Product Engineer, Associate (London, GB)
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United Kingdom, England, London
Sector:
Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation
Role:
Other
Date of last update: 2026-03-04 (Expiry date: 2026-03-16)
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Company presentation
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development was founded in 1991 when communism was crumbling in Europe and ex-Soviet countries needed support to nurture a new private sector and democracy. Today we invest to help build market economies from central Europe to central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean. We are now the largest single investor in our region. Owned by 69 countries and two intergovernmental institutions, we provide project financing for banks, industries and businesses. We also work with publicly owned companies to support privatisation, restructure state-owned firms and improve municipal services. Wherever we are active, we promote policies that bolster the business climate.
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Requisition ID
36512
Office Country
United Kingdom
Office City
London
Division
Information Technology
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Contract Length
2 years
Posting End Date
16/03/2026
Purpose of Job
The Associate is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and support of the Bank's platforms and software solutions.
The Associate plays a critical role within the squad, taking a lead on designing, developing and optimising EBRD's infrastructure and software solutions within their own value stream.
The Associate provides guidance to individual contributors and works closely with other multi-functional teams and business product owners, to deliver high quality, product aligned services, that meets our users' needs.
The role may involve leading small projects and the individual is expected to be proficient in software design and ability to implement CI/CD pipeline, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or technologies within their specialism.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Engineering Excellence: The Associate brings in-depth knowledge and experience and uses this to enable others within the team to be successful, though remains humble and is proactive in keeping updated with the latest technologies, tools and best practices within their field.
The role will mentor and guide less experienced engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation and learning. The role will work with colleagues to understand business needs, design optimal engineering architectures and ensure engineering quality throughout the lifecycle. Listen well and speak up: The Analyst demonstrates openness and is comfortable sharing their questions and ideas with team members, demonstrating their commitment to a continuous learning and growth mindset. They are curious and open to different perspectives, playing back and validating what they have learnt and are willing to speak up when they feel that something isn't right, or they have ideas to share.
Agile Ways of Working: The Associate is an established agile practitioner and will help the squad to adopt Agile Ways of Working. The role will build and maintain high-performing teams focused on delivering continuous value to our business whilst enabling teams to learn how to adopt an adaptive and iterative approach using experimentation and metrics to help learning and continuous improvement.
Managing cost and budget: The Associate will follow the appropriate tooling to track time and effort. The Associate will not be directly responsible for budget management however would be responsible for effectively managing the value from technology and delivery partners. Taking ownership and responsibility for the quality of individual work, enables each team member to bring their best work to enable team success, seeking feedback and asking for help when needed and being an active member in engineering communities of practice within and outside the Bank.
Quality at our core: The Associate ensures that technical excellence and a quality assurance mindset are embedded with their own and the team's work. This involves a strong focus on automation and use of industry best practices such as Test-Driven Development to embed the mindset of accountability across the development lifecycle. Managing cost and budget: The Analyst will use the appropriate tooling to track time and effort, ensuring that work is done in the most efficient ways possible.
Secure First: The Associate actively promotes and ensures engineering activities are fully aligned with EBRD Cyber and IT Security policies and procedures, and works to embed a DevSecOps culture and working practices.
Drives User Experience: The Associate ensures that services which are being developed and supported are based on user needs, which are captured in user stories and acceptance criteria. This helps keep users at the centre of engineering efforts, and enables teams to align with established user journeys and user experience goals, in support of business requirements.
Risk and MDR
? Enables and is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting customisations within the QRE data suite to deliver seamless solutions for end users accessing data.
? Collaborates with the product owners of QRA to deliver solutions as agreed.
? Proficient in innovating and documenting the legacy and evolution path of the QRE platform.
? Operates without supervision to perform daily-to-monthly audit control checks, ensuring data integrity and preventing discrepancies.
? Confidently interacts with Market Data vendors, resolving open items and addressing BAU issues.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications
? Educated to degree level or demonstrates equivalent professional experience.
