EMEA IT Lead

About Actis

In October 2024, General Atlantic acquired Actis, which now operates as its Sustainable Infrastructure business alongside its existing strategies in Growth Equity, Credit, and Climate. Actis is a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, delivering competitive returns for institutional investors and measurable positive impact for the countries, cities and communities in which it operates. Actis invests in structural themes that support long-term, equitable growth in defensive, critical infrastructure across energy transition, digitalization transition, and supply chain transformation. The firm’s decades of global experience, operational know-how and strong culture allows it to create global sustainability leaders at scale. Since inception, Actis has raised $26 billion to invest in a better tomorrow. Actis is a signatory to the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), an investor initiative developed by the UNEP FI. The firm has consistently been awarded the highest rating score in the UNPRI independent assessment. You can learn more about Actis at www.act.is.

Key Purpose of Role

General Atlantic Actis, is seeking an IT Lead for the EMEA region. This is a newly created position and the first dedicated IT hire based in London, offering a rare opportunity to play a key role in the integration of two global investment firms.

The successful candidate will have a strong application development and full-stack background who is comfortable operating in a broad, hands-on role. Working closely with the Head of Application Development in New York, the role will focus on owning Actis-specific applications, rationalising bespoke tools, and supporting the technology harmonization between the two firms, inclusive of responsibility for end-user IT support across EMEA.

 This is an ideal opportunity for a candidate who is looking to amplify their influence and move into an agile, high-impact environment with greater ownership and visibility.

Key Responsibilities (this list is not exhaustive)

• Act as the IT and Applications lead for Actis across the EMEA region
• Report directly to the Head of Application Development, partnering closely on integration and transition initiatives with dotted line accountability to the Head of Data Engineering and Head of End User Support
• Conform Actis’ Software Development Lifecycle process to align with GA standards
• Own and support all Actis-specific applications, including bespoke and internally developed tools
• Work with global IT leadership to:
  • Review and rationalise existing applications and platforms
  • Lead the transition and evolution of systems as Actis integrates with General Atlantic
  • Reduce complexity and technical debt where appropriate
  • Increase observability, reliability and resilience across the platform
• Provide hands-on technical support and oversight across:
  • Application support and enhancements
  • End-user IT services for the London office and wider EMEA region
• Manage and coordinate:
  • Two London-based IT support consultants
  • An outsourced IT support team in Delhi, India
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex technical and application-related issues
• Support onboarding, offboarding, and day-to-day technology needs of investment and business teams
• Partner with stakeholders at multiple levels to understand business needs and translate them into practical technical solutions
• Ensure alignment with global security, compliance, and governance standards

While this role description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, Actis reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties from particular roles and assign other duties as necessary.

Knowledge

• 6-10 years of experience in IT or application development roles combined with technology operations.
• Strong background in application development with exposure to full-stack technologies (e.g., modern web frameworks such as Angluar and React, Restful APIs, databases, etc.) and CI/CD toolsets
• Experience owning and supporting bespoke or internally developed applications
• Prior experience working in FinTech, Capital Markets, Credit or Investment companies strongly preferred; Investment Management, Private Equity or Hedge Fund technology experience an advantage
• Experience managing:
  • Local IT support resources
  • Outsourced or offshore technology teams
• Comfortable balancing hands-on technical work with people and vendor management
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to simplify and rationalise complex systems
• Excellent communication skills and confidence working with stakeholders at all levels across geographies
• Experience supporting technology integration or system transitions following mergers or partnerships an advantage
• Exposure to cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and modern application architectures
• Understanding of information security, data protection, and access controls in regulated environments
• High level of integrity and attention to detail.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.

General Atlantic offers a robust reward program to all employees that will support you and your family, maintaining fulfilling, secure and healthy lives now and into the future, which includes but is not limited to medical insurance, retirement savings contributions, mental and physical health resources and an equal pay program.  Additional reward programs, such as annual discretionary bonuses and long-term incentive programs, are available for eligible employees and are offered as recognition for performance and one’s contributions towards the organization’s success.