Business Operations Manager - Crypto - APAC

Senior Solution Architect – Retail Technology – London

One of my clients is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of complex retail technology solutions, supporting large scale, multi market retail operations and transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Define and deliver end to end retail solution architectures aligned to business strategy
• Lead design of integrated retail platforms across ERP, planning, supply chain, and e commerce systems
• Own integration patterns, data flows, and architectural standards across multi vendor environments
• Partner with merchandising, finance, operations, and technology teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Provide technical leadership, architectural governance, and mentorship across delivery teams
• Ensure solutions meet security, data protection, and regulatory standards

Key Skills:

• Strong experience as a Solution Architect within retail, supply chain, or consumer environments
• Proven background in enterprise scale system integration and solution design
• Experience with ERP platforms, ideally SAP Retail, and planning tools such as Blue Yonder, o9, or Oracle
• Solid understanding of data architecture, integration performance, and data quality
• Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders and driving architectural decisions

Hybrid role based in London.

Must have the right to work in the UK.

Apply now for immediate consideration.

Specialist in Music Publishing Partner Solutions

THIS IS A 1 YEAR CONTRACT POSITION THAT IS SUBJECT TO EXTENSION UP TO 2 YEARS

My Client is a Global Technology Company that works with partners in the Music, Gaming and Entertainment Space to be hosted on their platform. They are looking for a Partner Solutions Specialist for Music Publishing Partners

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Music Content Operations, Rights Management) to assess music publishing metadata (e.g., ISRCs, ISWCs).
• Evaluate data and design dashboards and tracking systems to measure engagement of music publishers and songwriters, among other metrics.
• Analyze and compile reports containing music publishing data for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide support in best practices, including trendspotting and creating informative materials based on partner requests.
• Manage and maintain the CRM database for music industry publishing partners.
• Address troubleshooting and partner account requests.
• Assist in preparing presentation materials for internal and external stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Own and coordinate music publishing partnership initiatives across APAC, ensuring projects move from planning through execution on time.
• Manage multiple internal and external stakeholders, including royalty collection societies and music publishers, to drive alignment on timelines, data exchange, and deliverables.
• Analyse and QA royalty and partnership data using internal dashboards, preparing clear reports and insights for partners and internal teams.
• Act as a primary point of contact for partner queries, escalations, and operational issues, proactively problem-solving and driving resolutions.
• Support partner marketing initiatives, including social content programs, campaigns, and events across the region.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare materials and presentations, capture action items, and track follow-ups across global teams.
• Maintain accurate partner information using CRM tools and support partner administration and payment processes..

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in digital music publishing operations, partnerships, or rights management.
• Direct experience working with royalty collection societies and/or music publishers, ideally within the APAC region.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to handle complex, sometimes difficult partner conversations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and dependencies in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
• Strong analytical skills with hands-on experience working with data, reports, and dashboards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Highly organised, proactive, and detail-oriented, with a track record of driving projects forward without formal project management frameworks.

• You will utilise your experience working in large-scale, sophisticated systems development initiatives.
• Significant experience working on AI/ML teams giving you exposure and understanding of the entire machine learning lifecycle.
• Experience using CI/CD tools like Jenkins, uDeploy or Concourse to establish CI/CD pipelines to deploy code and services to AWS preferably (or similar Cloud Provider), familiarity with IAM roles and policies and other security related artefacts, certificates etc…
• Hands-on experience using AWS Services especially related to data and analytics - S3, EC2, Lambda, Glue, SNS, SQS for example
• Demonstrated experience in deploying data pipeline and OLTP systems in AWS; using platforms like RDS/Postgres and/or data warehousing tools like Snowflake
• Experience maximising tools like EC2 and EKS to run compute for API hosting on AWS ideally
• Hands-on experience in assisting with (EDA) and feature engineering, Deployment, Tuning, Monitoring, Measurement and Retraining using ML infrastructure and MLOps in the Cloud (AWS preferred).

• A dedication to your craft and experience in software development, deployment, API development and UI development
• Exceptional SQL skills and experience performing complex data analysis on multiple Data Platforms (Snowflake, RDS/Postgres, DynamoDB)
• Working with Orchestration/DAGS tools (Airflow, Prefect, Luigi, Kubeflow or equivalent)
• API development using Java (Springboot) and/or Python microservices infrastructure and deployment using containerisation (Docker) and container-orchestration systems such as Kubernetes
• Your understanding of Model Development and Scoring (inference)
• Your technical leadership skills and ability to communicate with a highly diverse peer group, both verbally and in written communications.
• Your leadership skills, which enable you to lead several projects concurrently, collaborating with multiple teams and coordinating dependencies to deliver high quality AI/ML solutions.

• Experience with Cloud service provider ML ecosystem such as AWS SageMaker, Azure ML and MLOps platform such as MLFlow, ModelOp, Seldon or equivalent
• Experience with AWS and Azure AI ecosystems such as Textract, Comprehend, Kendra, Cognitive Services, etc

Java eTrading Developer (Director-level) – Rates & Credit

Location: London

Salary: £150,000 base + bonus + benefits

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3–4 days per week onsite)

Team: Small, highly technical group

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced eTrading Developer to join a specialised team responsible for building and enhancing electronic trading systems for Rates Derivatives and Cash desks. This role involves working closely with front office traders, quants, and sales teams to deliver high-performance, low-latency solutions that support real-time trading and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain real-time trading systems for front office operations.

• Implement low-latency solutions for market data processing and order management.

• Develop APIs and integration layers with upstream/downstream systems, including Bloomberg, Tradeweb, and internal platforms.

