Chris Manning
Director at Skillful Ltd
Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolChris Manning is a seasoned talent leader in data, risk, and analytics recruitment with over 12 years of experience across financial services, technology, and energy sectors. He currently serves as Director at Skillful Ltd, where since 2020 he has steered the firm’s mission to build lasting, less transactional partnerships and enable clients to hire for complex analytics and risk roles. Prior to Skillful, he led analytics and technology teams at Fitzroy Solutions, driving cross-industry recruitment for FS, media, retail, and insurance, and he has a track record of helping disruptive startups scale their analytical capabilities. His work spans Risk (Credit, Market, Fraud, AML), Data Science (ML, NLP, AI), Digital & Tech (GA, CRO, UX), and Oil & Gas, with a practical emphasis on aligning talent with business outcomes. Based in Chelmsford, UK, Chris combines hands-on recruitment leadership with a deep understanding of technical domains, enabling him to translate complex requirements into talent strategies. He brings a practitioner’s insight to hiring—balancing rigor with a genuine care for people through every stage of the recruitment journey.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Media Studies & I.T, A Levels, Media Studies & I.T, A Levels at Havering Sixth Form College
Github Skills (98)
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
chrismanning/ejpp
Nov 2013 - May 2014
Contributions:86 commits in 6 months
chrismanning/melo
Oct 2019 - May 2024
Contributions:4 PRs, 93 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 7 months
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