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Relationship Manager

Tamworth, England

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

33062

Published date:

03-03-2026

Summary

Job Description – BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Hours: 37 hours per week. Flexible start time of 8am to 10am and flexible finish time of 4pm to 6pm. Additional flexible options may be available at the line managers discretion and in line with the organisation’s needs. Some occasional work in the evenings and early mornings may be required.

Holidays: 28 days per annum plus statutory Bank Holidays and Birthday

Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum

Pension: Up to 10% matching contribution to group personal pension scheme. Plus 4 x basic salary cover for death in service (after qualifying period)

Other Benefits: Annual £250 Personal Development Allowance, Health Cash Plan and Hospital Treatment Insurance. Discretionary Annual Bonus. Continuing professional development (after qualifying period)

Car Allowance: £400 per month plus .25p mileage allowance

Responsible to: Head of Business Development

Other Key Relationships: Chief Executive, Finance Director, Head of Credit, Portfolio & Compliance Manager, Marketing and Impact Manager, other Business Development Managers, Office, Marketing and Financial Administrators

Job Purpose: To generate enquiries for viable loan applications, prepare loan assessments for sanctioning and develop the market for loans to small businesses

Main duties:

Grow, develop and maintain the referral network amongst bank officials, brokers, accountants, business advisers and other intermediaries. Proactively engage with potential referrers to generate enquiries for loans

Participate in sales activity to identify potential clients and develop lending propositions. Grow dealflow and achieve targets for new loans.

Respond to and qualify initial loan enquiries

Follow up with loan applicants and visit potential new borrowers to assess requirements. Secure other data necessary to perform sound appraisals and reviews and ensure information is recorded in customer files

Provide guidance to potential borrowers, with business advisors where appropriate, to develop new loan applications

Prepare loan applications for presentation to the credit sanctioning processing team

Interpret key measures for clients enabling accurate initial and ongoing statistical reporting. Record information in customer files

Maintain ongoing client relationships including monitoring, defaults and chasing bad debts

Assist as required in the maintenance of regular payments from the current portfolio, working with the recoveries team in providing a local presence and intelligence as required.

Develop and maintain positive working relationships with loan applicants, borrowers and advisors

Promote the services of BCRS Business Loans through attendance at networking meetings, conferences, trade fairs and other events

Attend regular work planning reviews and contribute to the strategic direction of BCRS Business Loans

Demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement and development of all systems and processes. Participate in personal and professional development activities

Participation and contribution to strategic working groups to identify areas of continuous improvement for BCRS

Adhere to company policies and procedures including BCRS Performance Management Framework and Equal Opportunities Policy

Any other duties required by the Head of Business Development or Chief Executive

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Relationship Manager

Cardiff

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

37044

Published date:

03-03-2026

Summary

JOB DESCRIPTION

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JOB TITLE : Regional Executive, Wales

BUSINESS UNIT/GROUP FUNCTION: UK Steel Enterprise Limited (known as UKSE)

DEPARTMENT AND LOCATION: Regional Office, Cardiff

REPORTS TO: Area Manager

SALARY: £45-£55k + Bonus + Car Allowance + Benefits

CLOSING DATE:

About Us

UKSE is all about supporting steel communities in the UK. We do this by providing investment finance, managed workspace and a community support programme.

Since 1975, we have helped create over 80,000 jobs and enabled thousands of businesses to grow, always with one eye on genuinely empowering those communities to regenerate themselves – economically and socially.

We are accredited under Investors in People and operate under a clear set of core values – Excellence, Understanding, Continuous Improvement, Integrity, Responsibility and Unity.

UKSE is a subsidiary of Tata Steel.

To learn more about our organisation, please visit our website: www.ukse.co.uk

The Role

We are currently looking to recruit a Regional Executive in Cardiff, to be responsible for appraising, negotiating and implementing funding to businesses across our Wales region, to assist in managing Cardiff Bay Business Centre and Ebbw Vale Innovation Centre, to undertake marketing and business development activities and to assist the Area Manager in implementing UKSE’s policy of economic regeneration within the Region.

