Forward Deployed Solutions Analyst

LCM Partners is one of Europe's leading alternatives investment management firms. We are widely recognised for our deep understanding of credit and track record of generating strong, risk adjusted returns for our clients through investments in performing, rescheduled and non-performing loans. We have one of the strongest origination capabilities in Europe and are responsible for managing over €65 billion across over 6,000 portfolios.

Our senior team has over 500 years of combined experience with backgrounds in asset management, investment banking, strategic consulting, M&A and business intelligence and the core senior management team has been in place for over 23 years. We benefit from a proactive approach with banks and financial institutions, often transacting on a repeat basis or building long term exclusive partnerships.

We foster a forward-thinking culture as we always seek out ways to improve. Our people embrace challenge, solving problems with creativity, analysis, and a positive attitude. We work hard and take pride in what we do. Our business is growing and we’d like you to be part of our team.

What you will do as a Forward Deployed Solutions Analyst

From day one, you’ll work alongside LCM Partners’ business teams across Investment, Portfolio Management, Investor Relations and Operations to understand their workflows and build practical solutions that improve how they work. You will identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual effort and improve access to information. You’ll use software development, automation and emerging technologies, including AI, to build and test prototypes with users and help turn successful ideas into tools used across the business.

From scoping a problem with its owner to handing a proven prototype to the engineering team that hardens it for production, you will be involved in specific projects and tasks in the following areas:

• Supporting the LCM Innovation Committee in scoping and designing business applications aided by AI, including the business case for each
• Building rapid prototypes of data and automation tooling, with LLMs and agents as the default building blocks, and iterating with users until the tool earns its place - in line with Group standards and approach
• Agreeing on evidence, usage, time saved and error rates, what merits “production-isation” and what does not
• Preparing handover packs for the Development team: requirements, data flows, test cases and the risks the prototype has already surfaced
• Retiring prototypes that don't progress, and tracking the full pipeline from idea to live tool

Moreover, you will have an opportunity to assist the business in the following areas:

• Spotting process patterns that repeat across functions and proposing shared solutions
• Contributing to the firm's standards for AI use, data handling and prompt and agent design
• Training colleagues to use the tools you build, and to build simple ones themselves

Key skills of the Forward Deployed Solutions Analyst

• Two to five years in a role combining analysis and building: data analyst, analytics engineer, solutions or product analyst, or consulting with hands-on delivery
• Strong Python and SQL, with experience building small applications or automations end to end
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt design and at least one agent or workflow framework; you can show things you have built, not only used
• Comfortable working directly with non-technical stakeholders: eliciting requirements, running demos, taking criticism of your prototype and acting on it
• Judgement about when to stop: able to recommend retiring your own work on the evidence
• Awareness of data protection and model risk considerations when handling operational and personal data under GDPR
• Written and spoken English to a high standard
• A European language (Spanish, Italian, German or Portuguese) is an advantage; financial services experience is useful but not required

Education

University graduate, preferably with a specialisation in finance, accounting, investment analysis, financial management or statistical analysis

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Participation in discretionary annual performance related bonus
• Fully paid comprehensive healthcare, pension and life insurance
• 25 days holiday
• Regular social agenda
• Ideal start date: Monday 11th January 2027
• For more information on LCM Partners, visit our website https://lcmpartners.eu/

At LCM Partners, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we engage in any employment practice, we are committed to being inclusive regardless of any protected status.

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