About Graphcore

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.

Job Summary 

As the Hardware System Test Engineering Manager, you will lead the Hardware System Test Team responsible for developing manufacturing test solutions for High Performance Modules (HPM), Server Blades, and Multi-node racks as part of the production assembly process. You will drive the creation of robust test executive software that sequences tests and integrates test content from multiple internal and external sources. You will guide the development of manufacturing test content and test fixtures informed by a deep understanding of silicon, board, and system design. Working cross-functionally with hardware, firmware, and software teams, you will ensure the right tools and functionality exist to efficiently validate product quality at scale. 

The Team 

The Product Test and Diagnosis team is responsible for identifying and diagnosing hardware defects introduced during the manufacturing process. The team defines, develops, and executes an end-to-end test strategy spanning silicon, board-level assemblies, server blades, and rack-scale systems. Testing is performed across the full product lifecycle, including manufacturing, and deployed field environments. 

Product Test and Diagnosis is part of the Manufacturing Operations organisation, which also comprises Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, and Quality teams. The group operates as a global team, with engineers based in the UK (Bristol and Cambridge), Taiwan, India, and the United States. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Lead and grow a multidisciplinary team of hardware and software test engineers delivering manufacturing test solutions for complex compute systems. 

• Define the manufacturing test strategy and roadmap for High Performance Modules, Server Blades, and Multi-node racks. 

• Own delivery of test executive software used in both manufacturing and lab environments to orchestrate test sequencing, logging, results aggregation, and integration of test content from diverse sources. 

• Partner with internal software, firmware, and platform teams to ensure required hooks, diagnostics, telemetry, and APIs exist to enable effective manufacturing test. 

• Establish best practices for test coverage, traceability, release management, and configuration control of test software and content. 

• Implement metrics and dashboards for manufacturing test (yield, escapes, false fails, coverage, cycle time) and lead continuous improvement initiatives. 

• Drive root-cause analysis of manufacturing failures and field returns, coordinating corrective actions across design, validation, and manufacturing engineering. 

• Own the delivery of manufacturing test fixtures for High Performance Modules and Server Blades, including defining requirements, managing external subcontractors, and ensuring fixtures meet quality, cost, schedule, and production readiness needs. 

• Ensure test solutions are scalable, maintainable, and production-ready, including documentation, training, and support processes for factory deployment. 

• Support supplier/contract manufacturing engagements as needed, including test station readiness, deployment qualification, and ongoing production support. 

Candidate Profile  
 

Essential: 

• Experience developing manufacturing test solutions for high-performance servers, accelerators (GPU-class), or comparable large scale compute hardware. 

• Demonstrated people leadership experience managing a mixed hardware/software engineering team (hiring, coaching, performance management, and team development). 

• Deep technical understanding across silicon, board, and system design sufficient to define effective manufacturing test coverage and guide debug/root-cause analysis. 

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience driving requirements and delivery with internal software/firmware/platform teams to enable testability. 

• Hands-on experience using Linux, OpenBMC, and vendor specific test tools, diagnostics, and system-level utilities to test hardware in lab and manufacturing environments. 

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or similar. 

Desirable: 

• Familiarity with rack-scale/multi-node systems, high-speed interconnects, and production qualification of complex assemblies. 

• Experience improving manufacturing KPIs (yield, test time, false fail reduction) through data-driven process and test optimization. 

• Knowledge of open-source tools commonly used for manufacturing test 

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications

Location: Home Based - with daily travel to one of our three sites in Basingstoke (primary destination), Bristol (primary destination) and Banbury

About The Team:

The HelloFresh Delivery Network (HFDN) is a critical part of our UK growth strategy, improving customer experience while reducing cost to serve. As we expand the network, we are looking for a Regional Manager for the West, responsible for the performance, stability, and startup/scale-up of three delivery sites, including one small satellite location.This role sits at the heart of execution. You will own day to day regional performance across safety, service, and cost, while also playing a key role in expanding capability, embedding standards, and preparing sites for growth. The role requires a strong grounding in B2C home delivery operations, confidence managing multiple locations, and the ability to translate plans into consistent on-the-ground execution.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Own end-to-end performance across three HFDN sites in the West, ensuring consistent standards despite differences in scale and maturity
• Act as the senior operational lead for the region, accountable for service, cost,  safety, DSPs.
• Stabilise and scale new and smaller sites, ensuring they are operationally sound and aligned to HFDN ways of working
• Oversee final mile delivery operations, from box handover and van loading through to route execution
• Drive delivery accuracy, service reliability, and customer experience across all sites
• Work closely with planning and central teams to ensure routes are executable and efficiently delivered on the ground
• Work closely with central Logistics and HFDN development teams to embed new processes, tools, and standards
• Identify operational risks and improvement opportunities, using data to drive decisions
• Support future site launches and expansion activity in the region, acting as a key operational input
• Ensure high standards of health and safety and compliance across all sites
• Oversee cost control, invoice approval, and regional budget adherence
• Handle escalations relating to customer complaints, insurance claims, and delivery incidents

Who You Are:

• Proven experience leading multi-site logistics or home delivery operations, ideally within B2C, FMCG, or last-mile environments
• Comfortable owning regional performance rather than a single site
• Strong people leader with experience managing Drivers and site teams
• Confident operating in fast-changing environments, including new site launches or expansion phases
• Solid understanding of fleet operations, driver models, and final mile delivery challenges
• Data-driven, with the ability to balance cost, service, and safety
• Experienced in health and safety, incident management, and operational risk
• A demonstrable track record of reducing errors and improving operational performance at scale

What you will get in return:

• 70% off HelloFresh or Green Chef boxes
• Company pension scheme
• Gym membership
• Bupa private medical insurance (including dental & family cover options)
• Mental health first aiders and an employee assistance programme
• Dog friendly office! (London site only)
• Nursery support scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Group Life Assurance

Shifts: 6am to 3pm, Saturday to Wednesday, flexibility required

Next steps: Your application will be reviewed and if successful, a member of the Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch within 2 weeks.

You are required to cooperate with HelloFresh in all health and safety matters. You are responsible for ensuring you take reasonable care of your own health, and safety as well as others who may be affected by the work activities you undertake. You must report incidents immediately and actively raise health and safety-related concerns to your Line Manager. As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure environment, we will process Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to the successful individual. Failure to disclose relevant information at application or throughout the process could affect your employment with the company. 

If you are currently a HelloFresh employee, please make sure you have discussed your application with your Line Manager.

To be considered for this role, you’ll need to have the independent right to work in the UK, as we're unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship at this time.

Graphcore is a globally recognized leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and datacentre hardware that provide the specialized processing power needed to drive AI innovation, while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, we are working to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure that its benefits are accessible to everyone.

We are developing the next generation of AI compute, a large-scale system-on-chip (SoC) designed to power future high-performance AI systems. As the SoC Validation Lead, you will be responsible for enabling pre-production software to run reliably on new silicon quickly and efficiently, before showing that the silicon meets the highest standards of quality, reliability and functionality, ready for production deployment.

You will lead a team delivering post-silicon validation across the full AI SoC, working across silicon, firmware, and platform levels. The role requires a deep technical understanding, strong hands-on debug experience, and the ability to collaborate effectively with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead post-silicon validation strategy: Develop and refine the overall post-silicon validation approach for our AI SoCs, ensuring reliable and timely delivery of validated silicon, architectural correctness, feature robustness, and at-scale system reliability
• Drive cross-domain debug and issue resolution: Lead investigation and resolution of complex issues spanning silicon, firmware, operating systems, and platform interactions. Ensure that fixes are effective and sustainable
• Promote collaboration and shared understanding: Work closely with design, software, and validation teams to align on quality objectives and debug priorities. Use data-driven insights and clear communication to maintain focus and alignment across teams
• Advance automation and scalable validation: Encourage the use of emulation, prototyping, and large-scale validation infrastructure to improve coverage and reduce time to debug
• Support continuous improvement: Foster a culture that values learning, transparency, and improvement in validation methods, automation, and analysis
• Engage with leadership and customers: Provide clear and concise updates on validation progress, risks, and quality indicators to executive teams and key partners. Contribute to product readiness assessments and roadmap decisions

Essential skills

• A systems thinker, comfortable working across hardware, software, and integration boundaries
• A collaborative leader who builds trust and alignment across diverse teams
• Skilled in technical problem solving and debugging complex post-silicon issues
• A clear communicator who can simplify complexity and support sound decision-making in fast-paced environments
• Committed to developing people and promoting an inclusive, high-performing team culture
• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent; Master’s preferred
• 20+ years in silicon, system, or platform validation, including 10+ years in technical leadership
• Proven experience leading post-silicon validation and bring-up for complex SoCs (AI, GPU, or CPU)
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, coherency protocols, power management, and interconnects
• Expertise in debug tools, DFT infrastructure, and validation automation frameworks
• Proficient in C/C++, Python, and Linux-based environments; experience with large-scale validation clusters is an advantage

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension, life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

About Graphcore 

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.

We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.

As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.

To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.

We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.

Job Summary   

We are looking for a Technical Product Manager to define and drive the product vision, roadmap, and feature delivery across a complex, multi-team software organisation. You will operate at the intersection of customer value, business strategy, and engineering execution—owning the “what” and “why” of the product while working closely with Product Owners, Engineering, Architecture, and Programme leadership to ensure successful delivery. 

The Team 

The software teams this role supports operate from bare metal silicon all the way to the top of the Machine learning tools stack. Our organisation is structured around component-based engineering teams within the engineering function, and you will play a key role in aligning these teams through a coherent product strategy, coordinated planning, and clear prioritisation. You will be accountable for ensuring that product direction translates into actionable work across teams, enabling both short-term delivery and long-term strategic planning. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

Product strategy and vision:

• Define and own the strategy for the Software area you represent, aligning it with the wider business and product strategy. 

• Act as the voice of the customer(s)/stakeholder(s) for the area you represent, balancing business priorities, and technical constraints. 
• Communicate product strategy clearly to engineering teams, stakeholders, and leadership. 

Feature planning and backlog ownership:

• Own the feature backlog for the Software area you represent, ensuring features are well-defined, prioritised, and aligned to outcomes. 

• Build and evolve the backlog to clearly reflect product strategy and direction. 

• Drive creation and maintenance of the long-term planning views, taking the backlog data to show projected dates and resource needs. 

• Collaborate with Technical Product Owners to refine and break down features into component-level work. 

• Ensure clear traceability from product goals → features → team backlogs.
• Make trade-off decisions on scope, sequencing, and priorities. 

Program Increment (PI) planning and coordination:

• Coordinate PI planning preparation and ceremonies, working with Technical Product Owners, Programme Management, and Agile leadership. 

• Ensure features are sufficiently refined and ready ahead of planning events.

• Align priorities and scope across component teams to enable effective planning. 
• Support the definition of clear objectives and outcomes for each planning increment. 

Cross-team coordination and alignment:

• Coordinate multiple Technical Product Owners to ensure alignment across component teams.

• Work closely with Engineering, Architecture, and Programme roles to manage dependencies and sequencing. 
• Ensure product delivery remains coherent across teams contributing to the same features.

Stakeholder engagement:

• Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and engineering.
• Communicate roadmap progress, risks, and changes to stakeholders and customers. 

Feedback and continuous improvement: 

• Gather feedback from teams on feasibility, risks, and delivery challenges.

