Double Down Group

About the Company

Double Down Group (DDG) is an extremely unique executive search and advisory firm that brings a fresh perspective to placing highly qualified talent at premier firms within the financial technology and financial services industries.

Founder, John Dolan, brings 20+ years of experience within the investment technology industry holding various leadership positions across sales, business development, product management, customer success and account management at BlackRock, SS&C Eze and a startup/scaleup called Rebar Systems. He has also run and developed regional offices and teams in both the US and the UK.

Along with this experience comes a massive network within both the fintech and finserv spaces, having worked in some capacity with more than 100 financial technology firms and over 1000 hedge funds, asset managers, asset servicers and other buy and sell side institutions.

Clients choose to work with DDG because we are two steps ahead of the process before it even begins - we not only personally and professionally know many of the candidates we will be placing but we also have a deep understanding of the roles we are placing them in.

In addition, not only do we provide advisory services for the search process, but also consulting services regarding the investment technology industry where relevant. This includes discussing the current, past and future landscape of the industry and the pertinent players in it (nothing confidential).

DDG is also supported by official advisor, Sean Dowling, who has over 18 years experience within the staffing industry at various well known firms.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Double Down Group

Job Title

Sales Director - AI Banking Intelligence Platform - US & UK

Job Description

**Job Title** Sales Director – AI Banking Intelligence Platform **Role Summary** Seasoned enterprise SaaS sales leader responsible for driving new and expansion revenue in Tier 1–3 banks across the U.S. and UK regions. Individual‑contributor hunter role with a focus on closing $250 k+ ARR deals for an AI‑driven banking engagement platform. **Expectations** - Achieve or exceed sales quota (at least 2 of the last 3 years). - Generate a robust pipeline and deliver accurate forecasting. - Close high‑value enterprise deals and nurture senior‑level relationships. - Contribute market insights to guide product and sales strategy. - Meet OTE targets (base + 2× OTE) and participate in equity program. **Key Responsibilities** 1. **New Business Development** – Identify, qualify, and secure new opportunities through outbound prospecting and inbound lead management within assigned territory (U.S. East, West, Texas, UK/Ireland/Nordics, France/Southern Europe). 2. **Opportunity Management** – Conduct consultative discovery, develop proposals, negotiate terms, and close $250 k+ ARR SaaS contracts. 3. **Pipeline & Forecasting** – Maintain detailed, accurate pipeline data in Salesforce; deliver quarterly forecasts and performance reports. 4. **Strategic Consulting** – Understand customer initiatives and position the platform as a strategic enhancement to their digital offering. 5. **Cross‑Functional Collaboration** – Provide market intelligence, refine sales playbooks, and support the account‑management team as needed. 6. **Process Excellence** – Uphold and elevate sales processes, standards, and reporting metrics. **Required Skills** - 5–15 years of enterprise SaaS sales experience, 2+ years selling to banks. - Proven quota attainment (≥2 successes in the last 3 years). - Strong hunting orientation (≥85% hunting focus). - Established relationships with Tier 1–2 banks; experience closing deals with ≥$50 B assets. - Salesforce CRM proficiency. - Excellent communication, negotiation, and strategic consulting abilities. - Fluency in English; French required for the France/Southern Europe territory. - Comfortable presenting to senior banking stakeholders and integrating value‑added solutions into existing systems. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Sales, or a related field (advanced degree preferred). - Sales methodology certifications (e.g., SPIN, MEDDIC, ABM) highly regarded.

London, United kingdom

Remote

Mid level

29-10-2025

Company Name

Double Down Group

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer/Tech Lead Roles - Investment Technology

Job Description

**Job Title:** Senior DevOps Engineer / DevOps Manager **Role Summary:** Lead cloud infrastructure and automation for financial technology platforms. **Expectations:** 8+ years in DevOps/SRE/Cloud Infrastructure; 2+ years in leadership. **Key Responsibilities:** Design and manage Azure-based infrastructure, implement CI/CD pipelines, automate processes. **Required Skills:** Azure services (compute, networking, storage, SQL); CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions); scripting/automation (PowerShell, Python, Bash). **Job Title:** Tech Lead - Platform Engineering **Role Summary:** Oversee platform engineering for financial applications, focusing on scalability and performance. **Expectations:** ~10 years in software/platform engineering; 3+ years in leadership. **Key Responsibilities:** Architect systems, lead teams, develop C#.NET backend and JavaScript frontend solutions. **Required Skills:** Azure cloud infrastructure, C#.NET backend, JavaScript frontend, Redis caching. **Job Title:** Senior Quantitative Developer **Role Summary:** Develop quantitative models for asset valuation, risk, and risk analysis. **Expectations:** 7+ years in C#/Python/C++ development; asset class expertise. **Key Responsibilities:** Design financial models for private equity, derivatives, structuring. **Required Skills:** C#, Python, C/C++; object-oriented programming; asset class knowledge (private equity, fixed income, derivatives). **Job Title:** Senior Full Stack Engineer Tech Lead **Role Summary:** Lead development of financial applications with auditability and SLA compliance. **Expectations:** 8+ years in full-stack software development. **Key Responsibilities:** Build financial apps/valuation models using C#.NET, REST APIs, and testing frameworks (xUnit/NUnit). **Required Skills:** C# .NET (ASP.NET Core), REST API design, concurrency patterns, testing tools. **Job Title:** Full Stack/Back End Engineer **Role Summary:** Develop backend systems for financial technology platforms. **Expectations:** 4+ years in financial services software development. **Key Responsibilities:** Implement C# .NET backend solutions with Azure Cloud integration. **Required Skills:** C# .NET (backend), Azure Cloud, Azure SQL, RESTful API development. **Required Education & Certifications:** None specified.

New york city, United states

Hybrid

Senior

09-11-2025