst, Zilch, London
Formed when its founders realised changes to the way consumers shop and spend money wasn’t being reflected in the banking world, Zilch is a hyper-growth fintech company that allows customers to split payments over several weeks. Currently recruiting for a number of roles for its UK office, the Credit Risk Analyst will work with the wider team to contribute to existing initiatives, develop new strategies and confidently make recommendations. The right candidate will have a strong understanding of how the lending/credit card/BNPL industry works, and will also have a second coding language. Apply online for this job.
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