• Use insights from delivery (metrics, demos, retrospectives) to refine roadmap and priorities. 

• Continuously improve product planning and backlog practices across teams.

Candidate Profile 

Essential:  

Product leadership and ownership:

• Proven experience owning product vision and roadmap in a complex software environment.

• Strong ability to make prioritisation and trade-off decisions with incomplete information.

• Comfortable being both accountable and hands-on in shaping product direction.

 Collaboration and influence:

• Experience working across multiple engineering teams and stakeholders.

• Ability to align teams without direct authority.

• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.

Delivery and planning understanding:

• Solid understanding of agile development practices, including backlog management, sprint planning, and PI planning.

• Experience coordinating planning at scale across multiple teams.

• Ability to connect long-term strategy with short-term delivery realities.

Customer and value focus: 

• Strong communicator with the ability to translate needs into actionable product direction.
• Focus on outcomes over output, with an understanding of how to measure value delivery. 

Technical awareness:

• Comfortable working with engineering teams and understanding technical trade-offs.
• Ability to engage in discussions on architecture, feasibility, and implementation constraints. 

Desirable:

• Degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.

• Certified Product Owner / Product Manager (e.g. Scrum.org PSPO, Pragmatic Institute, SAFe POPM) 

• Experience working in hardware/software integrated environments.

• Familiarity with high-performance computing, AI/ML systems, or similar domains.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications.

About Graphcore 

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.

We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.

As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.

To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.

We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.

Job Summary  

We are looking for a Technical Product Owner to work with a component-based software team, helping translate product outcomes into clear, prioritised, and deliverable component-level work. 

In this role, you will sit at the intersection of product intent, technical delivery, and cross-team collaboration. You will not be responsible for defining product strategy alone, nor for managing people — instead, your focus is on enabling your team to deliver the right technical outcomes & contributions to wider customer and business outcomes. 

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with engineers and developers, navigating dependencies, and bringing clarity to complex systems. 

The Team 

The software teams this role supports operate from bare metal silicon all the way to the top of the Machine learning tools stack. Our organisation is structured around component-based engineering teams within the engineering function, and you will play a key role in one or more of these teams. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

Own and Shape the Component Backlog:

• Create and maintain team roadmaps for the Program Increment (PI) and long term plan to help visualise the current backlog and communicate status and progress to all stakeholders. 

• Translate feature-level intent into actionable component-level work and feedback team intent and challenges to help shape the features with the Product Manager. 

• Maintain a clear, prioritised backlog of Epics and Stories for your component team. 

• Ensure all work is clearly linked to higher-level product outcomes. 

Support Delivery Across Sprints and Planning Increments: 

• Actively support sprint planning, reviews, demos, providing visual outputs that demonstrate progress against the plan, learnings and changes. 

• Involve the team in the right discussions to ensure desired outcomes are realistic, and the team’s ability to deliver them are clearly communicated. 

• Ensure the backlog is sufficiently maintained to prepare for PI planning, identifying dependencies and risks early and aligning with other teams on the scope taken into planning. 

• Ensure your team’s work aligns with agreed PI objectives. 

Coordinate Across Teams:

• Work closely with other Technical Product Owners, Technical Product Managers, and Technical Leads to manage cross-team dependencies. 

• Coordinate early with QA and Performance teams to support integrated delivery. 

• Help ensure integration and system behaviour are planned. 

Champion Quality, Collaboration, and Trust:

• Define clear component-level acceptance criteria and support readiness for integration and release. 

• Contributing to a growing community of practise developing ways of working to find the best way to deliver 

• Encourage open discussion, early risk-sharing, and constructive challenge. 

• Act as a servant leader: removing obstacles, protecting team focus, and enabling empowered decision-making. 

Candidate Profile 

Essential: 

• Experience working as a Product Owner (or similar role) in an agile environment. 

• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

• Strong backlog management and refinement skills. 

• Proven experience in developing product vision and roadmaps 

• Strategic mindset with empathy and ability to bring calm, clarity and support. 

• Excellent facilitation skills, ability to guide discussions / events to conclusion 

• Ability to simplify and present complex information. 

• Confidence working with technical teams and complex systems. 

• Experience coordinating work across multiple teams or components. 

Desirable 

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) 

• Experience of working in SAFe / Scrum@scale 

• Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite.  

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications

About Graphcore

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.  

It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.  

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.   

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.  

The Role:

We are developing the next generation of AI compute, a large-scale system-on-chip (SoC) designed to power future high-performance AI systems. As the SoC Validation Lead, you will be responsible for enabling pre-production software to run reliably on new silicon quickly and efficiently, before showing that the silicon meets the highest standards of quality, reliability and functionality, ready for production deployment.

You will lead a team delivering post-silicon validation across the full AI SoC, working across silicon, firmware, and platform levels. The role requires a deep technical understanding, strong hands-on debug experience, and the ability to collaborate effectively with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams.

Responsibilities:

• Define and lead post-silicon validation strategy
  Develop and refine the overall post-silicon validation approach for our AI SoCs, ensuring reliable and timely delivery of validated silicon, architectural correctness, feature robustness, and at-scale system reliability.
• Drive cross-domain debug and issue resolution
  Lead investigation and resolution of complex issues spanning silicon, firmware, operating systems, and platform interactions. Ensure that fixes are effective and sustainable.
• Promote collaboration and shared understanding
  Work closely with design, software, and validation teams to align on quality objectives and debug priorities. Use data-driven insights and clear communication to maintain focus and alignment across teams.
• Advance automation and scalable validation
  Encourage the use of emulation, prototyping, and large-scale validation infrastructure to improve coverage and reduce time to debug.
• Support continuous improvement
  Foster a culture that values learning, transparency, and improvement in validation methods, automation, and analysis.
• Engage with leadership and customers
  Provide clear and concise updates on validation progress, risks, and quality indicators to executive teams and key partners. Contribute to product readiness assessments and roadmap decisions.

About you:

• A systems thinker comfortable working across hardware, software, and integration boundaries.
• A collaborative leader who builds trust and alignment across diverse teams.
• Skilled in technical problem solving and debugging complex post-silicon issues.
• A clear communicator who can simplify complexity and support sound decision-making in fast-paced environments.
• Committed to developing people and promoting an inclusive, high-performing team culture.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent; Master’s preferred.
• 20+ years in silicon, system, or platform validation, including 10+ years in technical leadership.
• Proven experience leading post-silicon validation and bring-up for complex SoCs (AI, GPU, or CPU).
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, coherency protocols, power management, and interconnects.
• Expertise in debug tools, DFT infrastructure, and validation automation frameworks.
• Proficient in C/C++, Python, and Linux-based environments; experience with large-scale validation clusters is an advantage.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

About Graphcore 

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.  

It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.  

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.   

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.  

Job Summary 

We are looking for a Director of Software Architect to lead the architectural vision of the software stack for the Graphcore ML accelerator.

In this role, you lead an architecture team that will define the software architecture for Graphcore products.

You are a thought leader and an advocate for our long-term technical vision, engaging with project stakeholder, external partners and customers to ensure alignment and clarity.

You are an excellent communicator, and you proactively convey architectural decisions and changes as the product evolves.

The Team 

The software architecture team is responsible for defining, maintaining and communicating the overarching architecture of our software stack, from firmware to ML frameworks.

The team works within the wider software organisation, partnering closely with engineering teams who deliver against this architectural vision. 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Communicate the long-term technical vision & strategy for the software architecture
• Define the processes and procedures to define, agree and maintain the software architecture.
• Act as an advocate and thought leader for the long-term technical vision across the organisation.
• Advocate for the user experience to ensure that the software architecture results in a software stack that is easy to use.  
• Manage technical and project-level architectural risks. 
• Work closely with engineering, product, leadership, and partners to ensure alignment between business goals and architectural vision. 
• Inspire, grow, mentor and develop the software architecture team.
• Clearly communicate the trade off’s for architectural decisions that have company wide impacts.
• Stay informed about trends and developments in the ML/software ecosystem.

Candidate Profile

Essential:

• Proven experience in a leadership role.
• Experience of working with silicon and hardware teams.
• Technical expertise in the ML accelerator software space.
• Excellent communication skill, both written and verbal. 
• Collaborative mindset and ability to influence. 
• Pragmatic approach to decision making, being very aware of trade-offs and implications. 
• Experience in one or more of these technologies; Firmware, Drivers, ML frameworks (PyTorch, Triton, etc), Collectives, HPC, Tooling, C & C++, CPU architectures.

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in a previous architecture role. 
  
  

  Benefits

  In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

  Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications

About Graphcore 

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.

We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.

As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.

To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.

We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.

Job Summary 

We are seeking a Director of Silicon Logical Design to lead and scale our Logical Design group within the Silicon department. This role is accountable for the overall strategy, technical direction, execution quality and team development for Graphcores microarchitecture and RTL design efforts. 

The Director will be responsible for ensuring that our logical design methodologies, architectures and RTL implementations meet world class standards for performance, power, area, and schedule. This leader will partner closely with Architecture, Physical Design, Verification, DFT and Program Management teams to ensure successful, predictable silicon delivery aligned with Graphcores long term product roadmap. 

The Team 

The Logical Design team deliver the micro-architecture and RTL that realise our advanced chip architectures. As Director, you will guide this multi site team, strengthen cross functional collaboration, and drive the evolution of our design flows and capabilities. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

Leadership & Strategy 

• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Logical Design, ensuring alignment with Graphcores silicon and product strategy. 

• Lead, grow and mentor a high performing RTL/micro architecture design organisation. 

• Establish and implement best in class design methodologies, documentation standards and quality metrics. 

• Drive continuous improvement across team structure, workflows, tooling, and design processes. 

Technical Ownership 

• Provide technical oversight of micro architecture specification and RTL development across all major blocks and subsystems. 

• Guide architectural feasibility studies, contribute to architectural trade offs and micro architecture definition. 

• Oversee the integration of third party IP, complex application specific blocks, and high performance custom designs. 

• Ensure robust design sign off through high quality linting, synthesis, CDC/RDC, timing closure and coverage metrics. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Partner closely with Physical Design, Verification, DFT, Architecture and Program Management teams to ensure cohesive planning and execution. 

• Foster strong communication across teams and global sites, ensuring alignment on priorities, risks and deliverables. 

• Support silicon bring-up and debug efforts by providing expert guidance and deep understanding of RTL behaviour and architecture. 

Execution & Delivery 

• Own delivery of high quality, on schedule RTL for multiple parallel silicon programs. 

• Establish scalable project planning and tracking practices, including resource planning and risk mitigation. 
• Champion design automation and infrastructure improvements to accelerate productivity and improve design quality. 

Essential Skills & Experience 

• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred. 

• Extensive experience in digital logical design, micro-architecture and RTL development for large scale, high performance silicon projects. 

• Proven success leading and developing technical teams in a semiconductor environment. 

• Deep expertise in SystemVerilog or VHDL and familiarity with modern digital design flows. 

• Strong ability to diagnose and resolve complex design issues, including via scripting/programming (Python, Tcl, etc.). 

• Demonstrated excellence in cross functional leadership and communication across global teams. 

• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and drive execution in fast-paced environments. 

Desirable Experience 

• Processor or accelerator micro architecture. 

• High-speed serial interfaces and complex, high bandwidth IP blocks. 

• Arithmetic pipeline design and floating point datapaths. 

• Advanced synthesis, timing analysis, power analysis, and logical equivalence checking. 