Within the role, your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

· appraising and analysing investment opportunities by interview with client company directors and advisors; by appropriate due diligence investigations; and preparing sanction papers for presentation to the Area Manager or full Investment Committee.

· promoting and marketing UKSE within the region to ensure a good flow of investment enquires and promoting the continued good name of UKSE and our parent Tata Steel.

· assisting with the achievement of the Region’s economic regeneration aspirations and in doing so liaising with government bodies, development agencies, local authorities etc.

· ensuring that client companies are monitored so that any problems or opportunities are brought to the attention of the Area Manager for attention.

· assisting client companies to achieve their objectives and work towards a successful exit for UKSE investment.

· assisting with the maintenance of appropriate investment records and preparing reports accordingly.

· operating within the core values of UKSE – Excellence, Understanding, Continuous Improvement, Responsibility, Integrity and Unity

· deputising for the Area Manager as and when appropriate.

· ensuring the smooth running of both business centres and providing administrative and management support as needed.

· undertaking any ad hoc exercises and duties at the request of the Area Manager

What we’re looking for

You will have a flexible, team-focused approach and will be able to build strong relationships across a wide range of stakeholders. You will have excellent communication skills; often communicating with internal and external interested parties on a range of business matters.

To be considered for this position, you will have a good understanding of business, including strategic, commercial, and financial matters. Ideally you will have a professional business finance qualification, several years working with a variety of businesses post-qualification and some business development experience. Those without a business finance qualification (e.g. accountancy, banking) will be considered if strong in other areas.

You will have an inquisitive mind who can demonstrate an ability to identify and assess investment opportunities for UKSE, interrogating business plans and supporting companies as they grow.

You will have a good knowledge of the regional economy and a strong marketing and networking ability.

You will be someone who wants to make a difference in our local communities and be passionate about supporting small business.

Benefits

We offer employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from:

· A market competitive salary

· Company Car or cash alternative

· Bonus scheme (up to 20% of basic salary)

· Defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)

· Annual Pay Review

· 35 day holiday including Bank Holidays

Closing Date for Applications: 11:00am/pm on ????

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Finance Business Partner

Newport

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

37011

Published date:

27-02-2026

FP&A Manager

Caerphilly

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

36978

Published date:

27-02-2026

User Researcher

Liverpool, England

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

36844

Published date:

27-02-2026

Summary

Job Description // User Researcher Location: Hybrid / Client Site (UK Public Sector), Liverpool & London

Company: Empyrean Digital

Salary: £50,000 pa

About Empyrean Digital Empyrean Digital partners with public and private sector organisations to design and deliver impactful, user-centred digital services. We combine strategy, service design, governance and delivery expertise to help clients solve complex problems and improve outcomes for citizens. We work at the heart of major transformation programmes, supporting organisations to design services that are inclusive, sustainable and aligned to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.

The Role We are seeking an experienced User Researcher to join our team, supporting large-scale public sector service transformation programmes. The successful candidate will lead and deliver high-quality user research across discovery, alpha, beta and live phases, ensuring that services are grounded in real user needs. You will work within multidisciplinary teams to generate actionable insight that shapes service design, policy interpretation and delivery decisions. This role requires strong research capability, confidence working with diverse user groups and experience operating in GDS-aligned environments.

Key Responsibilities User Research & Insight Generation

• Plan, design and conduct qualitative and quantitative research activities. • Select appropriate research methods (e.g. interviews, usability testing, surveys, diary

studies). • Engage with diverse user groups, including vulnerable or hard-to-reach populations. • Synthesise findings into clear, actionable insights. • Ensure research is ethical, inclusive and aligned with accessibility standards.