? Proficient understanding of common treasury and banking products, market / credit risk measurement techniques (VaR, PFE, CVA etc.).
? Proficient in scripting, including but not limited to Perl, Shell and Python.
? ETL build and support using Informatica PowerCenter 10 (minimum version 9).
? Experience with ETL processes and file processing (flat files, XML and JSON in particular).
? Build and support experience in Oracle, PL/SQL, Tuning.
? Knowledge of SQL server and NoSQL database.
? Ability to build and test Control-M based orchestration of QRE processes.
? Familiar with source control management using SVN and Bitbucket.
? Experience of managing and maintaining test environments.
? Proficient in IT application support, with flexibility for occasional out-of-hours software maintenance.
? Experience of managing and administering QRE data users based on AD groups.
? Awareness of stylesheets and XSLT is desirable.
? Experience in producing ICF reports as required by Auditors.
What is it like to work at the EBRD?
Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.
The EBRD environment provides you with:
- Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in;
- A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity;
- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
Diversity is one of the Bank's core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working and expecting our employee to attend the office 50% of their working time.
Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).
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Working hours (%): 80-100% / 100%
80-100% / 100%Macro-area: Western and Central Europe without Switzerland
Area of work Definition: Banking and Finance
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations
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Requisition ID
36497
Office Country
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Office City
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Division
Human Resources & Org. Development
Contract Type
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Contract Length
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Posting End Date
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- Fluent English language skills, both verbal and written.
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- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
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United Kingdom, England, London - European Bank for Reconstruction &; Development
Requisition ID
36507
Office Country
United Kingdom
Office City
London
Division
Policy and Partnerships
Contract Type
Regular
Contract Length
Posting End Date
08/03/2026
Purpose of Job
The Analyst will provide operational and analytical support to the Ukraine Hub to ensure efficient stakeholder management and coordination of donor funded programmes and resources dedicated to Ukraine.
The Analyst will support the Associate Director, Head of Ukraine Hub, and the wider team (Principal and Associate Manager), in facilitating effective management of donor-supported projects and initiatives in Ukraine. Through supporting engagement with Donor Partnerships fund managers the Analyst will help to optimise donor support for Ukraine, ensuring alignment of EBRD initiatives with the bilateral support provided by donor countries and international partner organisations.
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The focus of the role is on supporting effective and strategic coordination of efforts to support Ukraine's immediate financing needs, and future recovery and reconstruction activities across different sources and instruments for financing.
The Analyst will work closely with colleagues in Donor Partnerships, Kyiv Resident Office, Banking (Sustainable Infrastructure, Corporate Sector, Financial Intermediaries), Policy Strategy & Delivery, Climate Strategy & Delivery, Shareholder Relations, and Corporate Strategy.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Under the steer of the Ukraine Hub's Head and Principal, the post-holder will support tasks aligned with the following key workstreams of the Hub:
1) Donor engagement and funds allocation:
? Engage with Donor Partnerships fund managers and with donor representatives in relation to donor support in Ukraine projects.
? Prepare donor-facing material and communications (one pagers, slide excerpts, talking points) for Ukraine related initiatives.
? Support the Principal and Associate Manager with the monitoring and assessment of bilateral support provided by donor countries directly to Ukraine
? Support regular coordination activities with the Banking teams and Donor Partnership fund managers.
2) Data collection and management
? Help maintain single-source data set on Ukraine, covering donor funds inflows and outflows feeding into Operational Updates, Briefing Notes, and ad hoc decision-making fora.
? Help run data integrity checks (completeness, consistency, version control) and prepare concise ?data to insight? summaries.
? Help ensure data flows to shareholders are comprehensive, reliable, consistent, and actionable for all donor support
? Help maintain records and publish internally / externally, timely and in line with agreed cycles ? including keeping track of information from internal quarterly updates to the EBRD Board of Directors on activities and results in Ukraine.