• Design-for-test methodologies. 

• Power integrity and silicon device level understanding. 

• Experience with silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation. 

• Program planning and multi-project execution leadership. 

About Graphcore 

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.

We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.

As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.

To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.

We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.

 The Team 

The Verification team sits within the Silicon Design organisation. We ensure that the RTL delivered by Logical Design and used by Physical Design team implements Graphcore’s architectural needs and meets the company's quality standards.  As a Director of Silicon Verification, you will help lead this multi-site organisation, define verification strategies across multiple silicon programs, and drive best in class execution to ensure high-quality, high-performance silicon delivery. 

Role Summary 

We are seeking a proven leader to help direct Graphcore’s verification strategy and methodologies. This role sets direction for the verification lifecycle including - planning, infrastructure, execution, coverage closure, debug strategy and sign-off for Graphcore’s complex, high performance AI accelerators. 

Reporting to the Senior Director of Verification the Director will partner closely with other teams such as Architecture, Logical Design, Physical Design, DFT, Systems as well as Program Management teams to ensure accurate implementation, accelerated debug cycles, high coverage confidence and predictable silicon delivery. 

 
Responsibilities 

 Leadership & Strategy 

• Define the long-term vision, roadmap and strategy for silicon functional verification across all Graphcore silicon programs. 

• Build, lead, and develop a high performing, globally distributed verification organisation. 

• Establish scalable methodologies, leading edge verification techniques, and best practice processes. 

• Drive automation, tooling and infrastructure evolution to improve productivity and verification quality. 

• Evaluate emerging tools and technologies and drive adoption to deliver competitive advantage. 

 Technical Ownership 

• Own verification planning, execution and sign off for all RTL blocks and top-level SoCs. 

• Oversee definition of test plans including functional coverage targets. Drive close through prioritisation of test content and coverage signoff. Iterate plans to close verification gaps. 

• Direct debugging strategies, triage processes and root-cause analysis workflows to enhance team productivity. 
  
  
• Steer integration of verification technologies including formal methods, simulation acceleration/emulation and system level validation. 

Cross Functional Collaboration 

• Ensure high quality feedback to other functions within the Silicon Team.  

• Partner with Architecture to influence and refine specifications for verifiability and risk reduction. 

• Collaborate with Logical Design to align on design intent, architectural corner cases and test scenarios. 

• Work closely with Physical Design and DFT teams to ensure coherent verification of interfaces, timing assumptions and test structures. 

• Lead post-silicon debug alignment where needed, ensuring learning cycles feed back into RTL and verification methodology. 

 
Execution & Delivery 

• Deliver verification sign off on schedule across multiple parallel projects. 

• Guide program risk management, resource planning, milestone creation, and verification budgeting. 

• Drive consistent metrics-based verification management (structural and functional coverage, bug funnels, simulation performance, CI health, etc.). 

• Provide scheduled reports into program management on progress with associated metrics based collaterol. 

Essential Skills 

• Demonstrated ability to lead, scale and inspire high performing verification teams. 

• Extensive verification leadership experience within CPU, GPU, ASIC or SoC environments. 

• Deep understanding of modern verification methodologies, flows, and infrastructure. 

• Strong capability in SystemVerilog, Python, C++ and Linux-based workflows. 

• Expertise in diagnosing complex logic issues across RTL, testbench and system level domains. 

• Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills across global sites. 

Desirable Skills 

• UVM and advanced SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA). 

• Experience with assembly languages and compiler toolchains (LLVM, GCC). 

• Knowledge of DVCS tools (e.g., Git). 

• Familiarity with distributed compute systems (SGE or other DRMS). 

• Experience with XML, XPath/XSLT. 

• Web technologies such as HTML/DOM, JavaScript, SQL. 

• Exposure to emulation, FPGA prototyping, or formal verification tools. 

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

About us 

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.  It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.  As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.  Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.  

Job Summary  

We are developing our global Emerging Talent programme to support ongoing business growth in the EMEA, APAC, and NAM regions. This role manages the global emerging talent strategy — defining ways to attract, assess, and nurture emerging talent at Graphcore. You will build how we collaborate with universities and research institutions, develop a consistent global framework for graduate and intern hiring that supports early talent from day one. This position offers a chance for someone who enjoys building programmes at scale and shaping how emerging talent joins and progresses within Graphcore. 

Key responsibilities 

Strategy   

• Define and lead the global emerging talents strategy across graduate, intern, and placement programmes 

• Scale the programme from a UK foundation to a global model 

• Set clear structures for how early talent is recognised, recruited, and nurtured throughout the organisation 

• Partner with senior leaders to understand future talent needs and align emerging talent pipelines accordingly 

• Build a scalable operating model that supports continued growth in emerging talent hiring 

University & academic partnerships 

• Define the go-to-market strategy for university engagement across global regions 

• Build and manage partnerships with key universities aligned to the organisation’s technical talent needs 

• Find opportunities to strengthen the pipeline through research collaborations, projects, or events 

• Build the approach to campus events, career fairs, and university outreach 

Assessment & selection 

• Work closely with the recruiters who will support hiring delivery, events, and candidate management 

• Build the assessment approach for graduate and intern hiring  

• Define interview frameworks and evaluation criteria aligned with technical and behavioural expectations 

• Ensure the selection process is structured, fair, and scalable across multiple geographies 

• Partner with technical leaders and hiring managers to ensure alignment on assessment standards 

• Continuously review and improve assessment methods based on hiring outcomes and feedback 

Graduate programme build & development  

• Define the structure of the global graduate development programme 

• Build the learning journey for emerging talent hires, including onboarding, training, and technical development 

• Build and deliver soft skills training sessions as part of the programme 

• Partner with engineering, product, and leadership teams to ensure graduates gain meaningful experience 

• Establish clear expectations and achievements for early career progression 

• Review and evolve the programme based on feedback and business needs 

Skills & experience 

We are looking for someone who has experience building and scaling Emerging Talent programmes within growing organisations. You should be comfortable operating globally, collaborating with senior partners, and bringing structure to programmes that are evolving quickly. 

• Experience leading or managing Emerging Talent / Graduate programmes 

• Experience crafting global early talent hiring strategies and university engagement models 

• Solid knowledge of international graduate and intern hiring procedures 

• Experience building assessment frameworks & development programmes for early careers hiring  

• Ability to establish positive relationships with universities and academic partners 

• Strong collaborator management across Talent Acquisition, People, and business leadership 

• Comfortable operating in a global environment across multiple regions 

• Proactive, organised and able to manage multiple programme elements simultaneously 

Desirable 

• Experience working in a high-growth technology or engineering organisation 

• Experience growing emerging talent programmes across international locations 

• Familiarity with technical graduate hiring (engineering, software, AI, research) 

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications

Graphcore is a UK-headquartered semiconductor and AI compute company, now part of SoftBank’s global AI ecosystem. Our headquarters are in Bristol, with offices in London, Cambridge, Poland, Germany, and Taiwan. In 2026, we opened new key locations in India and US with the aim to build out key engineering and operational hubs to support our next phase of growth. 

Our mission is to build the future of AI compute – and that depends not only on exceptional engineering but also on an outstanding People function. As we scale globally, the People team is focused on building strong operational foundations and a great employee experience everywhere we operate. 

You will be part of the Global People Team, working closely with People Partners and collaborating with People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, and Workplace teams. 

Job Summary 

You will work as part of the business partner team to provide expert advice on workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, and organisational development while ensuring compliance with UK employment law and HR policies. 

This role is critical to supporting an expanding leadership team, increasing organisational complexity, and ensuring consistent and effective People practices as the business scales. 

You will act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, supporting decision-making on organisational design, team effectiveness, and performance in a fast-paced environment. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

Strategic Responsibilities 

• Partner with senior leaders to align HR strategy with business objective 

• Provide strategic workforce planning and organisational design support 

• Analyse workforce data to inform people-related decision making 

• Support business transformation, restructuring, and change management initiatives 

Employee Relations & Compliance 

• Advise managers on UK employment law, policies, and best practice 

• Lead and manage complex employee relations cases, ensuring timely, consistent, and pragmatic outcomes 

• Ensure organisational compliance with UK employment legislation e.g., Equality Act 2010, Employment Rights Act 1996 

• Support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies 

Talent & Performance Management 

• Partner with leaders on talent management, succession planning, and leadership development 

• Support recruitment strategy and workforce capability planning 

• Drive performance management frameworks and employee development initiatives 

 Employee and Manager Experience 

• Provide high-quality employee support to the Operations team across the lifecycle – contracts, letters, benefits queries, and general HR advice 

• Support and coach managers and engineers on People policies, change management, employee relations, communication processes and day-to-day management practices to help build healthy, high-performing teams 

• Support employee engagement activities, wellbeing initiatives, and policy awareness 

• Promote consistency with Graphcore’s global people processes while adapting for local needs 

• Champion our values of collaboration, respect, and continuous improvement 

• Identify organisational capability gaps and support development initiatives 

Candidate Profile 

 Essential 

• Strong Experience in HR Generalist Lead/Business Partner roles 

• Strong working knowledge of UK statutory requirements and employment law 

• Ability to coach managers on people management, leadership behaviours, and performance issues 

• Confident in challenging and influencing decision-making when needed 

• Experience in building strong relationships with senior leaders and managers 

• Proven ability to manage workflows, prioritise effectively, and deliver high-quality outcomes under time pressure. 

• Skilled at managing multiple stakeholders across the organisation 

• Experience supporting organisational change, restructures, and transformation programmes 

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across cultures and time zones 

• Comfortable with ambiguity and change – able to build structure while scaling rapidly 

Desirable 

• Experience working in a global or technology/engineering environment 

• Exposure to setting up or supporting new entities or international offices 

• Familiarity with global HRIS, benefits, and compliance frameworks 

• Skilled in HR systems and data management 

Mindset and Approach 

• Values collaboration over hierarchy and builds trust through openness and involvement 

• Is confident and knowledgeable, yet curious and humble enough to learn from others 

• Enjoys working in a fast iterative environment – building while flying 

• Balances structure with pragmatism, and compliance with a people-first approach 

• Motivated by helping managers and engineers build great teams 

• Builds a culture of accountability, ownership, and high standards 

• Demonstrates urgency and a proactive, say yes mindset 

About Graphcore

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute. We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world. We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Semiconductor Reliability Engineer to lead reliability strategy and execution across advanced silicon nodes and advanced packaging technologies, spanning both pre-silicon and post-silicon phases. This role is responsible for ensuring robust product reliability from technology selection and design enablement through silicon bring-up, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing.

The successful candidate will work at the intersection of device physics, circuit design, packaging, and manufacturing, providing technical leadership on reliability risk assessment, modeling, qualification, and failure analysis for complex, high-performance devices.

The Role

As a Senior Reliability Engineer, you will lead reliability strategy and qualification activities for advanced AI silicon and package technologies. You’ll work across pre-silicon analysis, post-silicon qualification, and failure analysis, partnering closely with silicon, packaging, manufacturing, and quality teams.