Supporting GDS Delivery Phases • Lead user research activities across Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live stages. • Develop and maintain research plans and participant recruitment strategies. • Ensure evidence-based decision making throughout service design and delivery. • Contribute to preparation for GDS service assessments.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement • Work closely with Service Designers, Business Analysts, Product Managers and Delivery

Managers. • Facilitate playback sessions and insight workshops with stakeholders. • Build user-centred capability within client teams.

• Advocate for user needs at programme and governance forums.

Continuous Improvement & Measurement • Support development of service performance measures and user satisfaction metrics. • Embed feedback loops and ongoing research into live services. • Contribute to iterative improvement and optimisation of services.

Essential Experience

• Experience conducting user research within complex public sector or digital environments.

• Strong understanding of GDS Service Standard and user-centred design principles. • Experience working within agile, multidisciplinary delivery teams.

• Skilled in a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods. • Ability to communicate complex findings clearly to senior stakeholders. • Experience designing and conducting accessible and inclusive research.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape high-impact public services. • Exposure to major government transformation programmes. • Collaborative and values-driven culture.

• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

At Empyrean Digital, we are committed to designing services that genuinely improve citizens’ lives. If you are passionate about service design, systems thinking and public sector transformation, we would love to hear from you.

Appendix // About Us Coming together in 2017, the Empyrean Digital team combines years of experience in bringing value to mutual clients and responding to a clear market need for pragmatic, agile and experienced digital support. As our client’s digital partner, our blend of strategic, technical, commercial, and product expertise will transform their services in a ground-breaking way. We are dedicated and demand quality, knowing we win or lose on the strength of our feedback. Team Culture At empyrean digital, our ambition is to attract, develop and retain a diverse and talented team by: • supporting a broad range of amazing clients • undertaking interesting and ambitious projects • building our own suite of products that add real value • creating a real sense of team Our team culture is at the heart of what we do and who we are at empyrean digital. We want to grow a team which embodies the following values and pulls together to deliver a world-class service for clients. • Curious // You are inquisitive and dig a little deeper to win. • Driven // You are dedicated and demand quality, with an infectious hunger for excellence

that inspires others.

• Collaborative // You are honest and transparent, admit mistakes and proactively seek different perspectives.

• Brave // You trust your instincts, are open to possible failure and are prepared to make the right call for customers, every time.

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Business Analyst

Liverpool

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

36945

Published date:

25-02-2026

Summary

Business Analyst
Liverpool (Hybrid - 3/2)
£Competitive

Our public sector client is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support large, complex service transformation programmes. You will work within multidisciplinary teams to define business needs, capture requirements, and ensure alignment between user needs, policy intent, operational processes, and technical solutions.

Core Responsibilities

Requirements Management: Lead requirements gathering across complex service environments, eliciting and analysing both functional and non-functional requirements. You will develop user stories and acceptance criteria, and maintain traceability between requirements and delivery outputs.
Process Design: Map current and future state processes across digital and non-digital services, identifying gaps and risks. You will ensure business processes align with GDS service standards and support service blueprinting.
Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate workshops and stakeholder interviews across operational teams, policy leads, and senior management.
Delivery & Governance: Work within agile, multidisciplinary teams during discovery, alpha, beta, and live phases. You will support backlog prioritisation with Product Managers and contribute to programme governance by providing accurate impact assessments.

Required Expertise

Experience working as a Business Analyst within complex public sector programmes.
Strong understanding of the GDS Service Standard and the digital delivery lifecycle.
Skilled in requirements elicitation, process mapping, and stakeholder facilitation within agile delivery environments.
Knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design principles.

Important Notes for ALL Applicants

This project starts in early April 2026, ALL applicants must be able to start by then.
All applicants MUST hold full, sole UK Citizenship AND be eligible to complete security clearance. VISA Sponsorship is not available for this role.
There is a permanent (salaried) position available for this role; however, given the timeframe, we also welcome applications from professional interims/contractors (day rate).