3. Communications and strategy support
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? Support with any other aspects and tasks, including for Hub-led projects, related to the Bank's work in Ukraine that will involve donor support in emergency response and recovery/reconstruction
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? Bachelor's degree. Master's degree preferred or equivalent experience in the relevant areas of expertise (such as business administration, economics or finance, public policy, or international relations).
? Professional experience in a relevant area of work
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Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.
At EBRD, our Values ? Inclusiveness, Innovation, Trust, and Responsibility ? are at the heart of how we work. We bring these to life through our Workplace Behaviours: listening well and speaking up, collaborating smartly, acting decisively with full commitment, and simplifying to amplify our impact. These principles shape our culture and define our success. We seek individuals who not only share these values but are also committed to embedding them in their daily work, fostering a positive and high-performing environment.
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- A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity. Our workforce reflects a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, bringing fresh ideas, energy, and innovation and enhancing our ability to serve our clients, shareholders, and counterparties effectively.
- A hybrid workplace that offers flexibility to teams and individuals; that is based on trust, flexibility and connectedness.
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- A workplace that prioritises employee wellbeing and provides a comprehensive suite of competitive benefits.
Diversity is one of the Bank's core values which are at the heart of everything it does. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic background or disability.
Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).
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Analyst, Country & FI Credit Risk (London, GB)
United Kingdom, England, London - European Bank for Reconstruction &; Development
Requisition ID
36509
Office Country
United Kingdom
Office City
London
Division
Risk Management
Contract Type
Regular
Contract Length
Posting End Date
06/03/2026
Purpose of Job
As part of the Country and FI Credit Risk Management Team (?CFI?), successful candidate will analyse and appraise risks of EBRD's new and existing portfolio of FI debt transactions, and associated risks (including country risks). The Analyst Risk Officer will provide support to the team on preparation of credit reviews and allocation of credit ratings to counterparties, setting of counterparty credit appetite and limits, reviewing of new projects/transactions and formulating recommendations of appropriate risk mitigation measures and transaction structuring, including security, covenants, and pricing. The Analyst Risk Officer will also be required to undertake periodic portfolio reviews, identify and clearly communicate trends in the portfolio, including macroeconomic, legal and banking system trends in various jurisdictions in which EBRD (?the Bank?) operates, for broader strategic decision-making and bottom-up stress-testing.
Background
Risk Management is the Bank's second line of defence, which is responsible for the independent identification, reporting and mitigation of risks. The Analyst Risk Officer provides analytical support and recommendations to his/her management in the CFI team, feeding into final recommendations to the Operations Committee, Small Business Information Review Committee, or approval of projects together with Banking under Delegated Authority for Banking transactions.
Facts / Scale
The Country and FI Credit Risk Management Team (incorporating Treasury Credit Risk Management) is organised into five sub-teams: two Regional FI Credit Risk Teams, a Country Risk Team, an ABS Risk Team and a Treasury Counterparty Risk Team. The Analyst Risk Officer role is within one of the Regional FI Credit Risk Teams (?Team 2?). Team 2 is responsible for transaction structuring advice, transaction approval and credit risk portfolio management for over 130 bank and non-bank financial institutions in 17 countries within EBRD's Countries of Operation.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
- Assess the creditworthiness of current and prospective clients of the Bank. Clearly and concisely articulate views around rating recommendations, credit appetite and relevant risk mitigants.
- Assist senior credit officers to manage the data behind our credit scorecards, our risk analysis and our portfolio reviews.
- Analyse the key risks of each proposed transaction and advise on risk mitigation measures, including via legal documentation and/or structuring. Review integrity and anti-money laundering issues to ensure compliance with internal guidelines. Exercise own judgement and expertise to appraise the validity and reliability of key assumptions of each proposal.Ensure projects comply with any relevant risk guidelines, prudential limits set by the Bank, and that appropriate ratings are assigned for probability of default and loss given default. Have the ownership of Risk data in the area of responsibility.