This role combines deep technical expertise with cross-functional leadership and offers the opportunity to influence reliability methodology for cutting-edge AI hardware platforms.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Define reliability requirements for advanced silicon nodes and package platforms
• Perform pre-silicon reliability risk assessments across silicon, interconnect, and package technologies
• Evaluate reliability mechanisms including EM, TDDB, BTI, HCI, BEOL, and silicon-package interaction
• Support design reviews, guard-banding, and reliability sign-off activities
• Develop and execute qualification plans aligned with JEDEC and customer requirements
• Lead HTOL, thermal cycling, thermal shock, and reflow qualification testing
• Drive correlation between pre-silicon modelling and post-silicon qualification results
• Lead root-cause analysis of silicon and package-related failures
• Utilize X-ray and CSAM analysis to diagnose package defects including delamination, voiding, and cracking
• Work with foundries, OSATs, and reliability labs to resolve reliability and manufacturing issues
• Author qualification reports, risk assessments, and reliability documentation
• Mentor engineers and contribute to reliability best practices and methodologies

Candidate Profile

Essential

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of semiconductor reliability engineering experience
• Strong understanding of silicon reliability mechanisms including EM, TDDB, BTI, and HCI
• Experience with BEOL, interconnect, and advanced package reliability
• Hands-on experience with HTOL, thermal cycling, thermal shock, and reflow testing
• Experience using X-ray and CSAM for package failure analysis
• Familiarity with JEDEC reliability standards
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Desirable

• Experience with leading-edge nodes, AI accelerators, or high-performance SoCs
• Knowledge of HBM, chiplets, TSVs, micro-bumps, and 2.5D/3D integration
• Experience with wafer-level reliability or system-level stress testing
• Experience working with foundries and OSAT partners
• Technical leadership or mentoring experience

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications

About Graphcore 

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.

We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.

As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.

To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.

We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence

Job Summary

Reporting to the Firmware Manager and working as a member of the Firmware Team, the Senior Staff Firmware Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and delivery of complex firmware systems across Graphcore’s next-generation hardware platforms. 

This role requires significant technical breadth and deep embedded systems expertise. You will contribute to shaping the firmware architecture and design, guide engineering practices, and solve highly challenging problems while maintaining a strong hands-on focus. You will partner closely with hardware, drivers, silicon and platform teams to deliver robust, scalable, production-quality firmware. 

The Team

The Firmware Team develops the low-level software responsible for the complete boot, configuration, and monitoring of Graphcore silicon and hardware platforms. Our work includes: 

• Boot and power sequencing
• Low-level hardware interfaces and drivers
• Telemetry, monitoring and SMBus/BMC data exposure
• Silicon and system bring-up 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide technical leadership and act as a subject-matter expert for complex firmware features, subsystems, and architecture decisions
• Lead design and development of scalable, maintainable firmware solutions in C, contributing to long-term architecture and system strategy
• Own and deliver critical low-level functionality (e.g., boot flows, embedded real-time logic, platform security, silicon bring-up)
• Perform advanced system debugging using low-level tools (e.g., JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analysers) and drive root-cause analysis for complex issues
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, silicon, platform, and external partners to define requirements and resolve integration challenges
• Ensure high standards of quality, reliability, and security through code reviews, validation improvements, CI/CD, and automated testing
• Mentor engineers and elevate team performance by promoting best practices, improving development processes, and driving continuous engineering excellence

Candidate Profile

Essential:

• Proven industry experience in embedded/firmware engineering using C/C++
• Expertise in designing and delivering real-time embedded systems and complex boot logic
• Strong understanding of modern silicon and hardware interfaces (I2C, I3C, SMBus, SPI, PCIe, DDR, power management, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement complex technical initiatives
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a track record of resolving complex, cross-layer issues
• Ability to define and communicate architectural direction at subsystem or multi-subsystem scale
• Strong communication skills and the ability to document large system designs clearly
• Experience with CI/CD systems, build tools, and modern software engineering practices 

Desirable

• Experience with server architectures or datacentre hardware
• Understanding of server/platform security concepts and their application to firmware
• Experience working directly with silicon vendors or hardware partners
• Knowledge of OS kernel, secure firmware flows, or trusted execution environments
• Experience with device driver development 

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications

We are looking for a creative, diligent Senior Software Engineering Manager who will be responsible for driving the engineering teams researching and developing the next generation of PlayStation's testing technology. This technology - including automation tools, framework and CI infrastructure - is used to analyze the quality of front end workflows on the PS5.

As a Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Quality Engineering), you will lead and develop a team responsible for ensuring high-quality software delivery across multiple products and platforms. This role shapes quality strategy, drives engineering excellence, and enables efficient, reliable release processes. You will work cross-functionally and lead a distributed team across locations, embedding quality practices throughout the development lifecycle. The position entails collaboration with quality management leadership, different internal departments, as well as open source software communities. Together we will build an environment oriented to trust, open communication, creative thinking and cohesive team effort. You will also work closely with your peers and leadership to establish project prioritisation, team goals and overall quality.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a distributed team of quality engineers across multiple products and platforms.
• Manage and support remote team members, fostering effective collaboration across geographically dispersed teams.
• Define team member development and career path opportunities with team members and mentor them to achieve goals.
• Monitor and review everyone’s performance, deliver regular performance appraisals.
• Manage team capacity planning, hiring, onboarding and ensure effective succession planning for your teams.
• Lead day-to-day activities of engineering team using Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Define and implement quality engineering strategy, vision, and best practices to support reliable and efficient software delivery.
• Partner with product and development teams to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and release plans.
• Identify, assess, and communicate risks to delivery timelines and product quality.
• Lead all aspects of delivery for general technical architecture and infrastructure to support the continued development of projects, including tools and pipelines.
• Research and craft new tools for overcoming inefficient processes by automating work.
• Advocate for reducing technical debt, improving test coverage, and maintaining engineering standards.
• Lead retrospective analysis of activities and champion continuous process improvement.

What We’re Looking For:

• At least five years in a people management role. Proven success in people management including mentorship. Past experience supervising people managers is strongly preferred.
• Effective leading of multiple Agile teams in quality and testing engineering domains. (Software engineering managers with deep experience and understanding of testing groups and processes should also apply.)
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, which encompass presenting to senior leadership, product managers, software engineers, project managers, and customers.
• Significant experience with software engineering practices, software automation and testing systems (for example, Jenkins).
• Proficient in Python programming. Enough C++ experience to provide guidance in larger architectural discussion and occasional code review.
• A solid understanding of the software development lifecycle, and applying proven software methodologies to testing and driving reductions in technical debt.            

Nice-to-haves

• Machine learning background.
• Prior experience with console or PC game development.
• Past experience with cloud computing and containerization.
• Development and debugging tools experience on Windows.

This senior role focuses on strengthening the quality engineering foundation for our SDK by developing robust automation, scalable CI/CD systems, and effective test strategies. You will work closely with cross-functional partners to enhance test coverage, improve workflows, and ensure reliable delivery across multiple platforms. The role requires strong technical depth, collaborative working, and the ability to drive meaningful impact quickly.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to support build, test, and release workflows.
• Developing automation and tooling in Python to streamline test orchestration and system validation.
• Creating and running automated tests across unit, integration, and system layers.
• Debugging and diagnosing issues across build, test, and deployment environments.
• Supporting Linux and Windows development environments and contributing to cross-platform scripting.
• Applying modern test frameworks and quality metrics to improve test strategy and reporting.
• Collaborating closely with multiple SDK teams to align on shared initiatives.
• Participating in rotational assignments to deepen domain expertise and broaden cross-project knowledge.
• Coordinating with teams across London, Bristol, and Dublin, including occasional travel as needed.
• Mentoring peers, sharing best practices, and influencing quality engineering approaches.

What we are looking for

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/Groovy or equivalent).
• Strong Python 3 skills for automation, tooling, and test orchestration.
• Experience developing and executing automated tests at multiple levels.
• Fluency with Linux and Windows development environments.
• Proficiency with scripting languages such as python, bash, or PowerShell.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve issues across complex build and test systems.
• Familiarity with test frameworks such as pytest, GTest, or similar.
• Understanding of software quality metrics, reporting, and test strategy.
• Experience or awareness in one or more additional areas: C/C++, CMake, C#, Rust, .NET, Docker, Kubernetes, VM orchestration, graphics APIs, AIML/MLOps, or desktop app testing.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across distributed teams and represent quality engineering perspectives.

Job Title: Commercial, Technology & Data Associate

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The role in 60 seconds

• Role: Associate – Commercial, Technology & Data Protection
• Team: Commercial - Tech & Data
• Location: Hybrid working from Bristol or Exeter
• Working Pattern: Full-time/Part-time/Flexible
• Why this role matters: This is an excellent opportunity work alongside a highly successful team whilst being involved in innovative, complex and high-profile matters

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What you’ll do

In this role, you'll:

• Work as part of a motivated and supportive team, advising a wide range of high quality national and regional clients including household names and highly successful national and international businesses
• Advise technology suppliers and scale up businesses on the launch of their products and services (in particular AI and SaaS services) and help negotiate complex technology contracts with customers
• Work with users of technology in key sectors, for example Retail & Consumer, Islamic Finance and Energy & Infrastructure on the implementation of technology projects / technology procurement (e.g. assisting with outsourcing, cloud services, software licensing)
• Have the opportunity to work on complex data protection and cybersecurity projects including data protection compliance audits, DPIAs, complex data subject access requests, data processing arrangements and international data transfers. You will also be involved in working on, and delivering to clients, our award winning data breach preparedness product "BreachReddi" (BreachReddi | Get data breach ready | Foot Anstey)
• Advising on strategic uses of data such as database optimisation, the monetisation of customer databases and marketing strategies
• Support our market leading corporate and private equity sector on commercial, technology and data aspects of corporate/ PE transactions (including assisting with due diligence on major deals and negotiating transitional services arrangements) often working alongside City and US firms as part of our co-counsel model

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What we’re looking for

We’re seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced, client-focused environment and:

• Brings experience as a Commercial, Technology and Data Solicitor, ideally at 2 years PQE+ who has gained exposure to a wide variety of commercial matters with a focus on technology and data protection, possessing a genuine passion for this area of law
• Is able to demonstrate a positive and pragmatic approach to finding the right solutions to meet a client's business needs
• Is a strong communicator with good rapport building skills and the resilience to work under pressure with an ability to forge lasting relationships with clients
• Is keen to create opportunities to further enhance their profile and that of the firm by engaging with a variety of business development opportunities
• Shares our passion for innovation, collaboration, and achieving great things with others
• You’ll share our passion for innovation, collaboration, and achieving great things together.

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Join a seriously ambitious firm

At Foot Anstey, we’re committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, and society. Here’s what makes us stand out:

• An ambitious growth strategy that opens up opportunities for our people to make their mark.
• A client base that spans household names, thriving startups, and ambitious enterprises.
• A culture built on our values of being refreshingly human, entrepreneurial, inclusive and collaborative.
• A strong focus on being a responsible business with a commitment to sustainability and giving back to our communities.
• Comprehensive professional development and training – whatever your role and level we have training that will support you to achieve your goals.

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Progressive benefits tailored to you

We believe our people are our greatest asset. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including:

• Competitive salary and performance-linked bonus.
• Employee sabbaticals
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).
• An open, flexible working environment.
• For a full list of our competitive benefits package, please click here

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• Invited for interview?
• With a straightforward process typically involving two interviews, our talent acquisition team will guide you through every step, ensuring you feel confident and prepared to show us what you can do.
• We’re here to support your individual needs. If you require any adaptations or adjustments, we’re more than happy to accommodate these. Before your interview, we’ll contact you to discuss the themes we’ll cover and answer any questions you might have.
• If you’d like to visit our offices prior to your interview or would like help testing your kit for your virtual interview, just let us know.

