Global management and technology consultancy expects to hire over 100 Scotland-based consultants during 2022
EDINBURGH, February 21, 2022 – Capco, a Wipro company, the global management and technology consultancy, has announced that it will be adding over 100 new jobs at the firm’s office in Scotland in the coming year to meet rising demand for digital transformation and data-related services from local financial services institutions.
With its clients continuing to focus on optimising customer experiences, operating models and internal automation, Capco Scotland will be expanding its current team of 270 permanent consultants through 2022 and into 2023. All the roles will be based in Scotland, servicing financial services clients principally based in the Central Belt and spanning data and analytics, digital banking, technology and engineering related positions.
Drawing on the broad financial markets capabilities within Capco’s global business, Capco Scotland provides a broad range of business and technology transformation and change services solutions to premier financial services clients. Focused purely on the financial services industry, Capco Scotland’s key offerings include business change services, Finance Risk and Compliance (FRC), digital engineering and innovation, data & analytics, technology delivery and project management office (PMO) services for large global transformation programs.
Roland Inglis, Partner and Head of Capco Scotland, said:
“We are fully committed to being the financial services consultancy of choice in Scotland, having grown steadily in the past 6 years from just 15 people to almost 300 employees supporting Scottish-based clients today. Through 2022 we will be recruiting actively with a particular focus on change professionals who have the know-how and experience to solve complex challenges within financial services and who are now looking to take the step into consultancy and develop their career in an entrepreneurial and highly collaborative environment.
“We look to do things differently at Capco and to offer the market something genuinely new. To that end, we have built an empowering and inclusive culture that puts a premium on fresh thinking and creativity. Through the pandemic we have continued to see very strong demand for our services, notably in areas such as technology and engineering, data, digital and new ways of working, and we can offer very real opportunities for talented change managers and analytical professionals who are looking to be at the leading edge of end-to-end transformation and innovation within Scottish financial services.”
Sandy Begbie CBE, Chief Executive Officer at Scottish Financial Enterprise, said:
“Capco has been a real success story in Scotland and today’s announcement is yet another clear statement of their commitment to our sector. With the growing demand for digital transformation, automation and data services across our sector it is vital we have high quality consultancy to support financial services firms. Over the last six plus years Capco has been growing its operation here in Scotland and these 100 new roles reflect the important role it plays within our sector. This is also a further vote of confidence in our sector here in Scotland, which continues to grow and is increasing the number of high quality jobs. I would also like to thank Capco for the broader support they provide the sector and communities in Scotland.”
Details of open roles at Capco Scotland can be found at www.capco.com/careers