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Senior Service Designer

Liverpool

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

36944

Published date:

25-02-2026

Summary

Senior Service Designer

Liverpool (Hybrid)

Up to £75,000 + Bens

This is a senior position partnering with public sector organisations to design and deliver impactful, user-centred digital services. The successful candidate will lead service design activity across large, complex public sector programmes, working directly with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to design and deliver GDS-aligned services.

Core Responsibilities

GDS Delivery: Apply Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and best practice design principles throughout discovery, alpha, beta, and live phases.
Service Design Leadership: Lead the design of complex, end-to-end public services across both digital and non-digital channels. You will develop service blueprints, ecosystem maps, user journeys, and operating models.
User-Centred Design: Lead and oversee user research activity, translating user needs into actionable service improvements. You will facilitate co-design workshops and ensure accessibility and inclusion compliance.
Public Sector Integration: Work within multidisciplinary agile teams alongside product managers, delivery managers, developers, and policy leads. You will confidently engage with Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) and balance user needs with policy intent and technical constraints.
Capability Building: Provide mentorship to junior designers and client teams, promoting service design maturity within client organisations.

Required Expertise

Significant experience designing services in complex public sector environments.
A strong understanding of the GDS Service Standard and the full digital delivery lifecycle.
Proven ability to lead service design within large transformation programmes and create high-quality service design artefacts for senior audiences.
Experience supporting or leading GDS service assessments is highly desirable.

Important Notes for ALL Applicants

This project starts in early April 2026, ALL applicants must be able to start by then.
All applicants MUST hold full, sole UK Citizenship AND be eligible to complete security clearance. VISA Sponsorship is not available for this role.
There is a permanent (salaried) position available for this role; however, given the timeframe, we also welcome applications from professional interims/contractors (day rate).

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Senior Technical Consultant

Liverpool

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

36910

Published date:

25-02-2026

Summary

Senior Technical Consultant

Liverpool or Manchester (Hybrid)

Up to £100,000 + Bonus + Bens

Our public sector client is seeking a Senior Technical Consultant to provide expert advisory across major client programmes and digital transformation initiatives. This role acts as a trusted technical partner to senior stakeholders, ensuring that architecture decisions, solutions, and delivery approaches are robust, scalable, and aligned with strategic objectives. You will balance advisory responsibilities with hands-on support to delivery teams.

Core Responsibilities

Technical Delivery & Leadership: Lead technical projects from initiation to successful completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality thresholds. You will define project scope, deliverables, and technical roadmaps.
Architecture & Design: Design and implement technical solutions, evaluate technologies, and architect optimal approaches. You will also take accountability for technical decisions regarding client delivery.
Practice Growth: Support business growth opportunities, including tenders, client pitches, and proposal development. You will work with Technical Leads to shape realistic estimates and scoping activities.
Governance & Compliance: Establish technical standards, methodologies, and best practices across project delivery. You will support the securing of relevant accreditations, such as ISO frameworks and Cyber Essentials Plus, to enable business growth.
Team Development: Provide guidance, coaching, and set performance goals for team members. You will help embed a culture of technical excellence and support clients in knowledge transfer.

Required Expertise

Proven experience in IT architecture and designing high-value technical solutions.
Strong expertise across relevant domains, specifically software development, DevOps, infrastructure (Azure), network architecture, and data management.
A proven track record in a technical leadership role, delivering multiple technical projects simultaneously.
A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience.

Important Notes for ALL Applicants

This project starts in early April 2026, ALL applicants must be able to start by then.
All applicants MUST hold full, sole UK Citizenship AND be eligible to complete security clearance. VISA Sponsorship is not available for this role.
There is a permanent (salaried) position available for this role; however, given the timeframe, we also welcome applications from professional interims/contractors (day rate).

