Network Security Engineer

Head of Strategic Sourcing

A growing regional organization is looking for a Head of Strategic Sourcing to lead procurement strategy across its different businesses. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this person will oversee major spending across technology, operational equipment, logistics and corporate services.

The role will focus on reducing costs, improving supplier performance, managing commercial risk and creating consistent procurement standards across the group.

PREFERABLY REQUIRE PRIOR EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING STRATEGIC SOURCING FOR DATA CENTER OPERATIONS.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies across technology, operations and corporate-service categories.
• Lead supplier selection, tenders, proposal evaluations and commercial negotiations.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, service commitments and long-term supplier agreements.
• Analyse company-wide spending to identify savings, consolidation and cost-avoidance opportunities.
• Build strategic relationships with key suppliers and conduct regular performance reviews.
• Track supplier delivery, quality and service levels, and address any performance issues.
• Identify supplier and supply-chain risks and establish suitable contingency plans.
• Introduce consistent procurement policies, approval processes and spending controls.
• Work with Finance and Legal teams on contracts, renewals and supplier obligations.
• Implement procurement systems, reporting dashboards and process improvements.
• Partner with business, technology, engineering, operations, HR and commercial teams on purchasing requirements.
• Build and develop the sourcing and procurement team.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing or supply chain management.
• At least five years of experience in a leadership position.
• Experience managing procurement within a regional or multinational organization.
• Strong track record of negotiating high-value commercial agreements.
• Experience developing sourcing strategies across multiple spending categories.
• Strong knowledge of supplier management, contract negotiation, cost optimization and procurement governance.
• Ability to analyze spending, supplier and financial data to support commercial decisions.
• Experience using procurement systems, ERP platforms, Excel and business-intelligence tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in a fast-growing technology, retail, hospitality, SaaS or multi-business organization would be preferred.
• A master’s degree, MBA or professional procurement certification would be advantageous.

We are looking for an IT Project Coordinator who will focus on IT & Digitalisation for one of our clients, a leading Swiss organisation operating in the procurement, purchasing and digital services sector for the construction industry.

As the company continues its large-scale digital transformation, including the implementation of a new group-wide ERP landscape, you will play a key role in coordinating IT and digitalisation initiatives across the business.

You will support ERP projects, help analyse and optimise business processes, coordinate system integrations, and ensure smooth collaboration between internal stakeholders, customers, suppliers and external IT partners.

In this role, you will also contribute to the development of customer platforms, oversee interfaces such as APIs and EDI connections, support day-to-day IT operations, and provide guidance and training to users.

This position offers a broad mix of project coordination, process improvement, stakeholder management and hands-on IT support.

If you have experience with ERP or digitalisation projects, a good understanding of IT systems and integrations, strong organisational skills, and enjoy working with both business and technology teams, then this could be the perfect next step in your career.

When it comes to language skills, fluency in German and English is a must.

You will have the opportunity to actively shape the digital future of a well-established Swiss organisation, work closely with senior stakeholders, and contribute to innovative solutions that create real business value.

If you want to hear more about this role, apply directly to:

vuk.susa-stupar@nicollcurtin.com

Phone: +41 43 508 26 71

Communications Specialist

Join a global technology company shaping the future of digital innovation. We're looking for a Communications Specialist to support regional communications across content production, media relations, and project coordination in a fast-moving environment.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate the production of short-form video content, from planning and shoot logistics to post-production and delivery across digital and social channels.
• Support regional media outreach by developing story angles, preparing media pitches, coordinating interviews, and tracking media coverage.
• Maintain project trackers, monitor action items, identify blockers, and provide regular status updates to keep regional initiatives on track.
• Organize and manage digital content assets for easy access and reuse.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in PR, corporate communications, or a similar communications role, ideally within an agency or in-house environment.
• Strong media relations experience, preferably across Singapore or the APAC region.
• Highly organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
• Comfortable working with social media platforms and familiar with AI tools such as LLMs.
• Experience maintaining project trackers and coordinating cross-functional workstreams.

Application Requirement
Please include a sample of your communications work with your application.

London (Bromley/St Paul's) | Hybrid Working
12-Month Contract
£900/day PAYE

Our client is a well-established consulting and technology partner operating across the financial services sector, supporting some of the world's largest banking institutions.

They are currently seeking a Senior Python Engineer to join a major global investment bank's Equities and Risk technology organisation. This is a hands-on engineering position focused on building and enhancing software that underpins front-office trading activity. The team is looking for a strong software engineer with a proven track record delivering production systems within investment banking environments.

Experience with platforms such as Quartz, Athena, SecDB or Beacon would be particularly relevant, as would previous exposure to Equities, Derivatives, Risk or Electronic Trading technology.

What we're looking for

• Strong commercial Python development experience
• Background delivering complex software within investment banking, capital markets or electronic trading environments
• Experience building and supporting production trading platforms
• Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs and distributed systems
• Ability to work closely with front-office stakeholders and translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
• Experience with Quartz, Athena, SecDB or Beacon is highly desirable

Additional Information

• 12-month contract
• £900/day PAYE
• Hybrid working with a couple of days per week onsite in Bromley or St Paul's
• Applicants must have recent banking experience

If you're a senior engineer from a banking background who enjoys solving complex technical problems within trading environments, we'd be happy to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

Group Chief People Officer

A growing regional group is looking for a Group Chief People Officer to lead its people and organizational strategy across multiple countries. Reporting directly to the Group CEO, this person will help build a stronger management team and prepare the organization for continued growth.

A major focus will be developing leaders internally, improving succession coverage and creating consistent standards for leadership, performance and talent management across the group.

Responsibilities

• Advise the CEO and executive team on leadership, workforce, culture and organizational matters.
• Build a group-wide leadership framework covering new managers, senior leaders and executives.
• Coach senior leaders and strengthen accountability, decision-making and management capability.
• Establish succession plans for critical roles and identify high-potential employees, leadership gaps and talent risks.
• Create a regional early-career leadership programme covering recruitment, assessment, job rotations, mentoring and placement.
• Lead organisation design, workforce planning, restructuring and capability reviews as the business grows.
• Set consistent performance-management standards, including KPIs, talent reviews, promotion criteria and underperformance processes.
• Develop group-wide learning and career-development programmes across leadership, functional and technical skills.
• Improve employee engagement, company culture, internal communication and the overall employee experience.
• Oversee strategic hiring and the wider HR function, including compensation, payroll, HR systems, employee relations, policies, compliance and mobility.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of progressive HR or organizational leadership experience, including five years or more in a senior executive role.
• Experience leading a regional or multinational People function across several countries.
• Proven success building leadership-development programmes, internal talent pipelines and succession plans.
• Strong experience in organizational transformation, workforce planning and change management.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence CEOs and executive leadership teams.
• Experience coaching senior leaders and improving management effectiveness.
• Strong understanding of performance management, talent assessment and culture development.
• Commercial mindset with sound financial understanding and the ability to use data when making workforce decisions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Organizational Development or a related field.
• A master’s degree or MBA would be an advantage.