Digital Transformation Executive

Downing is a fast growing, entrepreneurial investment manager headquartered in the City of London, with four offices across the UK and Sweden and over 200 members of staff. We invest for return while caring about the world. Downing has a structured and thorough approach to integrating sustainability, stewardship and governance into all that we do. At a company level, we are driven by our ESG strategy and obligations as a net zero carbon asset manager. This is underpinned by our commitment as a certified B Corporation, in which we are dedicated to the 'triple bottom line' of people, planet and profit. We monitor ESG performance and consistently look to improve through various responsible investment policies and by being active signatories to several industry frameworks, including UNPRI, UKSIF, ICGN, IIGCC and the UK Stewardship Code. We see contributing to policy advocacy as a core investor duty.

Diversity is important to us, and we see the benefits that having a team with a range of backgrounds and perspectives can bring. We are bold and ambitious, straightforward and we support each other. These core values are vital to everything we do – from the businesses we invest in, to the people we hire.

About the Role

You’ll be part of Digital’s Transformation team, supporting the Lead directly on transformation work across the business. Your work directly affects whether departments can adopt and use what Digital builds - from leading smaller initiatives through to building the guides and reference implementations that help adoption scale. This is hands-on, practical work.

You’ll use AI tools to manage, accelerate, and improve how you and the team operate. You’ll work across self-service platforms - Power BI, AI tools, automation tools - and be one of the first people to use what Digital builds. Digital’s portfolio is growing: more departments, more solutions, more pipeline across software, data products, reporting, low-code, and AI. The team needs someone hands-on - leading smaller initiatives, building the materials that help adoption scale, and using AI to accelerate how the team works.

Responsibilities

• Lead smaller initiatives and requests - owning them from start to finish.
• Work hands-on with self-service platforms - Power BI, AI tools, automation tools.
• Use AI to manage, accelerate, and improve how the team works.
• Build guides, templates, and reference implementations that help departments adopt tools.
• Test and provide feedback on tools and platforms Digital builds.
• Support pipeline and delivery tracking - keeping reporting accurate and up to date.

Qualifications

1–2 years’ experience in a digital, technology, or product-focused environment - or a graduate with demonstrable interest in these areas.

Required Skills

• An AI-first mindset - you already use AI tools daily to think, research, draft, and solve problems.
• You experiment with new capabilities as they emerge, and you’re excited about what’s coming next.
• High initiative - you figure out how to make things happen without waiting for perfect conditions or permission.
• A systems mindset - you think about how things connect, how changes in one area affect others, and how improving the way things are done can have a bigger impact.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience with Power BI, low-code tools, or automation platforms.
• Financial services or professional services background.

To apply, you must have the full right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.