- With oversight and guidance from more experienced members of the team, progress to making more independent decisions regarding portfolio actions (including rating changes, certain waivers and amendments), and recommendations to senior management on matters requiring higher level approval (including transfers to corporate recovery, impairments and more significant restructuring, etc).
- Carry out proactive and regular monitoring of the assigned portfolio counterparties, countries and market developments through own monitoring, research, communication with Banking as well as travel. Actively and constructively engage with Banking and other relevant staff to ensure adequacy of front-line monitoring.
- In liaison with other Risk teams, provide input to FI sector portfolio stress-tests. Collaborate with other members of staff; especially in the Banking Department, and Finance to ensure effective cross-departmental and business functioning.
- Participate and contribute positively to various initiatives within Risk Management or bank-wide.
- Among peers, be an agent of Credit Risk culture dissemination.
- Effectively analyse and formulate credit views on proposed projects and to make comprehensive recommendations, often under time pressure.
- Build rapport and understanding with colleagues within the team and in other departments.
- Deliver information in the relevant and succinct format to differing groups by having effective writing and verbal skills (also through clarification of scope of any assignment).
- Find and share technical knowledge with colleagues.
- Display a solution-orientated approach and a collaborative working style, reflecting understanding and awareness of the perspectives of others.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications
- Familiarity with financial accounting or macroeconomics or corporate finance gained either through University background or work experience.
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills.
- Attention to detail to ensure consistently accurate analysis.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, as the role involves interacting with stakeholders from all across the Bank and external clients. Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
- Knowledge of and interest in emerging markets, including EBRD's Countries of Operation. Advanced degree in economics with a focus on macroeconomics, or, an undergraduate degree in economics and a few years of relevant experience.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel
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Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.
The EBRD environment provides you with:
- Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in;
- A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity;
- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
Diversity is one of the Bank's core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working and expecting our employee to attend the office 50% of their working time.
Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).
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Principal, Agile Delivery Manager- Digital Workplace (London, GB)
United Kingdom, England, London - European Bank for Reconstruction &; Development
Requisition ID
36057
Office Country
United Kingdom
Office City
London
Division
Information Technology
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Contract Length
3 years
Posting End Date
Purpose of Job
The Principal is responsible for defining the strategy and leading the implementation of their specialism across delivery teams in Digital Workplace, the department and customers. The roles core focus is to enable engineering teams to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible in line with and in order to deliver maximum value to our business.
The Principal is responsible for leading delivery teams, working cross functionally across the department and with the business to implement and develop standards, foster a unified approach, and leverage agile values, principles, and practices.
The role facilitates an environment conducive to the success of engineering teams and is accountable for the strategy and delivery of their specific departmental and business strategies.
The role constantly innovates and leads the creation of a product and delivery mindset, ensuring high levels of engagement, effective adoption of business change with internal teams, business stakeholders and external partners.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Simplify to amplify
Working within a capability and/or across the department, and in collaboration with Product Owners, the Principal takes a strategic approach to simplifying processes and removing unnecessary complexity. They focus on enabling teams to prioritise and complete the highest-value work, recognising that speed and impact are achieved by eliminating bottlenecks and waste. The Principal is dedicated to streamlining workflows, ensuring that teams work with autonomy and efficiency while fostering a culture of continuous reflection and adaptation. By considering the broader impact across teams, business units, and processes, the Principal ensures that simplification leads to amplifying results and better business outcomes.
Act decisively, commit fully
The Principal role models, champions, and enables teams to make informed decisions by providing clear understanding of the "why, what, and how," ensuring full alignment and commitment from all involved. The Principal excels at decision-making discipline, helping the team cut through noise and avoid over-engineering solutions, focusing on the most impactful work. They resolve ambiguity swiftly, providing clear direction and confidence in uncertain situations. When decisions are outside their remit, the Principal proactively seeks clarity on who is responsible for unblocking them, ensuring there are no barriers to efficient, high-speed delivery. This approach directly impacts colleague experience and enhances EBRD's agility, enabling the organisation to deliver value faster and with greater impact..