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Head of Financial Accounting & Controls

Cardiff

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

36943

Published date:

25-02-2026

Summary

Head of Financial Accounting & Controls

Cardiff (Hybrid)

Up to £110,000 + Bonus + Bens

Financial Services

Our financial services client is seeking a senior finance leader to take ownership of their Financial Accounting and Controls function. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will be a key player in the finance leadership team. The mandate is to run a robust financial control environment, lead a blended team of qualified and trainee accountants, and act as the technical lead on a major finance software transformation project.

The Mandate

Leadership & Team Management: Direct and mentor the Financial Accounting and Controls team to deliver all core finance function objectives.
Accounting & Controls: Maintain the integrity of financial ledgers and data sources. Lead the monthly close process and produce management accounts in strict compliance with relevant accounting standards.
Group Consolidation & Statutory Reporting: Manage the consolidation of UK results for Group reporting, ensuring complete alignment with Group accounting policies and statutory requirements.
Regulatory & Treasury: Oversee critical regulatory returns for the intermediary business, including VAT. Manage cash balances, cash flow forecasting, and ensure compliance with Group liquidity requirements.
Transformation & Continuous Improvement: Partner directly with the finance transformation team to execute the implementation of a new financial accounting software package. Develop new accounting and control processes to support the rollout of new commercial products.
Audit & Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for internal risk, internal audit, and external statutory auditors. Build strong relationships across the wider business to continually improve reporting lines.

Required Expertise

5+ years Post-Qualification Experience (PQE) with a recognised accountancy qualification and a strong academic background.
Deep technical knowledge of IFRS, with specific, proven experience in technical accounting and financial controls.
A commercial mindset with the proven ability to challenge the status quo, direct change, and continuously improve processes.
Experience of managing a large team in a large corporate environment.

Important Notes for ALL Applicants

All applicants MUST hold full, sole UK Citizenship. VISA Sponsorship is not available for this role.
This is ideally a permanent (salaried) position; however, we also welcome applications from professional interims/contractors (day rate).

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Senior Delivery Manager

Liverpool, England

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

36877

Published date:

25-02-2026

Summary

Job Description // Senior Delivery Manager

Objectives

As a Senior Delivery Manager you will:

Lead team performance and the effective delivery of complex, high-risk programmes and delivery for us and our clients.
Lead delivery management and foster best practice for us and our clients
Support us to build a profitable sales pipeline
Support our start-up mentality and work collaboratively to drive growth

Tasks

Tasks have been identified for each Objective.

Lead team performance and the effective delivery of complex, high-risk programmes and delivery for us and our clients.

Agile and Lean practices. You know how to coach and lead teams in Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid and Lean practices. You are a recognised expert that advocates these approaches, continuously reflecting and challenging the team. You can create or tailor new ways of working; you are always innovating.
Commercial management. You can take responsibility for complex relationships with contracted suppliers. You can identify appropriate contractual frameworks and identify appropriate suppliers. You know how to negotiate with contracted suppliers. You can get good value out of contracts and suppliers.
Communication skills. You can mediate between people and mend relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels. You can manage stakeholder expectations and facilitate discussions about high risk and complexity even within constrained timescales. . You can speak and represent the community to large audiences inside and outside of government.
Financial management. You know how to negotiate, influence or set budgets in complex environments. You can write or input into business cases and can communicate business-value propositions.
Life-cycle perspective. You can apply experience of multiple parts of the product life cycle. You can recognise when it is right to move forward and when it is right to stop. You can recognise the appropriate deliverables and the right people to meet these. You are able to work with other agile delivery operations throughout the product life cycle. You can plan and engage with the appropriate stakeholders at a particular stage in the project.
Maintaining delivery momentum. You know how to optimise the delivery flow of teams. You actively address the most complicated risks, issues and dependencies including where ownership exists outside the team or no clear ownership exists. You can identify innovative ways to unblock issues.
Making a process work. You can identify and challenge organisational processes of increasing complexity and those processes that are unnecessarily complicated. You can add value and can coach the organisation to inspect and adapt processes. You know how to guide teams through the implementation of a new process.
Planning. You know how to lead a continual planning process in a very complex environment. You can plan beyond product delivery. You can identify dependencies in plans across services and coordinate delivery. You know how to coach other teams as the central point of expertise.
Team dynamics and collaboration. You can identify problems or issues in the team dynamic and rectify them. You can pull out issues through agile health-checks with the team and provoke the right responses. You can engage in varying types of feedback, choosing the right type at the appropriate time and ensuring the discussion and decision sticks. You can accelerate the team development cycle.

