Private Markets Tech & Data Platform Lead - FTC

Position: Private Markets Tech & Data Platform Lead - 6 month FTC
Location: Greater London

## Private Markets Tech & Data Platform Lead - 6 month FTCApplylocations:
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July 17, 2026 (13 days left to apply) job requisition :
R18905

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.##
** Role Purpose**## This is a
** 6-month secondment or fixed-term contract
** opportunity to act as the
** single business owner for technology and data across Private Markets**. The role reports to the Head of Operational Strategy, Private Markets## The Technology & Data Platform Lead will be accountable for ensuring that
** platforms, data, and insight operate as one coherent capability**, enabling investment teams to work efficiently, scale safely, and make better decisions. The role owns
* what* is required,
* why* it matters, and
* how* it is prioritised—working with delivery, architecture, and vendors to achieve outcomes.## ##
** Core Accountability**##
** End-to-End Ownership of Private Markets Technology & Data*** ## Own the
** business use, governance, and evolution
** of all technology and data platforms used across Private Markets.* ## Act as the
** single point of accountability
** for how technology and data support investment, operational, and regulatory outcomes.* ## Ensure platforms and data are prioritised, governed, and improved as
** one integrated enablement layer**, aligned to business strategy and growth.* ## Act as proxy
** Data Sponsor
** for Private Markets COO* ##
** Within the first 90 days**, deliver an initial assessment of the current technology and data landscape, identifying quick wins, critical gaps, and a prioritised roadmap to demonstrate early value.## ##
** Supporting Responsibilities**##
** 1. Prioritisation, Governance & Decision Support*** ## Translate investment team and operational needs into clear, prioritised technology-and-data requirements.* ## Provide analysis to support trade-offs between value, cost, risk, and delivery pace.* ## Represent Private Markets requirements in working groups, change forums, and delivery stages, ensuring decisions remain business-led. Chair the Private Markets Forum to be implemented Q3 2026.* ## Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise, and remove duplication across platforms and data flows.##

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** 2. Platform & Vendor Management*** ## Act as business owner and super-user for core Private Markets platforms (e.g. Dealcloud, Verity, ILevel).* ## Centralise ownership of vendor relationships, contracts, licensing, renewals, and associated costs. Undertake Third Party Supplier assessments as required.* ## Influence vendor roadmaps to improve data quality, integration, and usability.* ## Oversee the transition of platform management activities in-house where appropriate.##

** 3. Embedded Data Governance & Capability*** ## Ensure data ownership, quality, and standards are
** clearly defined and pragmatically embedded
** within day-to-day platform use.* ## Establish and support data owners and stewards across Private Markets.* ## Represent Private Markets in firm-wide data governance forums as the business authority.* ## Promote a data-driven culture by improving adoption, literacy, and effective use of insight.##
** 4. Innovation, AI & Continuous Improvement*** ## Support and champion digital and AI-enabled change across Private Markets on behalf of the COO function.* ## Enable investment teams to articulate opportunities for better insight,…