Principal Solutions Consultant

Lorien; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Leadership responsibility

Job summary

Lorien is seeking a Principal Solutions Consultant in Glasgow/Edinburgh hybrid role, offering leadership across client delivery projects and mentorship to the team. You will guide design reviews, ensure quality and drive best practices in data-driven financial solutions.

Ideal candidates bring strong experience in reconciliation tech, financial data management, regulatory reporting, and complex datasets, with a track record of leading solution delivery in financial services environments.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering software solutions in Financial Services, FinTech, SaaS or data-driven environments.
• Proven experience with reconciliation platforms, financial controls, transaction processing, or regulatory reporting.
• SQL skills including querying, data manipulation and performance optimisation.
• Experience leading solution delivery, implementation or technical projects.
• Strong understanding of software development and implementation lifecycles.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with large, complex datasets.
• Ability to mentor and support technical team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of client implementation projects.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Developers and Consultants.
• Review and approve solution designs.
• Act as a senior escalation point for technical and delivery issues.
• Drive delivery standards, governance and best practice.
• Support testing, defect management and acceptance activities.
• Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Ensure projects stay within scope, timelines and quality standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across delivery and support teams.

Skills

Financial Services

Reconciliation Platforms

SQL

Solution Delivery

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Data Management

Regulatory Reporting

Mentoring

Implementation Lifecycle

Tools

SSRS

Power BI

XML

Job description

Principal Solutions / Implementation Consultant

Glasgow or Edinburgh (Hybrid) - Hybrid 2 days a week onsite
Salary: 65,000 - 75,000

The Opportunity

We're working with an established and growing technology business that delivers complex data management, reconciliation, and financial control solutions to enterprise clients across the financial services sector.

As part of continued growth, we're seeking a Principal Solutions Consultant to provide technical leadership across client delivery projects, mentor members of the wider team, and help shape best practice across implementation and solution delivery functions.

This role is ideally suited to someone with a background in reconciliation technology, financial data management, regulatory reporting, or financial software implementations who enjoys combining technical expertise with leadership responsibilities.

The Role

You'll play a key role in delivering complex data-driven solutions whilst supporting the development and growth of colleagues across the wider delivery team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the technical delivery of client implementation projects.
• Providing guidance and mentorship to Developers and Consultants.
• Reviewing and approving solution designs.
• Acting as a senior escalation point for technical and delivery-related issues.
• Driving delivery standards, governance, and best practice.
• Supporting testing, defect management, and acceptance activities.
• Working closely with clients and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Ensuring projects remain aligned to agreed scope, timelines, and quality standards.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across delivery and support teams.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong experience delivering software solutions within Financial Services, FinTech, SaaS, or data-driven environments.
• Proven experience working with reconciliation platforms, financial controls, transaction processing, or regulatory reporting solutions.
• SQL skills including querying, data manipulation, and performance optimisation.
• Experience leading solution delivery, implementation, or technical project teams.
• Strong understanding of software development and implementation lifecycles.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with large, complex datasets.
• Ability to mentor and support technical team members.

Desirable

• Experience with reconciliation platforms such as SmartStream, IntelliMatch, Duco, Gresham CTC, SS&C Recon or similar.
• Banking, insurance, asset management, or wider financial services experience.
• Knowledge of XML, data mapping, integrations, and data migration projects.
• Experience with SSRS, Power BI, or reporting solutions.
• Previous line management or team leadership experience.

Suitable Backgrounds

We'd be particularly interested in speaking with individuals currently working as:

• Principal Solutions Consultant
• Senior Solutions Consultant
• Product Consultant
• Reconciliation Consultant
• Professional Services Consultant
• Technical Business Analyst
• Implementation Consultant
• Technical Lead
• Data Solutions Lead
• Financial Systems Consultant

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to 75,000
• Hybrid working model
• Leadership responsibility within a growing technology business
• Exposure to complex financial data and enterprise-scale projects
• Opportunity to help shape delivery standards and technical best practice
• Clear scope for career development and progression

If you have a strong background in financial data, reconciliation platforms, SQL, and solution delivery, and are looking for an opportunity to combine technical expertise with leadership responsibility, we'd love to hear from you.