Seismic Developer

Department: Digital, Social and Martech Services

Job Category: Support

Location: London, GB, EC2V 7QN

At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns - it's about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We don't just manage money, we guide people through life's big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.
We're proud to be one of the UK's leading wealth managers, with over £109bn in assets under management and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. We're a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel - and we're growing.
As of June 2025

Seismic Developer

Division: Brand & Digital Services

Location: London

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Hybrid

About the Role

In this role you will design and build Seismic Livedoc solutions to support and improve Front Office client facing activities, enhance document quality/experience by the creation of automated/customisable documents, tools and integrations, supporting Seismic platform maintenance and continual development of solutions and processes.

This role will focus on the building and development of Seismic LiveDocs and all related functionality including pulling data from lists and other platforms. A strong understanding of the structure of LiveDocs within Seismic is essential.

Seismic is a well embedded and supported platform within Rathbones. You will be working with a knowledgeable and experienced team of Seismic specialists.

What you'll be responsible for

• Continuation and primary ongoing ownership and maintenance of our automated and customisable Proposal documents - one of our key platform projects
• Creation of advanced and scalable Seismic LiveDoc solutions to deliver automation benefits to Rathbones Group and user journey improvements to Front Office Teams - documenting solutions as required
• Gathering project requirements and taking complex briefs from stakeholders at all business levels, exhibiting a solution based mindset while also managing project expectations and timescales
• Testing and optimisation of Seismic solutions
• Assist with delivery of integrations between Seismic platform and external systems via APIs, dataloaders and other technical integration processes to ensure accurate and fast surfacing of data from primary sources, and reduction of manual data and content requirements for end users
• Support the wider Seismic Team with all projects, maintenance and continual platform development, including development and maintenance of Seismic Hubs, Compliance processes and streamlined architecture
• Promote Client Office as key technical and solution partner to Front Office
• Provide analytics to evidence impact of above activities

About you

If you meet some of these criteria and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply:

• Deep knowledge of Seismic platform administration and LiveDoc creation
• Knowledge of Seismic LiveSend, Digital Sales Rooms, Workflows, and Reference Content
• Knowledge of PowerPoint and Word (particularly Seismic add in functionality)
• Strong Excel experience and creation/maintenance of Seismic Lists and Databases
• Ability to manage expectations at all levels of stakeholders
• SQL and Seismic variable development (including creation/editing of variable formulae)
• APIs and integration processes with external data sources and systems (eg Salesforce, Snowflake etc)
• Desirable - Understanding of Rathbones Front Office processes and how Seismic stored content (standard and interactive/automated) supports Investment Management teams

Our offer to you

We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.

We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:

• A company pension - 9% non contributory or 10% if you contribute 5%
• Private medical insurance - Individual on joining, family after 1 year's service
• Life assurance - 8 x salary
• Company share scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• Flexible holidays - purchase up to 5 additional days
• Green Car Scheme
• Family friendly policies - enhanced family leave for parents & carers
• Study support - study days and funding for courses and qualifications
• Season travel ticket loans
• Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you

Social and Community Groups

• Sports & Social Committees, such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.
• Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Take a moment to pause (Menopause) and Armed Forces.
• The NextGen IM Network, which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK, who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.

Life at Rathbones

We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.

We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.

We're a Level 1 Disability Confident employer under the UK Government scheme. This means we've signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online.

If you feel there are any reasonable adjustments that would make the process easier for you and help you to perform at your best whether that is due to disability, neurodiversity or other protected characteristic, just let us know by emailing us at

Mission

We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results, earning trust and doing the right thing - for our clients, our colleagues and the communities we're part of.
Our values shape how we work:
- We aim high
- We get it done
- We show we care
- We do the right thing
These aren't just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other, how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.

We will close this advert once we have received enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don't miss out.