Wholesale Lending Migration Lead (ACBS to Loan IQ)- London

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Wholesale Lending Migration Lead (ACBS to Loan IQ) to work for our client within the Wholesale Banking / Corporate & Investment Lending sector.

This is initially a 6-month contract with very good prospects to extend and will be a hybrid role, based in London, Manchester, or Radbroke (candidates must be commutable to one of these locations). 

Our client is seeking a senior level migration lead to take end-to-end ownership of a large-scale Wholesale Lending platform migration from ACBS to Finastra Fusion Loan IQ. This is a hands-on leadership role within Lending Operations, responsible for driving migration execution across data, processes, risk & control, testing, and operational readiness. The successful candidate will lead a dedicated migration pod, work closely with technology and operations teams, and play a critical role in delivering a complex, time-sensitive roadmap with regular migration events.

• Lead a migration pod and drive execution of Wholesale Lending migrations from ACBS to Loan IQ, including dry runs and live cutovers
• Own data migration, reconciliation, and issue resolution, ensuring data quality pre- and post-migration
• Partner closely with Operations, Technology, Controls, and Testing teams to deliver end-to-end migration readiness
• Define, execute, and sign off testing strategies, scenarios, scripts, and go/no-go decisions
• Support transition into BAU, providing on-site operational support, guidance, and escalation during migration phases

• Strong hands-on experience with ACBS within Corporate / Investment Banking Lending Operations
• Proven experience with Finastra Fusion Loan IQ in an operational, migration, or implementation capacity (not mortgage processing)
• Demonstrable knowledge of Wholesale / Corporate Lending products and servicing processes
• Confident Excel user with experience handling large data volumes and reconciliations
• Comfortable leading stakeholders at all levels, with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension