Business Manager

Business Manager – Capital Markets – COO Team

💷 £500–£1000 per day | Outside IR35 | Rolling contract

📍 Central London | 4–5 days per week on site

Everyone matters here:

• We promote an inclusive, supportive environment for all genders
• We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and valued
• We actively support gender diversity and inclusion at every level
• We foster a culture of work-life balance and equal opportunity

You’ll be working within a Global Capital Markets business, supporting the COO function to deliver change, shape operating frameworks, and support new business initiatives across trading desks and asset classes. It’s a blend of Business Management, Business Analysis and Project Managment skills. Focused on operational effectiveness, cost transparency, and strategic growth.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting new business initiatives and expansion projects across Capital Markets
• Partnering with senior business managers to develop and improve operating frameworks
• Driving documentation, project planning, and KPI/MI reporting
• Owning stakeholder communications and ensuring alignment across teams
• Helping steer the division’s cost base, controls, and technology strategy
• Acting as the link between the business and functions (IT, Risk, Ops, Finance)
• Contributing to regulatory compliance, platform optimisation, and COO oversight

What you’ll need:

• Strong understanding of Capital Markets products and processes
• Experience in COO, project management or business management roles in financial services
• Skilled in project planning, stakeholder management, and documentation
• Commercially aware, with experience driving cost control and process improvement
• Comfortable working in a regulated, fast-paced environment
• Strong communicator, confident influencing across business units

This is a high-impact role at the heart of a fast-scaling Capital Markets business. If you\’re used to moving between the strategic and the operational — and want to help shape the future of a global platform — this is one worth exploring.

📩 To apply – click the link or for a faster response, email Barry.Ansell@HarringtonStarr.com