Let’s make your next career move the start of something extraordinary.

Job Title:  Legal Administrator 

Ready to take your career to the next level?

We’re one of the UK’s most forward-thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition. Join us, and let’s shape the future together.

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The role in 60 seconds

• Role: Legal Administrator
• Team: Conveyancing (Plot Sales)
• Location: Bristol (office based)
• Working Pattern: Full time
• Why this role matters: A pivotal role which acts as the backbone of our Conveyancing process, ensuring that everything runs smoothly and efficiently. This highly regarded support role is vital for the successful completion of our property transactions.

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What you’ll do

We provide clients across all our service lines with a dedicated team, backed by cutting-edge case management technology, allowing us to focus on exceptional customer service and quality. As a Legal Administrator you will work closely with our Conveyancing team to manage client queries, draft relevant documents, and ensure compliance to enable housing transactions goes through smoothly.

In this role, you’ll:

• Be a part of a market leading Conveyancing Services team who focus on exceptional customer service and technology.
• Provide an efficient and effective admin support service to the Conveyancers.
• Act as first point of contact for enquiries, providing excellent customer service to new and repeat clients.
• Be responsible for initial matter set up procedures, to include production of confirmation of instruction letters, updating central records and the entering of entities and capacities on each new client/matter file.
• Ensure all appropriate quality service and compliance for all matters are met.
• Collate and complete due diligence to comply with Anti Money Laundering Regulations where required.
• Manage routine client telephone enquiries, to ensure all required information and details are obtained to comply with file opening requirements.
• Work in a role which offers an excellent foundation for those aspiring to build a career in Conveyancing.

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What we’re looking for

We are seeking someone with experience working in a busy office environment. Someone who is naturally organised, thrives in a fast paced environment, and possesses excellent attention to detail.

If you are looking for an opportunity to start a new career in the legal world, or to continue to grow your legal career, this could be just the role for you:

• Prior experience working within an administrative function (experience of property transactions would be ideal but is not essential).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at once.
• Commitment to working within a quality standard environment.
• Strong IT skills with the ability to become familiar with new systems quickly.
• Excellent team working desire and ability.
• Availability to work on a daily basis in our Bristol office.
• A shared vision for our passion for innovation, collaboration, and achieving great things together.

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Join a seriously ambitious firm

At Foot Anstey, we’re committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, and society. Here’s what makes us stand out:

• An ambitious growth strategy that opens up opportunities for our people to make their mark.
• A client base that spans household names, thriving startups, and ambitious enterprises.
• A culture built on our values of being refreshingly human, entrepreneurial, inclusive and collaborative.
• A strong focus on being a responsible business with a commitment to sustainability and giving back to our communities.
• Comprehensive professional development and training – whatever your role and level we have training that will support you to achieve your goals.
• Awards and Accolades: Our accreditation as a member of the Conveyancing Quality Scheme and our appointment to over 60 major UK lending panels reflect our commitment to excellence.

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Progressive benefits tailored to you

We believe our people are our greatest asset. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including:

• Competitive salary.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).
• An open, flexible working environment. 
• Find out more about our benefits and work environment here Life at Foot Anstey | Foot Anstey

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Ready to apply?

• Hit the "Apply Now" button.
  • Send us your CV and a quick note on why this role is perfect for you.
  • Our team will review your application and be in touch, whatever the outcome.
• Invited for interview?
  • With a straightforward process typically involving two interviews, our talent acquisition team will guide you through every step, ensuring you feel confident and prepared to show us what you can do.
  • We’re here to support your individual needs. If you require any adaptations or adjustments, we’re more than happy to accommodate these. Before your interview, we’ll contact you to discuss the themes we’ll cover and answer any questions you might have.
  • If you’d like to visit our offices prior to your interview or would like help testing your kit for your virtual interview, just let us know.

Let’s make your next career move the start of something extraordinary.

 Job Title: Legal PA - Clinical Negligence

 Ready to take your career to the next level?

Enable Law (part of the Foot Anstey Group) is one of the UK’s leading specialist medical negligence, personal injury, mental capacity and education law firms. Everything we do is about making life better for our clients and their families.

We are a national firm with deep local connections, dedicated to supporting the most vulnerable when they need it most. Our passion lies in delivering a service that reflects our core values. Our goal is simple – helping our clients secure the best result for their future. 

*We are in a period of exclusive direct sourcing for this role and are not currently accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

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The role in 60 seconds

• Role: Legal PA
• Team: Clinical Negligence 
• Location: Bristol
• Working Pattern: Full time
• Why this role matters: This is an opportunity to support our Clinical Negligence practice by delivering essential secretarial and administrative assistance that contributes directly to the group’s success.

Please note: Regular attendance at our Bristol office is required to support collaboration and client service delivery.

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What you’ll do

Supporting our fee earners in Clinical Negligence, you will be involved in a variety of interesting tasks including, but not limited to, the following:

• Produce and amend precedent letters and house-style documents.
• Take responsibility for all travel and diary management and ensuring the lawyers have everything required for their meetings.
• File opening and accompanying maintenance procedures; to include production of precedent terms of business letters, confirmation of instruction letters, ID checks and the entering of entities and capacities on each new client/matter file
• Audio and copy typing letters, notes and documents.
• Organise conferences with Counsel and medical experts.
• Put together bundles of documents for Counsel, medical experts and the Court.
• Support with good financial management for each case including paying invoices etc.
• Respond to queries from clients and other stakeholders on behalf of the lawyers, ensuring excellent and clear communication at all times.
• Assist and support others within the team with meeting targets and objectives, and assist with ad hoc projects and duties when required.

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What we’re looking for

• A proven track record of providing high quality administration / secretarial support within a legal/professional services environment.
• Some experience of working in Clinical Negligence, PI, or Litigation.
• Strong Word, Excel, Case Management, PDF docs and PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to deal with highly confidential information with tact and sensitivity.
• Superb attention to detail and accuracy (verbal, written, and numerical).
• The desire to work in a fast paced, collaborative, and friendly team.

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Join a seriously ambitious firm

At Enable Law, we’re committed to making a difference for our clients, our people and our communities. Here’s what makes us stand out:

• An ambitious growth strategy that opens opportunities for our people to make their mark.
• A client base that is diverse and includes:
• Individuals and families affected by medical negligence or personal injury.
• Those lacking capacity who require assistance in managing their financial affairs.
• Children and young people seeking advice and support to access tailored educational solutions that meet their unique needs.
• A culture built on our values of being trusted specialists, genuine and caring, inclusive and acting with integrity.
• A strong focus on being a responsible business with a commitment to patient safety, harm reduction, sustainability and giving back to our communities.
• Comprehensive professional development and training – whatever your role and level, we have training that will support you to achieve your goals.

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Progressive benefits tailored to you

We believe our people are our greatest asset. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including:

• Competitive salary and performance-linked bonus.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Private health care, and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).
• An open, flexible working environment.
• Find out more about our benefits and work environment here Life at Enable Law

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Ready to apply?

• Hit the “Apply Now” button.
• Send us your CV and a quick note on why this role is perfect for you.
• Our team will review your application and be in touch, whatever the outcome.
• Invited for interview?
• With a straightforward process typically involving two interviews, our talent acquisition team will guide you through every step, ensuring you feel confident and prepared to show us what you can do.
• We’re here to support your individual needs. If you require any adaptations or adjustments, we’re more than happy to accommodate these. Before your interview, we’ll contact you to discuss the themes we’ll cover and answer any questions you might have.
• If you’d like to visit our offices prior to your interview or would like help testing your kit for your virtual interview, just let us know.

Let’s make your next career move the start of something extraordinary.

Job Title: Managing Associate or Principal Director

Ready to take your career to the next level?

We’re one of the UK’s most forward-thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition. Join us, and let’s shape the future together.

** Note to agencies – we are in a period of exclusive direct sourcing for this role and are not accepting applications from agencies. 

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The role in 60 seconds

• Role: Managing Associate or Principal Director
• Team: Corporate
• Location: Hybrid working from Bristol
• Working Pattern: Full-time/Part-time/Flexible
• Why this role matters: This is an opportunity for someone to craft and build a practice of their own within the Bristol marketplace, with the support to grow and develop their career accordingly.

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What you’ll do

• Work on investment rounds, growth strategies (organic or through buy and build), group restructurings and exits.
• Be enthusiastic about business development – both for the team and the firm more widely – we will actively support and encourage you to engage in profile building and networking activities from the start.
• Our clients are typically owner managed or family businesses where our advice and support can be instrumental to their future success, and you will look to forge strong and effective lasting relationships with your clients from the outset.
• You will experience a personalised approach to achieving the right balance of independence to manage your own matters, combined with the support and supervision from senior colleagues.

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What we’re looking for

We’re seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced, client-focused environment and;

• A senior Corporate Solicitor looking for the next step in your career by building and leading something which you own or seeking to work with larger and more complex clients.
• Self-motivated, client and market focussed, with a desire to actively contribute towards the continued success of a team with a strong track record of recently delivered growth
• Existing corporate finance contacts and connections in the Bristol market are welcome, but not essential.
• With a passion for working directly with owner managed businesses, you will be keen to develop your skills with clients, seeking to understand the commercial context of their business and to gain confidence to provide the right advice at the right moment. 

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Join a seriously ambitious firm

At Foot Anstey, we’re committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, and society. Here’s what makes us stand out:

• An ambitious growth strategy that opens up opportunities for our people to make their mark.
• A client base that spans household names, thriving startups, and ambitious enterprises.
• A culture built on our values of being refreshingly human, entrepreneurial, inclusive and collaborative.
• A strong focus on being a responsible business with a commitment to sustainability and giving back to our communities.
• Comprehensive professional development and training – whatever your role and level we have training that will support you to achieve your goals.

________________________________________

Progressive benefits tailored to you

We believe our people are our greatest asset. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including:

• Competitive salary and performance-linked bonus.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).
• An open, flexible working environment.
• Find out more about our benefits and work environment here Life at Foot Anstey | Foot Anstey

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Ready to apply? 

• Hit the "Apply Now" button.
• Send us your CV and a quick note on why this role is perfect for you.
• Our team will review your application and be in touch, whatever the outcome.
• Invited for interview?
• With a straightforward process typically involving two interviews, our talent acquisition team will guide you through every step, ensuring you feel confident and prepared to show us what you can do.
• We’re here to support your individual needs. If you require any adaptations or adjustments, we’re more than happy to accommodate these. Before your interview, we’ll contact you to discuss the themes we’ll cover and answer any questions you might have.
• If you’d like to visit our offices prior to your interview or would like help testing your kit for your virtual interview, just let us know.

Let’s make your next career move the start of something extraordinary.

Job Title: Property Litigation Paralegal

Ready to take your career to the next level?

We’re one of the UK’s most forward-thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition. Join us, and let’s shape the future together.

