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M&G plc is an international leader in savings and investments with more than five million customers

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M&G plc is a leading savings and investments business that was founded in 2017. With a strong commitment to supporting the global economy, M&G offers a wide range of products and services to meet the needs of individuals and institutions alike. For individual investors, M&G provides a comprehensive suite of investment options, including funds that are designed to suit different risk profiles and investment objectives. These options enable investors to grow their wealth and achieve long-term financial goals. In addition, M&G serves institutional clients with tailored investment solutions and expertise. Their institutional services cover a wide range of areas, including corporate trusteeship and institutional investor intermediary services. M&G also caters to the needs of international institutions, offering wealth management solutions and investment opportunities. Regardless of the client type, M&G is dedicated to delivering exceptional financial services and helping their customers make informed investment decisions. With a strong track record and a focus on responsible investing, M&G is a trusted brand in the industry.

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M&G is a leading international savings and investments business, managing money for around 4.6 million individual clients and more than 900 institutional clients in 38 offices worldwide. As at 31 December 2024, we had £345.9 billion of assets under management and administration.

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 have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. M&G is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

## Private Markets Tech & Data Platform Lead - 6 month FTC

**Location:** London  
**Type:** Full time  
**Contract:** 6-month secondment or fixed-term contract

### 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.

**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, automation, and efficiency.
- Sponsor or deliver lightweight solutions (e.g. dashboards, tactical tooling) where speed and simplicity are required.
- Track benefits realisation, focusing on adoption and outcomes rather than delivery alone.

### What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will be a **self-starter who thrives in ambiguity**, comfortable shaping a role from scratch and building credibility quickly. They will bring:

- A bias for action and a track record of delivering tangible outcomes at pace.
- The ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels—comfortable in SLT discussions and equally willing to get into platform detail.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and influence without authority.

### Benefits

- **Pension scheme:** 18% (13% Employer Contributions, 5% Employee Contributions)
- **Share Save** and **Share Incentive Plan**
- Access to financial wellbeing and support services
- **38 days annual leave** including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through **Time Off When You Need It** policy
- **Inspiring Families** policy with comprehensive support and paid parental leave (maternity, adoption, surrogacy, paternity)
- **Health & Protection cover** including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover, and Life Assurance for you and family options
- Flexible working arrangements and workplace accommodations available

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Private Markets Tech & Data Platform Lead - 6 month FTC

Vendor Management

Stakeholder Management

Chief Data Officer

Data Governance

This is a 6-month fixed-term contract role for a Private Markets Tech & Data Platform Lead at M&G in London. The role involves end-to-end ownership of technology and data platforms, ensuring they operate as a coherent capability to support investment teams. Responsibilities include platform and vendor management, data governance, and promoting digital and AI-enabled change.

Interim Private Markets Tech & Data Platform Lead

Engineering

## Company mission

To help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly.

## About M&G

Established through a merger with Prudential's UK and Europe operation in 2017, M&G has emerged as a leading savings and investment company. Combining five prominent brands under one umbrella - M&G Real Estate, M&G Investments, Pru, M&G Wealth, and Infracaptial - the company boasts a robust global financial services operation.

M&G's commitment to enhancing its platform's offerings is evident through substantial investments in service and support infrastructure. Innovations such as deep back-office integration, cloud-based customer relationship management tools, and e-signature software underscore the company's dedication to providing top-notch solutions.

Catering to a diverse clientele ranging from individuals to major enterprises, M&G continues to expand its international presence. It reported an impressive £1.8 billion in flows from open business in 2025, and continues to diversify and leverage advancements in AI and Big Data. This approach should help the company maintain its position as a key player in the ever-evolving landscape of savings and investment.

## Company benefits

- 8% non-contributory pension plus up to 5% matching
- Life Assurance & Death in Service
- Support, feedback and development programmes to help you reach your full potential
- Flexible culture and ways of working
- Focus on health & wellbeing
- 30 days holiday as standard (excluding bank holidays), with the ability to purchase an additional 5 days
- Time off when you need it includes carer's leave, faith leave, grandparent leave and career breaks
- New parents receive up to 26 weeks of full pay while on leave
- 4-week back-to-work transition for new parents: work 80% of your contractual hours, be paid for 100%
- New parents can take family leave in flexible blocks within the first year of birth/adoption

## Who you are

- Strong experience delivering finance operations activities, including reconciliations and control‑based processes
- Proven ability to apply judgement to non‑routine problems, balancing customer outcomes, risk and delivery priorities
- Experience working across multiple stakeholders in a change or transition environment
- Confident communicator, able to explain issues, decisions and outcomes clearly and concisely
- Demonstrates a strong risk and control mindset, with attention to detail and accountability for outcomes

**Desirable**

- Expert understanding of reconciliation and finance control processes
- Analytical thinking and problem‑solving capability
- Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- Ability to lead delivery through periods of change and uncertainty

## What the job involves

- This interim role plays a key part in enabling the successful launch of new propositions by ensuring robust, well controlled finance operations are in place during transition. The role holder provides expert oversight and delivery of interim manual reconciliation processes and related manual activities, maintaining accuracy, transparency and control while longer term solutions are developed
- Lead and deliver interim manual reconciliation processes to support new proposition launches, ensuring outputs are accurate, timely and well controlled
- Design, document and embed interim manual finance processes, working within established frameworks while applying expert judgement to manage risk and complexity
- Act as a point of escalation for reconciliation issues, investigating discrepancies and driving resolution through clear analysis and collaboration
- Work closely with Finance, Operations, Change and Technology colleagues to ensure interim processes align with wider operating models and controls
- Maintain and enhance the control environment, identifying risks arising from manual activity and implementing pragmatic mitigations
- Provide clear reporting and insight on reconciliation outcomes, issues and emerging risks to stakeholders
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and quality within interim processes, feeding learning into future‑state design

**Contract Details**
- 12 Month Fixed Term
- Location: Edinburgh
- Mid and Senior level
- End Date: June 2, 2026
- Compensation: Salary not provided + Share Save and Share Incentive Plan

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Laura Hap

M&G Finance Operations Manager | Welcome to the Jungle (formerly Otta)

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Attention to Detail

This interim role involves overseeing finance operations during transitions, focusing on reconciliation processes and risk management.

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