Listen well and speak up
The Principal role models and champions behaviours that foster psychological safety and healthy communication within their teams. They believe that when people feel heard and encouraged to share diverse perspectives, the team delivers better outcomes. The Principal listens deeply and with curiosity, always seeking to understand before making decisions. They create an environment where everyone feels comfortable expressing concerns, challenging ideas, and offering feedback. The Principal speaks with clarity and confidence, ensuring insights, risks, and decisions are communicated in ways that drive action. They advocate for the right things?such as user needs and team priorities?and are proactive in closing the feedback loop, ensuring that feedback is acknowledged, acted upon, and communicated back to the team.
Collaborate smartly
The Principal thinks "Bank Wide" and champions collaboration across IT functions, EBRD business teams, and external partners. They facilitate open dialogue and actively work to break down silos, ensuring that team members across different functions are aligned and focused on continuous improvement. The Principal embraces an empower over control mindset, trusting teams to own their work while providing strategic guidance to ensure alignment with broader business objectives. They focus on optimising ways of working, minimising interdependencies and disruptions, and ensuring the team delivers continuous value. The Principal makes trade-offs transparent, ensuring stakeholders understand the impact of prioritisation decisions, which fosters trust and alignment across teams.
Engineering Excellence
The Principal leads in embedding delivery principles and ways of working across teams, creating an environment where engineers can thrive. They recognise the ultimate value of technical delivery and actively foster a culture of engineering excellence aligned with IT standards and best practices. The Principal is a champion for craftsmanship, advocating for clean code, automation, and strong DevOps practices to support high-performing teams. They lead by example, sharing knowledge and helping all team members develop technical expertise. Through continuous learning and improvement practices, the Principal ensures that work is delivered to the highest standards, while prioritising value and adaptability. They also use data and key performance indicators to measure progress, track performance, and drive accountability across teams
Agile Ways of Working
The Principal will be a leading member of the agile community of practice, and will act as champion for ways of working. The role leads the continuous improvement of the playbook and fosters a culture for teams to actively seek feedback using data on velocity, cycle times and other key metrics, to encourage improvements in the flow of value and agility of the department. The role works to further embed agile ways of working across the Business, as part of our goal to embed organisational agility.
Managing cost and budget
The Principal, though not directly managing a cost centre, is responsible for delivering work in a cost-effective manner. They enable teams to focus on optimising efficiency and delivering value, ensuring resources are used effectively to maximise ROI. The Principal fosters a culture of continuous improvement in cost management, ensuring that work is delivered within organisational budget constraints while driving innovation, reducing waste, and aligning with financial governance practices.
Quality at our core
The Principal takes full accountability for ensuring that team members deliver work to the expected levels of quality and within deadlines. They work closely with the Quality Community of Practice to ensure the bank's quality assurance standards are understood and embedded into the team's ways of working. The Principal promotes peer reviews, collaboration, and the use of quality metrics, ensuring transparency and enabling teams to take ownership of continuous improvement in quality.
Secure First
The Principal plays a crucial role in enabling teams to adopt a shift-left approach to security, coordinating the planning and alignment of work to ensure that security is embedded throughout the delivery process. They actively promote and facilitate integrated, cross-functional collaboration between engineering and Cyber and IT security teams, helping to upskill team members and fully integrate a DevSecOps and Security-First culture. The Principal is a champion for ensuring security is prioritised from the outset, influencing the design and architecture of solutions to ensure they are secure by design. They lead by balancing speed and innovation with proactive risk management, ensuring that security is embedded in all decisions and workflows to safeguard the organisation's assets.
