About this role

Galatea Associates is seeking a Lead Financial Software Consultant to drive technical delivery, mentor junior consultants, and develop solutions for global financial services firms.

This role combines hands-on software development with technical and project leadership. You will lead a team of 3–8 consultants, oversee solutions from design through production, and work closely with clients to translate business needs into effective technical solutions. You will also help introduce AI-driven development practices that improve how teams build and deliver software.

At Galatea, we value collaboration, ownership, and open communication. Our small, focused teams work closely with clients and one another to solve complex problems and deliver strong results.

What You’ll Do

General Responsibilities

The role involves owning the technical delivery of a project, from design through go-live and ongoing support. Key responsibilities include:

- Working with the client’s design authorities on solution design and architecture, and lead development, testing, and production deployment.

- Managing the delivery of a team of 3-8 consultants and, in certain instances, some client personnel, to ensure deadlines are met.

- Driving team adoption of agentic software development , including designing agentic AI-based SDLC, defining quality gates, building knowledge bases, and helping the team adopt these practices to improve efficiency.

- Collaborating with the client’s business teams, business analysts, product owners, and other stakeholders to define requirements, support user acceptance testing (UAT), and provide post-go-live support.

- Contributing to the growth and development of the local office and the firm globally through leadership and collaboration.

Example Projects

Project assignments may vary based on client needs. The following examples illustrate the types of work you may be involved in.

- Payments Initiation Modernization - Help a major global bank modernize the technology behind payments initiation to improve performance, implement intelligent monitoring and anomaly detection, and strengthen platform support.

- Cross-Border Payments Migration - Support a major global bank in migrating cross-border payments processing to a strategic platform, including data solutions for tracking payment status, batches, currency conversions, postings, and settlements.

- Greenfield Domestic Payments Platform - Help a major European bank design and develop a new domestic payments platform supporting payment schemes across the US and Europe, including ACH, wires, SEPA, BACS, Faster Payments, and SWIFT.

- Enterprise Data Management - Help a leading enterprise data management provider improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and shorten implementation timelines for its clients.

Technology Landscape

Experience with at least one technology in each category below is required. Java 17+ and Kafka (or a comparable streaming platform) are essential.

About You

- Project Leadership - Demonstrated experience leading a scrum team of 3-8 engineers, setting goals, providing constructive feedback, and supporting team members’ development.

- Technical Expertise & AI-Driven Innovation - Experience designing large-scale distributed systems and solving complex technical challenges, ideally involving high-throughput and near-real-time systems. Experience driving the adoption of agentic software development, including designing an agentic AI-based SDLC, defining quality gates, building knowledge bases, and helping the team adopt these practices to improve efficiency.

- Client Collaboration - Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate client needs into practical solutions.

- Technical Foundation - Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Math, Engineering, or a related field.

- Financial Interest - Curiosity about finance, capital markets, and the businesses our clients support. Prior financial services experience and knowledge of payment protocols such as SWIFT is a plus.

Benefits

- Fully funded private medical and dental insurance, plus group life and critical illness coverage

- Pension plan with a competitive employer contribution

- Generous annual leave and parental leave

- Lifestyle benefits stipend

Compensation

£100K - £130K total compensation (base salary + bonus)

Candidates must be willing to work fully in the office based on their client assignment. Travel to client offices may also be required.
For recruiting purposes, this position is described as a Lead Financial Software Consultant. While this description reflects the responsibilities and level of the position, Galatea does not use formal job titles or levels internally. Employees are designated as "Associates" regardless of their role or level of responsibility.