• Ensure system scalability, reliability, and performance for high-volume trading activities.

• Collaborate directly with traders and quants to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Participate in production support rotation and resolve critical trading system issues.

• Mentor junior developers and contribute to architectural decisions.

What We’re Looking For

• 8–12 years of software development experience, with at least 5 years in front-office electronic trading systems.

• Strong expertise in Java (C++ or C# experience is a plus).

• Background in capital markets, ideally with fixed income products (Rates & Credit).

• Experience with low-latency systems, distributed architectures, and messaging middleware (Kafka, Solace, TIBCO).

• Understanding of FIX protocol and order management systems.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Python for automation and data analysis.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Familiarity with electronic trading platforms and algorithmic trading systems.

• Understanding of regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary: £150,000 base + bonus + benefits

• Hybrid working model: 3–4 days per week onsite.

• 27 days’ annual leave.

• Non-contributory pension.

• Wellbeing benefits, including Virtual GP and Mental Health support.

• Clear progression opportunities and a collaborative culture.  

Are you an experienced Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) professional who enjoys working close to the business, advising senior stakeholders, and strengthening risk awareness across an organization?

We are supporting a well-established Swiss accident insurance provider with a strong digital and future-oriented mindset, in hiring a Governance, Risk & Compliance Officer (40–60%) based in Zurich / Lausanne (hybrid).

In this role, you will ensure regulatory compliance, proactively identify risks, and further develop the company-wide risk management and internal control frameworks in line with FINMA requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Monitor compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal requirements

• Develop, implement, and maintain compliance policies and employee training programs

• Maintain and evolve the enterprise risk management framework, including risk appetite and strategy

• Identify, assess, and manage risks, including risk analyses and mitigation measures

• Organize and further develop the Internal Control System (ICS) based on the Three Lines of Defence model

• Advise Executive Management and the Board of Directors and prepare clear, structured reporting

Required background:

• Degree in law, business law, business administration, or similar

• Several years of experience in compliance and risk management, ideally in insurance or financial services

• Strong understanding of Swiss regulatory topics (e.g. AML, data protection, insurance regulation)

• Analytical, structured, and independent working style

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Languages: German (very good), English (fluent), French is an advantage

Details:

• Workload: 40–60%

• Location: Zurich / Lausanne (hybrid)

• Industry: Insurance

• Contract: Permanent

Are you an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test with a strong development background and a passion for quality engineering?

Do you enjoy working closely with software developers to build robust automated testing frameworks and improve overall product quality?

Then this SDET role could be a strong opportunity for you.

We are supporting a leading private bank in Luxembourg that is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join their Application Management team. This is a fully technical engineering role, working closely with Java and JavaScript/TypeScript developers to enhance test coverage across functional, integration, performance, and security testing.

You will report directly to the Software Development Lead and contribute to building and maintaining scalable, high-quality testing solutions in a modern software development environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining automated test solutions
• Improving functional, integration, performance, and security test coverage
• Working closely with Java and JavaScript/TypeScript developers
• Building and enhancing robust testing frameworks
• Testing REST APIs, microservices, and Web UI components
• Integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Supporting overall product quality throughout the software lifecycle

To succeed in this role, you should bring:

• Around 4 years of professional experience in an SDET or similar role
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript
• Solid understanding of REST APIs, microservices, and Web UI testing
• Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG, Cypress, Playwright, or PyTest
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, preferably GitLab
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
• Fluent technical English

Role details:

• Location: Luxembourg
• Workload: 100%
• Start date: 01.02.2026
• Duration: 12 month contract

If you would like to hear more about this SDET role, feel free to reach out:

📩 Sava.Ocokoljic@nicollcurtin.com

📞+41 43 508 95 78

• Build and operate integration flows supporting real-time and batch use cases
• Develop APIs and interfaces enabling data exchange across internal and external systems
• Implement message routing, transformation, and error-handling logic
• Support integration services in production, including incident analysis and resolution
• Work with application and data teams to align integration approaches with system constraints
• Apply standard integration patterns to ensure performance, stability, and security
• Share knowledge and provide technical direction within the integration function

• Educational background in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Long-term experience delivering integration solutions using MuleSoft platforms
• Strong understanding of messaging, queuing, and event-driven processing
• Hands-on experience with REST and SOAP services and structured data formats
• Practical exposure to legacy and packaged system integrations (e.g. databases, flat files, ERP, CRM)
• Experience with secure transport protocols and file-based exchanges
• Familiarity with automated build and deployment pipelines
• Exposure to streaming or event platforms (e.g. Kafka) is beneficial

The hiring company is a Global Technology Company with multiple business units across APAC. They are looking to hire a Payroll Operations Manager (Individual Contributor) with a proven track record of delivering Payroll Management as well as some HR Generalist Duties.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end regional payroll with accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance for Global Offices (SG, MY, CN, US, KR and more)
• Oversee payroll tax, benefits administration, vendor management, and year-end reporting
• Conduct payroll audits and reconciliations to ensure data accuracy and process improvements
• Maintain accurate employee data across the full employee lifecycle in line with controls and audits
• Handle HR operational queries covering policies, labor law, payroll, and benefits
• Lead and support regional HR operations projects aligned to improve business and global HR processes
• Implement HR programmes effectively across regional offices

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Finance/Accounting, or a related discipline
• 6+ years of experience in HR Operations and Payroll, with proven delivery of HR generalist support
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage changing priorities effectively
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; proactive and influential stakeholder partner
• Highly organized with sound judgment, able to prioritize, problem-solve, and deliver practical solutions
• Project management capability with experience managing multiple initiatives concurrently