Drives User Experience
The Principal works closely with teams to foster a user-centric and outcome-focused culture, ensuring that every piece of work is aligned with business goals and prioritises the user experience. They play a key role in supporting teams to adopt agile ways of working and a continuous improvement mindset. By doing so, the Principal ensures that services are optimised not just for functionality, but for user experience, ensuring ease of use and meeting end-user expectations. The Principal promotes a close partnership between engineering and business teams, ensuring that work is not only user-friendly but also aligned with business requirements and overall strategic goals, driving the continuous delivery of value.
Specialisms:
Lead and take ownership of complex, cross-functional IT delivery programs across multiple squads, ensuring alignment with organisational technology strategies and objectives.
Manage Agile delivery processes, balancing flexibility with necessary controls to ensure on-time, within-scope delivery of IT solutions that meet business value and technical outcomes. Empower teams to collaborate, adapt, and drive delivery efficiency while maintaining a focus on delivering high-impact technology solutions.
Build and manage relationships with senior IT and business stakeholders, instilling a Product mindset, and ensuring clear communication on delivery goals, progress, risks, and outcomes. Effectively manage expectations and ensure alignment on scope, timelines, and key milestones, with a primary focus on Agile delivery and secondary considerations for Waterfall structures when required.
Lead by example, mentoring and coaching team members on Agile delivery best practices, continuous improvement, and Agile maturity. Foster a culture of collaboration, self-organisation, and agility, while maintaining flexibility to apply Waterfall techniques where necessary for certain IT projects with more rigid requirements.
Identify and implement improvements to Agile delivery practices across multiple squads, enabling the scaling of Agile methods to achieve efficiency and effectiveness at the departmental level. Ensure that practices such as Scrum, Kanban, and continuous delivery are adapted and optimised to fit the complexity of large-scale IT delivery efforts, driving cross-team collaboration, consistency, and high-quality output.
Ensure all aspects of delivery governance are met, focusing primarily on Agile frameworks. This includes managing stage gates, budgets, financial controls, steering group presentations, service design, and service transition as needed in hybrid or large-scale IT projects. Proactively identify, assess, and manage delivery risks and dependencies across multiple IT teams
Facilitate the preparation of business cases for IT projects, focusing on clearly articulating scope, benefits, costs, and risk mitigation strategies. Develop timelines, delivery models, and resource allocation plans that prioritise Agile methods.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications
Education and Qualifications
The Delivery Manager must possess proven experience in delivering complex initiatives across the full spectrum of Digital Workplace capabilities. This includes technologies and tools such as Microsoft 365, M365 Copilot, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), digital devices (end user devices such as laptops and mobile devices). The role requires managing both projects and BAU activities that span critical areas like desktop services, M365 platforms, Entra ID, email hygiene, SharePoint storage, Microsoft Teams telephony, and overall cloud infrastructure security. In addition to technical delivery, the position demands strategic oversight and cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless integration and adoption of Digital Workplace solutions.
Expert understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.), with significant experience in leading complex, cross-functional technology delivery programs and projects, ensuring alignment with business strategies and objectives.
In-depth knowledge of Waterfall and hybrid adaptive delivery and governance frameworks, enabling the integration of these practices within Agile delivery to meet organisational needs and balance flexibility with necessary controls.
Excellent leadership and communication skills, enabling strong engagement with senior stakeholders across business and technical teams. Skilled in translating complex project information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience in risk and dependency management, proactively identifying and mitigating delivery risks across multiple teams
Expertise in stakeholder management and expectation setting, ensuring clear communication on project scope, timelines, and progress, balancing Agile flexibility with the organisational need for control and visibility.
Extensive experience in Agile delivery, with a strong track record of leading complex, cross-functional programs and projects. Proven success in managing multiple teams, driving delivery outcomes, and collaborating with senior stakeholders.
Proven experience in managing and scaling Agile practices across an organisation, with a deep understanding of how to apply Agile frameworks to ensure efficiency and effectiveness, especially in large, enterprise-level technology transformations.
Experience in managing and resolving risks, dependencies, and issues at an enterprise level, using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies to ensure project success.
