Teams at Ascent.io

Leads product and proposition development for banking, asset management, or private markets. Diagnoses complex client needs and designs integrated solutions combining financial services expertise, managed operations, data and technology transformation, AI, and external partners. Owns sector propositions, reusable product content and intellectual property, strategic opportunity shaping, account expansion, commercial logic, operating models, and proposal narratives while coordinating sales, delivery, strategy, technology, and partnership stakeholders.

Leads hands-on operational transformation across HR, Finance, Delivery, Commercial, Operations, and Technology. Identifies improvement opportunities, develops business cases, manages cross-functional dependencies, and drives implementation through measurable outcomes. Partners with senior leaders, facilitates decision-making, tracks benefits, and embeds sustainable operating model and process improvements. The role requires strong commercial judgment, analytical ability, stakeholder influence, and advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills.

Leads enterprise-wide transformation in financial services, translating strategy into change initiatives, operating models, business cases, and measurable value. Responsibilities include organisational change, commercial analysis, programme governance, risk management, executive engagement, stakeholder alignment, and benefits realisation. The role requires developing board-level presentations, managing complex portfolios, supporting implementation, and embedding sustainable operational and behavioural change.