job title: senior commercial data analystlocation: leeds (hybrid working available)salary: competitive and negotiable depending on experience

an established and growing consultancy is seeking a senior commercial data analyst to join their team in leeds, supporting clients by delivering data-led insight to drive smarter commercial and operational decisions.

the successful candidate will play a key role in analysing complex data, producing meaningful reports and dashboards, and helping businesses identify opportunities for improved performance and efficiency.

key responsibilities:

• gather, manage and validate data from multiple sources.
• perform detailed analysis to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• develop dashboards, visual reports and presentations for stakeholders.
• provide commercial insight to support strategic and operational decision making.
• monitor kpis and business performance metrics.
• recommend and implement process improvements based on data findings.
• work closely with stakeholders across different departments.
• maintain high standards of data governance, health and safety and quality compliance.

skills & experience required:

• proven experience as a data analyst or commercial analyst in a business environment.
• strong experience using power bi, tableau or similar data visualisation tools.
• advanced excel and strong data manipulation skills.
• solid understanding of analytical and statistical techniques.
• excellent communication skills with the ability to present insights clearly.
• strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• ability to manage multiple priorities and projects.

desirable:

• degree in a relevant subject (data, statistics, business, economics, computer science or similar).
• industry-recognised data certifications (power bi, alteryx, sql or similar).
• experience working in consultancy or client-facing environments.

what’s on offer:

• competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience.
• hybrid working model.
• career development and training opportunities.
• exposure to a wide range of projects and clients.

Software Engineering, Data Science, and Systems Design Experts

Why This Role Exists

Mercor partners with leading AI teams to improve the quality, usefulness, and reliability of general-purpose conversational AI systems. These systems are used across a wide range of everyday and professional scenarios, and their effectiveness depends on how clearly, accurately, and helpfully they respond to real user questions.

In coding and software engineering contexts, conversational AI systems must demonstrate correct reasoning, strong problem-solving ability, and adherence to real-world engineering best practices. This project focuses on evaluating and improving how models reason about code, generate solutions, and explain technical concepts across a variety of programming tasks and complexity levels.

What You’ll Do

• Evaluate LLM-generated responses to coding and software engineering queries for accuracy, reasoning, clarity, and completeness

• Conduct fact-checking using trusted public sources and authoritative references

• Conduct accuracy testing by executing code and validating outputs using appropriate tools

• Annotate model responses by identifying strengths, areas of improvement, and factual or conceptual inaccuracies

• Assess code quality, readability, algorithmic soundness, and explanation quality

• Ensure model responses align with expected conversational behavior and system guidelines

• Apply consistent evaluation standards by following clear taxonomies, benchmarks, and detailed evaluation guidelines

Who You Are

• You hold a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field

• You have significant (5+ years) real-world experience in software engineering or related technical roles

• You are an expert in at least two relevant programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C++, C, JavaScript, Go, Rust, Ruby, SQL, Powershell, Bash, Swift, Kotlin, R, TypeScript, HTML/CSS)

• You are able to solve HackerRank or LeetCode Medium and Hard–level problems independently

• You have experience contributing to well-known open-source projects, including merged pull requests

• You have significant experience using LLMs while coding and understand their strengths and failure modes

• You have strong attention to detail and are comfortable evaluating complex technical reasoning, identifying subtle bugs or logical flaws

Nice-to-Have Specialties

• Prior experience with RLHF, model evaluation, or data annotation work

• Track record in competitive programming

• Experience reviewing code in production environments

• Familiarity with multiple programming paradigms or ecosystems

• Experience explaining complex technical concepts to non-expert audiences

What Success Looks Like

• You identify incorrect logic, inefficiencies, edge cases, or misleading explanations in model-generated code, technical concepts, and system design discussions

• Your feedback improves the correctness, robustness, and clarity of AI coding outputs

• You deliver reproducible evaluation artifacts that strengthen model performance

• Mercor customers trust AI systems to assist reliably with real-world coding tasks

Programme Manager

About itas

Itas in on a mission to deliver the perfect solution for their customers to empower them and give them the freedom to do what they do best. Trusted by our customers for over 20 years, itas has been built on referrals from customers and IT professionals that love the expert yet personal service we offer.

Our expert teams are handpicked for their knowledge, great sense of humour and the fact that they are passionate about what they do.

We invest in our people, whether that be coaching and mentoring or support with gaining professional qualifications (such as AAT) or other job specific qualifications, such as Sage product accreditations and other vocational courses, like ‘Train the Trainer’. This has allowed us to promote from within on several occasions.

Why this role matters

This role keeps our delivery engine running smoothly across all customer projects. You’ll oversee our portfolio from a risk, dependency, and resource planning perspective, while personally managing select strategic projects. You’ll also line manage our Project Managers, coaching for delivery excellence and a supportive, high-trust culture.

What you’ll do

Portfolio oversight (risk, resources, dependencies)

• Own the cross-project risk register—surface risks/dependencies early and drive actions to closure.

• Run capacity and resource planning across delivery—balancing skills, utilisation, and wellbeing.

• Maintain a clear delivery roadmap with portfolio-level milestones, benefits, and interlocks.

• Chair concise portfolio governance routines (reviews, risk forums, go/no-go) with exec-ready reporting.