Experience in large-scale, cross-functional delivery and the ability to navigate complexity in enterprise environments, managing multiple teams and integrating Agile methods across diverse functions.
What is it like to work at the EBRD?
Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.
The EBRD environment provides you with:
- Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in;
- A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity;
- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
Diversity is one of the Bank's core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working and expecting our employee to attend the office 50% of their working time.
Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).
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2026-03-02
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Principal, Project Integrity (London, GB)
United Kingdom, England, London - European Bank for Reconstruction &; Development
Requisition ID
36484
Office Country
United Kingdom
Office City
London
Division
OCCO
Contract Type
Regular
Contract Length
Posting End Date
11/03/2026
Purpose of Job
The Principal, Project Integrity works within the Project Integrity team in Office of the Chief Compliance Officer (OCCO) to assess integrity risk in projects and ensure high standards of integrity are consistently applied through the Bank's projects.
Background
This role is in one of the specialist support functions in the investment process. The primary responsibility of the Principal, Project Integrity is to provide specialist advice to the Bank on transaction related integrity and reputational issues (including through the Operations Committee & Small Business Investment Committee, and in close cooperation with Banking teams and Credit). The Principal analyses, verifies, interprets and assesses integrity concerns and mitigating measures, after which an appropriate course of action is proposed.
Facts / Scale
The Project Integrity team consists of 18 members: two Senior Officers providing support, ten Principals, six Associate Directors, and one Director. The team assesses some 600 projects a year, and conducts regular training across the Bank. The main points of contact are banking and credit teams but also other support units such as Impact and OGC, as well as working with external consultants. The Principal can be involved in any integrity related matter across the whole range of the Bank's operations, but is mainly concerned with those related to transactions in the pre-signing phase. On average, each Principal works on 25 transactions simultaneously each month. The Principal has a portfolio of some 50 live projects at any one time and needs to keep abreast of a variety of issues in each of them at any given time.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Integrity & Risk Analysis
- Assess integrity and reputational risks in projects, working closely with Banking, Credit, and Legal teams.
- Provide well-founded recommendations on integrity and reputational risks and mitigation measures.
- Advise on integrity-related policies and contribute to internal audits and board presentations.
Strategic Advisory & Capacity Building
- Develop and provide training and guidance aimed at promoting awareness of and compliance with the Bank's integrity standards and requirements.
- Lead anti-corruption and AML/CFT capacity-building initiatives.
- Keep up to date with international compliance, corporate governance, and financial crime standards.
- Represent EBRD in internal and external discussions, including with donors, auditors, and government bodies.
Regional & Cross-Border Collaboration
- Provide expertise on Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, Central Asia, and/or Eastern Europe, with deep knowledge of the local business and regulatory environments.
- Preparedness to travel, and act with the gravitas necessary to represent the EBRD well in familiar and unfamiliar situations.
- Contribute to broader integrity strategies and Bank-wide initiatives.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Degree in law, finance, or a related field.
- Extensive experience in legal, banking, compliance, auditing, or integrity due diligence and risk assessment, with an understanding of the subject matter of several departments such as Credit and proven experience in making decisions based on judgement.
- Prior work in EBRD regions (particularly Sub-Saharan Africa,) would be an advantage.
Skills & Competencies
- Exceptional analytical skills and ability to assess integrity and reputational risks.
- Understanding of the international standards regarding compliance, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and integrity issues arising in EBRD's countries of operations.
- Strong decision-making ability with sound judgment.
- Independent thinker with the flexibility to adapt and collaborate.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, able to influence senior stakeholders.
- High integrity and discretion, comfortable making high-stakes recommendations.
- Language skills: English fluency required; French, Arabic, or Russian is a strong advantage.
- Attracted to the mission of the Bank as well as its multicultural environment.
What is it like to work at the EBRD?
Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.
The EBRD environment provides you with:
- Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in;
- A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity;
- An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
Diversity is one of the Bank's core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working and expecting our employee to attend the office 50% of their working time.
Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).
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