Director of Technical Pre Sales

Arcus Search; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Director of Technical Pre Sales to guide Data Transformations within Financial Services clients. This role will involve leading Pre-Sales activities, designing architectures, and ensuring Data Management practices are modernized. Candidates must have extensive experience in both Pre-Sales and Data Governance, with a strong background in Financial Services.

Qualifications

• Experience with end-to-end RFPs is essential.
• Expertise in Data Governance and Architecture required.
• Prior work in Financial Services is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical Data Transformations within Financial Services.
• Oversee Pre-Sales activities including RFP responses and solution identification.
• Design target architectures and implement Data Management practices.

Skills

Extensive Pre-Sales experience

Data Governance

Data Architecture

Modern cloud experience

Hands-on technical background

Job description

Arcus Search are looking for a Director of Technical Pre Sales. This role is to be the technical leader for a number of Data Transformations, within Financial Services clients, focused on re-designing Data Architecture and enabling modern Data Management practices.

The role:

Working across the Financial Services industry, this role will be responsible for the technical leadership of Data Transformations, focused on enhancing Data Management, and making Data a strategic asset within the end clients. The role will be a mixture of Pre‑Sales activities, which include responding to RFPs, identifying the correct solutions, building out POCs, designing target architectures, and overseeing the implementation.

What we are looking for:

• Extensive Pre‑Sales experience - you will need to have worked on E2E RFPs
• A data specialist - both from Data Governance, and Data Architecture
• Modern cloud experience
• Financial Services experience is a must‑have
• A hands‑on technical background is preferred, with a experience leading E2E data strategy