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The role in 60 seconds

• Role: Paralegal
• Team: Property Litigation
• Location: Hybrid working from Southampton, Exeter or Bristol
• Working Pattern: Full-time
• Why this role matters: If you're keen to work with a highly collaborative team and to gain invaluable exposure to a range of exciting clients, this could be the ideal opening for you

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What you’ll do

In this role, you’ll:

• Be assisting in a wide range of property litigation matters concerning development land (including telecoms) and property contracts as well as landlord and tenant matters such as dilapidations, break notices, forfeiture and breach of lease covenants
• Work as part of a friendly and supportive team who will train and help to develop your skills
• Engage in pre-action correspondence with third parties
• Take instructions from clients and regularly keep them updated
• You will also be responsible for supporting senior fee earners on their own cases, helping with discrete tasks or larger projects across the team

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What we’re looking for

We’re seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced, client-focused environment and brings:

• 1 years + experience as a paralegal. 
• Litigation experience is preferable but not essential
• Ability to demonstrate commercial awareness and business aptitude
• A methodical approach with an extremely high level of attention to detail, content, and presentation of work
• You’ll share our passion for innovation, collaboration, and achieving great things together.

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Join a seriously ambitious firm

At Foot Anstey, we’re committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, and society. Here’s what makes us stand out:

• An ambitious growth strategy that opens up opportunities for our people to make their mark.
• A client base that spans household names, thriving startups, and ambitious enterprises.
• A culture built on our values of being refreshingly human, entrepreneurial, inclusive and collaborative.
• A strong focus on being a responsible business with a commitment to sustainability and giving back to our communities.
• Comprehensive professional development and training – whatever your role and level we have training that will support you to achieve your goals.

________________________________________

Progressive benefits tailored to you

We believe our people are our greatest asset. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including:

• Competitive salary and performance-linked bonus.
• Employee sabbaticals.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).
• An open, flexible working environment.
• For a full list of our competitive benefits package, please click here

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Ready to apply?

• Hit the "Apply Now" button.
  • Send us your CV and a quick note on why this role is perfect for you.
  • Our team will review your application and be in touch, whatever the outcome.
• Invited for interview?
  • With a straightforward process typically involving two interviews, our talent acquisition team will guide you through every step, ensuring you feel confident and prepared to show us what you can do.
  • We’re here to support your individual needs. If you require any adaptations or adjustments, we’re more than happy to accommodate these. Before your interview, we’ll contact you to discuss the themes we’ll cover and answer any questions you might have.
  • If you’d like to visit our offices prior to your interview or would like help testing your kit for your virtual interview, just let us know.

Let’s make your next career move the start of something extraordinary.

Job Title: Project Manager

Are you motivated by delivering change that shapes how a modern law firm works?

We’re one of the UK’s most forward-thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition. Join us, and let’s shape the future together.

* We are in a period of exclusive direct sourcing for this role and are not currently accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

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The role in 60 seconds

• Role: Project Manager
• Team: Business Change
• Location: Hybrid working from Bristol, Exeter or Plymouth  
• Working Pattern: Full time
• Why this role matters: The Project Manager turns firm strategy into real, lasting change - helping us work smarter, adopt new ways of working successfully, and deliver an outstanding experience for both clients and colleagues.

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What you’ll do

Embedded in our Business Change Team, working closely with colleagues in the PMO, IT, legal practices, and support functions you'll:

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of multiple projects, owning scope, timescales, budget, quality and outcomes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, business cases, benefits, KPIs, risks and dependencies.
• Deliver projects using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies, adapting approach to context and stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with Partners, legal teams, business services, IT and third‑party suppliers.
• Apply effective governance, resource planning and financial control, managing cross‑project dependencies.
• Embed change management, adoption, training and benefits realisation into project delivery.

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What we’re looking for

• Proven project management experience delivering complex change, operational improvement or technology projects in medium to large organisations.
• Background in professional services or regulated environments; law firm experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence engaging at all levels.
• Demonstrable change management capability, including impact assessment, communications and adoption.
• Sound project management discipline, ideally supported by relevant qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, APM, PMP or similar).
• Organised, adaptable and commercially aware, with flexibility to work across offices and embrace hybrid working.
• And you’ll share our passion for innovation, collaboration, and achieving great things together.

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Join a seriously ambitious firm

At Foot Anstey, we’re committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, and society. Here’s what makes us stand out:

• An ambitious growth strategy that opens up opportunities for our people to make their mark.
• A client base that spans household names, thriving startups, and ambitious enterprises.
• A culture built on our values of being refreshingly human, entrepreneurial, inclusive and collaborative.
• A strong focus on being a responsible business with a commitment to sustainability and giving back to our communities.
• Comprehensive professional development and training – whatever your role and level we have training that will support you to achieve your goals.

________________________________________

Progressive benefits tailored to you

We believe our people are our greatest asset. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including:

• Competitive salary and performance-linked bonus.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).
• An open, flexible working environment.
• Find out more about our benefits and work environment here

________________________________________

Ready to apply?

• Hit the "Apply Now" button.
  • Send us your CV and a quick note on why this role is perfect for you.
  • Our team will review your application and be in touch, whatever the outcome.
• Invited for interview?
  • With a straightforward process typically involving two interviews, our talent acquisition team will guide you through every step, ensuring you feel confident and prepared to show us what you can do.
  • We’re here to support your individual needs. If you require any adaptations or adjustments, we’re more than happy to accommodate these. Before your interview, we’ll contact you to discuss the themes we’ll cover and answer any questions you might have.
  • If you’d like to visit our offices prior to your interview or would like help testing your kit for your virtual interview, just let us know.

Let’s make your next career move the start of something extraordinary.

Job Title: Corporate Lawyer

Ready to take your career to the next level?

We’re one of the UK’s most forward-thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition. Join us, and let’s shape the future together.

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The role in 60 seconds

• Role: Senior Associate or Managing Associate
• Team: Corporate & Finance
• Location: Flexible, hybrid working across any of our office locations
• Working Pattern: Full-time/Part-time/Flexible
• Why this role matters: We are looking for someone with some experience looking to take the next step in their career. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of an award winning team with an impressive client list, with genuine scope to fast track your career.

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What you’ll do

In this role, you’ll:

• Play an active role in the continued success and growth of our team, alongside an impressive client list and ambition to continue building new and lasting national and international client relationships.
• Work across a broad spectrum of corporate work, including private equity, M&A, strategic investments and re-organisations.
• Day to day, you will take a solution led approach, listening to clients' challenges and understanding their businesses in order to provide tailored advice and bespoke, premium solutions.
• Benefit from excellent career development opportunities. We offer a genuinely exciting and different proposition, as you will have real and supported scope to fast track your career within a team with a proven track record of developing and progressing its lawyers. We pride ourselves on our openness and transparency when it comes to promotions, so please ask us about our career framework for lawyers.

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What we’re looking for

We’re seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced, client-focused environment and brings:

• Experience as a high performing Corporate Lawyer.
• Commitment to delivering an exceptional client experience in every interaction, and take pride in understanding your client's needs, challenges and expectations.
• Motivation to understand the bigger picture for our clients, and keen to play your part in realising their longer-term business ambitions.
• You’ll share our passion for innovation, collaboration, and achieving great things together.

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Join a seriously ambitious firm

At Foot Anstey, we’re committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, and society. Here’s what makes us stand out:

• An ambitious growth strategy that opens up opportunities for our people to make their mark.
• A client base that spans household names, thriving startups, and ambitious enterprises.
• A culture built on our values of being refreshingly human, entrepreneurial, inclusive and collaborative.
• A strong focus on being a responsible business with a commitment to sustainability and giving back to our communities.
• Comprehensive professional development and training – whatever your role and level we have training that will support you to achieve your goals

________________________________________

Progressive benefits tailored to you

We believe our people are our greatest asset. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including:

• Competitive salary and performance-linked bonus.
• Employee sabbaticals
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).
• An open, flexible working environment.
• For a full list of our competitive benefits package, please click here

________________________________________

Ready to apply?

• Hit the "Apply Now" button.
  • Send us your CV and a quick note on why this role is perfect for you.
  • Our team will review your application and be in touch, whatever the outcome.
• Invited for interview?
  • With a straightforward process typically involving two interviews, our talent acquisition team will guide you through every step, ensuring you feel confident and prepared to show us what you can do.
  • We’re here to support your individual needs. If you require any adaptations or adjustments, we’re more than happy to accommodate these. Before your interview, we’ll contact you to discuss the themes we’ll cover and answer any questions you might have.
  • If you’d like to visit our offices prior to your interview or would like help testing your kit for your virtual interview, just let us know.

Let’s make your next career move the start of something extraordinary.

Senior Private Client Lawyer

Ready to take your career to the next level?

We’re one of the UK’s most forward-thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition. Join us, and let’s shape the future together.

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The role in 60 seconds

• Role: Senior Private Client Lawyer
• Team: Succession & Tax
• Location: Exeter or Bristol with flexible working arrangements. We are keen to hear from anyone based/operating in the South West region.
• Working Pattern: Full-time / Part-time / Flexible

Why this role matters: This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly respected Succession & Tax team, advising a diverse client base on a range of matters. We're seeking someone with both technical expertise and operational and management skills to perform a senior role, facilitating strong performance from team members and driving efficiencies.

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What you’ll do

In this role, you’ll:

• Lead on estate administration matters, including estates with international assets and agricultural property.
• Provide expert advice on inheritance tax, succession planning, and estate-related tax matters.
• Advise on powers of attorney, elderly client care and estate planning strategies.
• Contribute to business development, helping grow the firm’s client base and reputation.
• Take an active role in operational delivery, managing caseloads efficiently, improving processes, and ensuring high standards of client service.
• Support and mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration and excellence.

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What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who brings a blend of operational leadership and deep technical expertise, alongside the following attributes:

• Extensive experience in private client law, particularly in high-value and technically complex matters.
• Strong working knowledge of UK tax law as it relates to estates and inheritance.
• Proven ability to manage sensitive client relationships with professionalism and discretion.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a trust corporation or similar governance structure.
• A client-centric approach and strong relationship-building skills.
• Passion for innovation, collaboration, and contributing to a forward-thinking team.
• Motivation to develop a career within a transparent and supportive framework.

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Join a seriously ambitious firm

At Foot Anstey, we’re committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, and society. Here’s what makes us stand out:

• An ambitious growth strategy that opens opportunities for our people to make their mark.
• A client base that spans household names, thriving startups, and ambitious enterprises.
• A culture built on our values of being refreshingly human, entrepreneurial, inclusive and collaborative.
• A strong focus on being a responsible business with a commitment to sustainability and giving back to our communities.
• Comprehensive professional development and training – whatever your role and level we have training that will support you to achieve your goals.

________________________________________

Progressive benefits tailored to you

We believe our people are our greatest asset. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including:

• Competitive salary and performance-linked bonus.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).
• An open, flexible working environment.
• Find out more about our benefits and work environment here Life at Foot Anstey | Foot Anstey

________________________________________

Ready to apply?

• Hit the "Apply Now" button.
• Send us your CV and a quick note on why this role is perfect for you.
• Our team will review your application and be in touch, whatever the outcome.
• Invited for interview?
• With a straightforward process typically involving two interviews, our talent acquisition team will guide you through every step, ensuring you feel confident and prepared to show us what you can do.
• We’re here to support your individual needs. If you require any adaptations or adjustments, we’re more than happy to accommodate these. Before your interview, we’ll contact you to discuss the themes we’ll cover and answer any questions you might have.
• If you’d like to visit our offices prior to your interview or would like help testing your kit for your virtual interview, just let us know.

Let’s make your next career move the start of something extraordinary.

We’re hiring a Product Manager to drive Authorize, a key product solution of Ping Identity focused on the future of authorization. You’ll help shape how people and AI Agents securely access resources.