• Drive consistent project controls (RAID, schedules, budgets, change control, quality gates).

Project management of strategic initiatives

• Act as Project Manager for a small number of high-impact customer or internal transformation projects.

• Select and tailor delivery approach (Waterfall/Agile/hybrid); manage scope, schedule, budget, quality.

• Lead stakeholder engagement and change management to secure adoption and outcomes.

• Coordinate partners/vendors and guard commercial integrity (SOWs, CRs, forecasts).

People leadership

• Direct line management of Project Managers: objectives, regular 1:1s, coaching, performance reviews, and growth.

• Build a collaborative, psychologically safe environment; recognise wins and remove blockers early.

• Support hiring, onboarding, and knowledge-sharing across the practice.

Methods, assurance, and continuous improvement

• Evolve our delivery playbook (templates, stage gates, reporting standards).

• Run assurance reviews/health checks; lead retrospectives and corrective actions.

• Optimise PMO tooling and data quality (planning, timesheets, RAID, portfolio dashboards) and drive adoption.

Stakeholder & commercial management

• Translate business goals into measurable outcomes and benefits.

• Provide crisp portfolio updates to SLT and customers; tailor communication to audience.

• Partner with Sales/Finance on commercials (SOWs, change, margin/forecast inputs).

What you’ll bring

Essential (must-have)

• Sector experience: Proven delivery leadership in ERP/finance environments (multi-project portfolio plus hands-on project delivery).

• Qualifications: One or more recognised certifications, e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM PMQ/PPQ, ScrumMaster/SAFe, Lean/Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt) or equivalent.

• PMO tooling improvement: Demonstrable success optimising and improving PMO tools/processes (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, Planner, PSA, HubSpot/CRM, Power BI/Looker dashboards), including workflow design, standards, and adoption.

• Portfolio management: Practical ownership of risk management, resource planning, and dependency management across multiple projects.

• Project management: Track record delivering complex, multi-stakeholder projects end-to-end.

• People leadership: Line-managing PMs or senior consultants; coaching for outcomes.

• Controls & communication: Strong command of RAID, planning, budgeting, change control, and exec-level reporting; excellent stakeholder engagement and written/verbal comms.

• Change leadership: Able to design and run stakeholder and change strategies that drive adoption.

Human Resources Manager

About Job

Human Resources Manager | Full-Time | Remote (EMEA)

We are a trusted recruitment partner, dedicated to connecting experienced professionals with leading companies across industries. On behalf of a fast-growing technology company, we are seeking a Human Resources Manager to lead and develop the people function. This is a full-time, fully remote role, open to candidates across the EMEA region.

About the Role

As the Human Resources Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing all HR operations while supporting the company’s growth across multiple regions. You will play a strategic and hands-on role in shaping HR policies, driving talent initiatives, and ensuring a positive employee experience in a fully remote, international environment.

This role is ideal for a people-first leader with strong organizational skills and experience managing HR operations within fast-paced tech companies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end HR operations, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and employee relations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain HR policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Partner with leadership to support workforce planning and organizational growth.
• Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes to ensure a seamless employee experience.
• Ensure accurate maintenance of HR systems, employee records, and documentation with full confidentiality.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, company policies, and data privacy regulations across EMEA.
• Support training, development, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Act as a key point of contact for employees and management on all HR-related matters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Human Resources, with experience in a managerial or senior HR role.
• Previous experience within the technology sector or a remote-first organization is a strong advantage.
• Solid knowledge of HR operations, employee relations, and performance management.
• Experience using HR systems such as BambooHR, Zoho People, or similar platforms.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities in a fully remote environment.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.

What’s Offered

• Full-time remote role across the EMEA region.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to lead the HR function in a growing, international tech company.
• Collaborative, people-focused, and forward-thinking work culture.
• Strong opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.

Designer

MANUAL is looking for a Graphic Designer to lead the creation of high-impact, performance-driven design across paid social and digital channels.

This role is for a designer who understands that in paid media, every pixel has a job to do. Someone who can combine strong conceptual thinking with exceptional craft to create work that stops the scroll, communicates clearly, and drives action, all while building long-term trust in a regulated healthcare brand.

You’ll be responsible for shaping and delivering social-first creative, primarily static but with motion and art direction oversight, across paid social. Working closely with Growth, Copy and Creative Production,you’ll turn performance insights into bold, testable creative ideas that are designed to be iterated, learned from and scaled.

What you’ll do

• Paid Social Creative Leadership – Lead creative thinking and execution for paid social and digital channels, delivering scroll-stopping static and motion-led design across multiple product categories.

• Concept & Performance Thinking – Develop strong, insight-led creative concepts that balance brand and performance, translating growth objectives into clear, compelling visual ideas.

• End-to-End Ownership – Own paid creative projects from brief through to delivery, iteration and optimisation.

• Design Craft – Maintain an outstanding level of design craft and attention to detail across all outputs, ensuring assets are on-brand, platform-native and performance-optimised.

• Art Direction – Lead art direction for still and motion content — from concepting and storyboarding through to shoot-day direction (in collaboration with the Creative Producer) and post-production feedback.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Work closely with Growth, Marketing & Copywriters to turn insights, learnings and briefs into high-performing creative.