Lead delivery management and foster best practice for us and our clients

Encourage and facilitate continuous improvement to drive collaboration, increase velocity and improve quality of delivery
Share knowledge through coaching and mentoring
Receive regular, glowing feedback
Become a trusted and indispensable asset

Support us to build a profitable sales pipeline

Support strategic market and account planning to drive business development
Identify, shape and convert opportunities with existing clients
Support business development activities including networking, thought leadership, tendering, pitching and horizon scanning to feed our sales pipeline

Support our start-up mentality and work collaboratively to drive growth

Help define our vision and strategy as requested
Track our internal objectives and key results (OKRs) as requested
Be flexible and constantly look for opportunities to improve everything we do
Build strong networks within ED to identify and collaborate on work others are leading

First client engagement

Your first assignment will be to provide oversight and leadership across 2 delivery teams at a large South Wales Government Department client:

The Delivery team are undergoing discovery, alpha and beta phases and form 1/5th of a broader transformation programme.
The Continuous Improvement (CI) team are improving a suite of private/public beta services as part of BAU operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide relevant challenge, advice, and guidance to shape critical areas of the transformation planning (e.g. BCM, capability, commercial, operating model).
Ensure successful completion of key phases, including Disco, Alpha and Beta.
Implement embedded and effective knowledge management practices, including work shadowing, to reduce post-transformation risks.
Identify, respond to, and appropriately escalate issues to ensure smooth delivery.
Update, accurately maintain, and reflect the progress of Delivery and CI teams.
Work with the product owner community and the full delivery ecosystem to accurately size product backlogs and create a consolidated delivery plan for the entire delivery landscape.
Collaborate with service teams to ensure effective alignment between delivery plans for both program and BAU (business as usual) activities.
Maintain delivery momentum by providing support within workstreams, ensuring teams work towards commitments made in planning ceremonies and addressing risks, dependencies, and issues promptly.
Provide necessary support/challenge to delivery teams to resolve problems and issues in a timely manner.
Support Empyrean sales pipeline by contributing to tenders and pitches.

Responsible for staff/equipment

Staf: none
Equipment: Laptop

Reporting to…

Line Manager: Greg Clark, Product Director
Development buddy: Neal Murray

Appendix // team culture

At empyrean digital, our ambition is to attract, develop and retain a diverse and talented team by:

supporting a broad range of amazing clients
undertaking interesting and ambitious projects
building our own suite of products that add real value
creating a real sense of team

Our team culture is at the heart of what we do and who we are at empyrean digital. We want to grow a team which embodies the following values and pulls together to deliver a world-class service for clients.

Curious // You are inquisitive and dig a little deeper to win.
Driven // You are dedicated and demand quality, with an infectious hunger for excellence that inspires others.
Collaborative // You are honest and transparent, admit mistakes and proactively seek different perspectives.
Brave // You trust your instincts, are open to possible failure and are prepared to make the right call for customers, every time.
Innovative // You are open-minded, thrive on change, and prepared to challenge conventional wisdom.

In order to achieve this, we have a firm focus on employee engagement. This means:

Making everyone feel valued and trusted
Making everyone feel heard
Making everyone feel empowered

Interactions with other team members:

Look out for one another
Give and receive feedback graciously and mindfully
Celebrate success together

Practical steps to we take:

Buddy system
Regular team meetings and personal development sessions
Team socials and games nights

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