You’ll work on one of the most exciting fields in digital identity: dynamic authorization. Ping’s Authorize solution is already in the market and rapidly gaining traction with global enterprises. The rapid rise of Agentic AI has accelerated interest and focus in this domain. You’ll partner with a team that moves fast, listens closely, and obsesses over user value. 

The Product Manager role is an important part of Ping Identity’s worldwide go to market strategy for our products. You will report to the Group Product Manager for Authorization. You will contribute to and implement the product strategy by leading on all execution activities, creating product requirements, coordinating backlogs and owning the roadmap. You will be a close partner with both sales and engineering, acting as the voice of the customer for engineering, and providing insight and guidance on use cases to the field. 

We are increasingly leveraging AI to accelerate delivery, enhance decision-making, and improve overall effectiveness across the product lifecycle, and you will have the opportunity to drive how this evolves at Ping.

This is a high-impact role, focused on building the next generation of authorization capability that will be foundational to Ping’s platforms in the Agentic era.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain and own the multi-quarter product roadmap, backlog, and quarterly feature delivery, and influence and implement the product strategy for PingOne Authorize (multi-tenant SaaS) and PingAuthorize (on-premises software)
• Leverage AI tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness across product management workflows, including research, analysis, documentation, prioritization, and cross-functional communication.
• Gather market, customer, prospect, and partner input to understand customer scenarios and technical requirements, uncover pain points and unmet needs, and act as technical expert on customer use cases.
• Provide detailed input into the product planning process and priority of features for communication to engineering.
• Develop technical requirements and collaborate closely with engineering, design, marketing, and sales to build, launch, and refine high-quality and polished features that meet customer and market needs.
• Perform market analysis, identifying industry trends, strategic needs, and competitive pressures to inform product direction.
• Become a subject matter expert on authorization and the Authorize products, helping to scale understanding and adoption of externalized authorization internally and externally.

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years of work experience in cloud computing in a product management or engineering role.
• Knowledge of identity and access management, fine-grained authorization or identity use cases, standards and technology.
• A history of managing product development lifecycles to consistently deliver high-quality releases.
• Comfort in discussing product capabilities and market relevance to end-users, partners, engineers, analysts.
• The ability to gather and prioritize market data to maintain a product roadmap.
• Able to synthesize technical information into crisp recommendations and present and defend recommendations to a variety of audiences.
• Strong project/program management leadership including scope, schedule, budget, quality, communications.
• Able to create effective relationships, influence and collaborate internally and externally at all organizational levels.
• Proven strength solving technical problems by driving cross-team collaboration, ownership, and accountability.
• High-agency and extreme ownership: You consistently take initiative, drive progress without waiting for direction, and assume accountability for outcomes
• Creative and enthusiasm to boost efficiency with AI, through workflows, tools, or automation.
• Process-focused mindset: you bring clarity and consistency to how work gets done: You establish clear, repeatable processes that align teams and ensure predictable delivery.

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.  

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

Overview

The responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including, but not limited to, payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. 

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week. 

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements
• Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability
• Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required)
• Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact
• Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes

What We Offer

• A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
• Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
• The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
• Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
• The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain

Think you’re a good fit for this job? 

Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply.
And don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? 

Refer them! 

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Role OVO-View

Team: Procurement & Supply (Finance)

Location: Bristol or London

Salary banding: £43,610 - £62,801

Experience: Mid-level

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Senior Category Manager, Technology

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Analysis, Relationships, Commercial

Top 3 qualities for this role: Negotiator, Self-Solving, Entrepreneurial

Where you’ll work:

Depending on the needs of your business area, we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week, and to go to OVO Connection events in-person. 

This role will be based at either our London or Bristol hub only, however travel between all hubs, Bristol, London and Glasgow will be expected. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop, is designed to inspire people, help them connect and bring big ideas to life.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

As an enterprise business OVO’s supply chain presents large risk but great opportunity when it comes to sustainability and wider ESG initiatives. Procurement & Supply play a vital role when contributing to OVO’s wider Plan Zero aspirations ensuring we’re working with the right partners and managing risks appropriately.

This role in a nutshell:

Your key outcomes will be:

• Ensuring Tech Professional Services are fit for purpose, aligned to OVO’s objectives and key results and wider business needs, representing the best value and quality (working in collaboration with the Senior Category Manager). 
• Lead end-to-end procurement processes for assigned sub-categories in the technology space, ensuring efficiency and compliance. 
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers to secure favourable terms and cost savings.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to drive collaboration and innovation.
• Conduct market analysis to identify risks, opportunities, and trends for assigned sub-categories, feeding into the Technology Spend Category Strategy. 
• Monitor supplier / agency performance and collaborate with the business on regular supplier performance reviews. 
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align spend category objectives with organisational goals.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across procurement activities.
• Support OVO’s sustainability goals through ethical and environmentally responsible sourcing.

Additionally, you will:

• Use data to maintain a clear view of technology professional services category spend and suppliers.
• Support category savings opportunity analysis and future pipeline initiatives.
• Execute RFx exercises, guiding stakeholders and ensuring strong project management practices.
• Lead material commercial initiatives, presenting to the C-suite in line with OVO’s authority matrix.
• Deliver effective Supplier Management strategies. In life contract management, reducing risk, scope creep, supplier performance and contract exit
• Ensure adherence to procurement & contract policies and monitor compliance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of procurement tools, processes, and customer journey management.
• Align sourcing activities with OVO’s Plan Zero objectives, demonstrating measurable contributions.

You’ll be a successful Category Manager - Technology Services at OVO if you…

• Are a strategic thinker with at least 3 years of experience in procurement, supplier management or category management.
• Have strong negotiation skills with a proven track record of delivering material commercial benefits.
• Excel in managing supplier relationships, driving performance, and fostering innovation.
• Are analytical, capable of sourcing and interpreting data to inform decisions.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and build collaborative relationships.
• Demonstrate a commitment to sustainability and ethical procurement practices.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities efficiently.
• Are a team player, working collaboratively with a pragmatic approach.
• Have or are working towards a CIPS qualification (desirable).
• Show an understanding of procurement systems (e.g., Workday Strategic Sourcing).
• Bring experience in sourcing across key subcategories, with exposure to the energy sector being a plus.

You won’t like this role if you…

• Are uncomfortable leading on initiatives with high corporate exposure (Head of Departments and Directors).
• Are unable to effectively and constructively challenge the status quo.
• Are uncomfortable giving and receiving constructive feedback (radical candor).
• Do not possess technical understanding of Procurement best practice.
• Are unable to work effectively across a wider team and influence multiple stakeholders with disparate priorities.
• Do not possess strong commercial acumen and an eye for a deal.
• Are unable to effectively sell and promote the benefits of a robust procurement approach  to your colleagues and peers.

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between  £43,610 and £62,801, depending on your specific skills and experience.

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary – 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing
With gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home 
Get up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes, yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible.

We’re looking for an Account Director to lead and grow a portfolio of key client relationships at Great State. This is a senior client leadership role for someone who loves building strong partnerships, shaping smart digital strategy and helping clients make better decisions that drive real business impact. 

You’ll work closely with our Client Partners, Delivery Leads and studio teams to grow accounts, deliver ambitious digital work and build long-term, trusted client relationships at senior and C-suite level. 

What you’ll do 

• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and C-suite clients. 

• Act as a strategic partner, shaping direction, challenging thinking and helping clients make smarter digital decisions. 

• Own the growth and commercial performance of your accounts. 

• Spot and convert opportunities for account growth (up-sell and cross-sell). 

• Set a high bar for delivery quality across strategy, creative, technology and client service. 

• Coach and inspire teams to do ambitious, commercially smart work. 

• Help shape Great State’s profile through new business, pitches and industry presence. 

What we’re looking for 

• Proven experience leading senior client relationships in an agency or consultancy. 

• Strong strategic thinking, with the confidence to influence. 

• A solid track record of account growth and commercial performance. 

• Experience delivering complex digital products and services. 

• A collaborative leader who brings out the best in teams. 

• Calm under pressure, commercially sharp and comfortable navigating complex stakeholder environments. 

• Someone who is curious, ambitious and motivated by doing work that makes a real impact. 

Why Great State 

You’ll join a senior, ambitious team working on meaningful digital challenges for purpose-driven organisations. We care deeply about the quality of our work, how we treat each other and the impact we create for clients. You’ll have the space to shape strategy, grow accounts and influence how we work as an agency. 

Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognised brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values-driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience. 

We are proud of: 

• The work we do and the innovation we drive 
• Our values of share, care and dare 
• A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy 
• Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration 

The role in a nutshell  

As a Client Partner, you will play a pivotal role in leading and growing key accounts within the UK public sector, with a particular focus on central government clients. You have a passion for delivering meaningful work which has a direct impact on end users. You will be responsible for building trusted relationships at senior executive level, ensuring delivery excellence and driving account growth, all while navigating the unique landscape of public sector procurement, frameworks and digital standards.

Role responsibilities

Public Sector Client Relationship Management

• Build and maintain trust-based relationships with stakeholders across central government departments, agencies, and public bodies.
• Act as the primary day-to-day point of contact, understanding the priorities, challenges, and regulatory environment of UK public sector clients.
• Represent the consultancy’s perspective on digital transformation, strategy, and delivery best practices, with a strong grounding in public sector needs and constraints.

Delivery Oversight & GDS Standards

• Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure projects meet Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and comply with relevant public sector policies.
• Monitor delivery progress, proactively manage client expectations, and ensure alignment with government digital strategies and service assessments.
• Support teams in achieving successful outcomes in line with the Technology Code of Practice and other government frameworks.

Account Growth & Opportunity Development

• Identify and validate growth opportunities within public sector accounts, including upselling, cross-selling, and expansion into new departments or agencies.
• Shape strategic proposals and responses to public sector briefs, leveraging knowledge of frameworks such as G-Cloud, Digital Outcomes and Specialists (DOS), and other Crown Commercial Service (CCS) agreements.
• Contribute to the development and execution of account plans tailored to the public sector landscape.

Public Sector Commercial Management

• Take shared accountability for account-level commercials, with a strong understanding of public sector procurement processes, pricing models, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain awareness of budgets, margin, and team utilisation, ensuring all commercial activity aligns with public sector procurement rules and best practice.
• Raise risks or issues impacting financial health early, particularly those related to framework compliance or contract delivery. 
  

Social Value & Internal Collaboration

•  Champion social value initiatives, ensuring that project delivery and account growth contribute positively to the communities and priorities outlined in government social value frameworks.
• Work cross-functionally with strategy, technology, design, and delivery teams to bring integrated solutions to public sector clients.
• Forster a culture of public sector expertise and continuous improvement. 

Must have qualifications

To be considered for this role, you must meet the following essential qualifications: 

• 4–7 years’ experience in a client-facing digital consultancy, agency, or technology-led environment, with a significant focus on UK public sector or central government clients. 
• Demonstrable experience managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver digital platforms, products, or services for public sector organisations. 
• Deep understanding of public sector procurement, frameworks (e.g., G-Cloud, DOS), and the unique requirements of government clients. 
• Eligibility for, or previously held Security Clearance would be advantageous. 

Commitment to reaching all kinds of people 

We design experiences that work for all kinds of people - and that starts with our own teams. At Valtech, we’re intentional about building an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported to grow, thrive and achieve their goals. No matter your background, you belong here. Explore our Diversity & Inclusion site to see how we’re creating a more equitable Valtech for all. 

Your application process

Once you apply, our Talent Acquisition team will review your application. Your CV should cover key information on relevant experiences and expertise. We do not require information such as age, gender, marital status, or a headshot in your application. We review all candidates based on skills, experience, and potential.

⚠️ Beware of recruitment fraud!

We are committed to inclusion and accessibility. If you need reasonable accommodations during the interview process, please either indicate it in your application or let your Talent Partner know. 

About Valtech

Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world. At the intersection of data, AI, creativity, and technology, we drive transformation for leading organizations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen Dolby, and more. At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow and innovate. 

Are you ready to create what’s next? Join us.

An exciting Solutions Architect role with a competitive salary plus bonus and career progression opportunities for a permanent role based in Marylebone, London office.

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Solutions Architect at a market leading, dynamic and renowned property, technology and innovative, technology-based car parking company. Our client is a market leading, renowned UK business, established over 50 years ago. The company operates over 3500 sites across the UK and Ireland providing specialist services to a wide range of blue-chip clients.

The role

We are seeking technical polyglots who enjoy both technical architectural design, hands-on coding and peer reviews, though also like the idea of the equally important social/client-facing aspect of the role.

The role is responsible for defining the development architecture across a blend of in-house bespoke solutions and 3rd party products and helping to shape the longer-term strategic development architecture for the organisation. It will also involve understanding key business processes and consider approaches to delivering the required capabilities, including identifying and assessing new technologies. You will be involved in designing, developing, and deploying AI-powered automation solutions that can transform operational processes at scale.

You will be assisting the head of business solutions and other architects on developing architecture strategy and target architecture model. You will be working closely with delivery team members to coach and promote best-practice solution development architecture as well as supporting business analysts and product owners in planning and story-mapping for new development. You will act as technical design authority (TDA) for delivery of technical stories and produce technical documentation artefacts to support the delivery process.


Main Responsibilities

Duties will include:

• The design and implementation of best-in-class software architecture
• Produce and communicate clear technical designs to guide and contextualise solution development across products, services, projects, and systems, including applications, technologies, processes, and information which meet the business strategic needs.
• Create and maintain the architecture models and related reference data in our enterprise repository as part of your normal project tasks.
• Provide solution architecture deliverables, including current and target state architecture, standard definitions, reference models, architecture designs and patterns
• Ensure that all work undertaken by you and your colleagues is of the highest quality and meets the agreed standards for software delivery.
• Support product managers in product decisions to maintain, refresh or retire services, or systems, including applications, technologies, processes, and information.
• Participate actively in all team ceremonies (daily stand-up, team retros, sprint reviews, story-mapping, backlog refinement) helping the entire delivery team be the best that they can.

Essential Skills:

• C# .NET Core, REST API Design and Development, API Management
• Document or No-SQL database solutions (particularly Elasticsearch)
• Messaging and microservices based architecture (Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions)
• Formal architecture documentation and diagramming techniques (BPMN, UML, Wireframing)
• Experience with AI tools and frameworks such as Claude code.
• Test and behaviour driven development strategies (TDD, BDD, Gopher)
• Agile Delivery Methodologies, SCRUM, SCRUMBAN
• Working in an agile environment using JIRA and Confluence
• Experience working in a data-centric organisation

Desirable Skills

• React front-end development
• React. Native cross-platform mobile application development
• Android development (Java/Kotlin/Dagger2)
• Image Processing, ANPR (automated number plate recognition) and OCR library implementations
• Exposure to process modelling, for example in BPMN  
• IoT relay control systems
• Networking security (firewalls and network traffic control)

Interested?
If you feel you have the skills and qualities to undertake this role, please click apply.
We are an equal opportunities employer.

WE ARE AMDARIS

At Amdaris, we bring together exceptional talent to deliver custom software solutions and drive digital transformation. Our acquisition by Insight in 2023 has only solidified our standing in the market to become the leading provider of software solutions and paving the way for an exciting growth trajectory with ambitious future goals. 

Our expertise spans software development, cloud computing, IT strategy, and digital innovation, helping businesses optimise their technology and achieve their strategic objectives. With cutting-edge projects and a dynamic team, there has never been a better time to join us and be part of our journey to shape the future of technology. 

PORTFOLIO DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting into the Group Delivery Director, a Portfolio Director holds overarching accountability for the leadership, governance and performance of a portfolio of delivery engagements.

Operating at the intersection of delivery excellence, commercial rigour, and value-led client outcomes, this is a role of significant influence - shaping how Amdaris delivers at scale, setting the standard for the delivery community, and providing clear leadership to Principal, Senior and Delivery Leads to drive maturity, uplift capability, and ensure decisions, behaviours and outcomes consistently reflect the Amdaris Way.

Key Responsibilities:

• Owns portfolio-wide delivery excellence, embedding scalable delivery frameworks aligned to the Amdaris Way, ensuring strong governance, predictable execution and measurable value realisation across all engagements.
• Provides senior delivery oversight and assurance across the full lifecycle, setting portfolio reporting standards, maintaining visibility of delivery health, and driving systemic improvement initiatives.
• Acts as the senior escalation point for complex, high-risk delivery and client issues, providing decisive leadership, sound judgement and effective upward escalation to protect outcomes and relationships.
• Builds and sustains trusted, influential relationships with senior client stakeholders, operating as a strategic advisor who shapes delivery direction and drives long-term partnership success.
• Leads portfolio-level client management and service governance, using insights and metrics (e.g. NPS, KPIs) to proactively manage risks, meet contractual commitments and continuously improve client experience.
• Leads and develops delivery leadership capability, coaching Principal, Senior and Delivery Leads, setting clear performance expectations, managing wellbeing and performance, and strengthening delivery maturity.
• Owns delivery commercial performance across the portfolio, ensuring engagements meet financial targets, supporting pre-sales, and identifying and advancing upsell, renewal and new-business opportunities.
• Oversees portfolio-level risk, resourcing and workforce planning, anticipating capacity and capability gaps, validating risk management approaches, and coordinating corrective action across Delivery, Client Success and Technical Leadership.

PORTFOLIO DIRECTOR REQUIREMENTS

• Extensive experience as a Delivery Lead or Project/Programme Manager, leading multiple concurrent teams delivering enterprise-level software in complex environments.
• Deep knowledge of the full software delivery lifecycle, governance frameworks and operating models across diverse client contexts.
• Certified delivery practitioner in one or more of: PMP / Prince2 / Scrum Master / ITIL.
• Proven ability to lead, inspire and develop high-performing delivery teams at scale, with a track record of building leadership capability across a delivery community.
• Operates autonomously with strong ownership, setting direction, milestones and accountability while delivering outcomes under broad strategic guidance.
• Brings strong commercial judgements, consistently balancing client value with business viability and making sound decisions under pressure in high-stakes environments.
• Highly analytical and delivery-focused, able to set and uphold portfolio-wide standards, synthesise complex signals and translate governance into decisive, consistent action.
• Exceptional communicator with the credibility to influence, challenge and align senior client and internal stakeholders through clear, compelling written and verbal communication.

LIFE AT AMDARIS

• Private Medical Cover ✨ Your health is a priority and we’ve got you covered!
• Work from Anywhere Policy (EMEA) 🌍Flexibility to work from wherever inspires you! 
• Flexible and Hybrid working 🧑‍💻A balance between office days and home comfort. 
• Dog Friendly Office 🐾 Bring your furry friends along for the ride. 
• Competitive Employer Pension contributions 💼 We invest in your future, today. 
• Cycle to work scheme, Electric car scheme, Gym discounts 🚴 and many more flexible benefits to use at your leisure
• Health & Wellbeing app 🧘 Access mindfulness tools, positivity boosts, and wellness support anytime
• Monthly social and charitable events 💙 Build connections and give back while having fun.
• Beer on Tap!! 🍻Raise a glass to celebrate the wins.

We're an equal opportunities employer and we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive team. Having a mix of perspectives helps keep us on our A-game and drives us to do better everyday. That's why we make every effort to bring together a diverse panel of interviewers and are happy to make any reasonable adjustments you might need during the process; just let our lovely talent team know ahead of time!

WE ARE AMDARIS 

At Amdaris, we bring together exceptional talent to deliver custom software solutions and drive digital transformation. Our acquisition by Insight last year has only solidified our standing in the market to become the leading provider of software solutions and paving the way for an exciting growth trajectory with ambitious future goals.  

Our expertise spans software development, cloud computing, IT strategy, and digital innovation, helping businesses optimise their technology and achieve their strategic objectives. With cutting-edge projects and a dynamic team, there has never been a better time to join us and be part of our journey to shape the future of technology.  

SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (APPS & AI) RESPONSIBILITIES 

At Amdaris, we don’t just build software, we partner strategically with our clients to create intelligent, scalable digital products that delight users and accelerate business objectives. Our success is inseparable from our clients’ success, so we bring deep AI expertise and application-development know-how to every engagement. Across diverse industries and tech stacks, our consultants combine technical mastery with a passion for applying artificial intelligence to create next-generation apps and value-driven solutions.

We are seeking an experienced AI & Applications Solution Architect with a strong technical foundation and sharp business acumen. You will help organisations elevate their software strategies by embedding AI capabilities and modern app architectures into their products and platforms.

Key Responsibilities: 

• You will lead the review of client applications and their technology and product strategy.
• You will monitor emerging technologies, including AI, GenAI and machine learning trends, assessing their relevance and potential application within client solutions and strategies, and provide recommendations on adoption and integration opportunities.
• You will produce detailed reports providing guidance on enhancements, best practice, and risk mitigation. 
• Working directly with clients, you will interact with senior stakeholders to understand the business objectives and strategy; uncover and challenge technical requirements, technology approaches, methodology, security and tech stack decisions in line with business goals. 
• You will review and interpret architectural approach, infrastructure and data flows; assessing advising on best practice SDLC methodology and ways of working. 
• Investigation will include the review of architecture diagrams and technical documentation. 
• You will maintain effective internal relationships with sales, technical, product and delivery colleagues. 
• You will be confident in providing technical support during sales pitches and proposals and will help to identify and promote additional value add services. 

SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (APPS & AI) REQUIREMENTS 

• Experience in software, application, and/or enterprise architecture methods and approaches.
• Experience in developing, deploying, and operating software solutions in the cloud. 
• Experience in a variety of programming languages and technologies. 
• Hands-on experience designing or integrating Generative AI solutions - for example, leveraging large language models, prompt engineering, or building AI-powered application features.
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate product requirements and business strategy to a technical and non-technical audience and influence effectively in both spoken and written form. 
• Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills. 

LIFE AT AMDARIS 

• Private Medical Cover ✨ Your health is a priority and we’ve got you covered!
• Work from Anywhere Policy (EMEA) 🌍Flexibility to work from wherever inspires you! 
• Flexible and Hybrid working 🧑‍💻A balance between office days and home comfort. 
• Dog Friendly Office 🐾 Bring your furry friends along for the ride. 
• Competitive Employer Pension contributions 💼 We invest in your future, today. 
• Cycle to work scheme, Electric car scheme, Gym discounts 🚴 and many more flexible benefits to use at your leisure
• Health & Wellbeing app 🧘 Access mindfulness tools, positivity boosts, and wellness support anytime
• Monthly social and charitable events 💙 Build connections and give back while having fun.
• Beer on Tap!! 🍻Raise a glass to celebrate the wins.