Hargreaves Lansdown Careers

UK retail investment and savings platform, Bristol based, serving over 2 million private investors with more than £172bn under administration.

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About the company

Legal name

Hargreaves Lansdown Limited (formerly Hargreaves Lansdown plc)

Founded

1 July 1981, by Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown

Headquarters

1 College Square South, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5HL, England

Industry

Financial services: retail investment, savings and wealth platform

CEO

Matt Benchener

CFO

Declan Hourican

Employees

Over 2,000 colleagues

Revenue (FY24)

£764.9 million for the year ended 30 June 2024

Listed on

Private since March 2025. Delisted from the London Stock Exchange after a £5.4bn take-private

Parent company

Owned by CVC Capital Partners, Nordic Capital and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Platinum Ivy)

Hargreaves Lansdown is a UK retail investment and savings platform founded in Bristol in 1981 by Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown. It lets private investors hold funds, shares, pensions and cash savings in one place through ISAs, SIPPs, fund and share accounts and drawdown products, and it also offers financial advice and workplace pensions. The registered office is at 1 College Square South, Anchor Road, Bristol.

The business serves more than 2 million clients and administers over £172bn of client assets. For the year to 30 June 2025 it reported record assets under administration of £172.7bn, up 11%, underlying profit before tax of £544.3m, up 19%, net new business of £6bn and 136,000 net new clients, taking the total to 2.02 million. Client retention was 91.5%.

Hargreaves Lansdown traded on the London Stock Exchange from 2007 until March 2025, when a consortium of CVC Capital Partners, Nordic Capital and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority took it private in a deal valuing the company at about £5.4bn. Since then the owners have backed a technology and service transformation plan, and the leadership has turned over heavily. The company employs over 2,000 people across Bristol, London and Warsaw.

Key People

Matt Benchener

Chief Executive Officer

Declan Hourican

Chief Financial Officer

Bruce Hemphill

Non-Executive Chair, Hargreaves Lansdown Group Limited

Mary O'Connor

Non-Executive Chair, Hargreaves Lansdown Ltd

Interview process at Hargreaves Lansdown

Interview experience

5 out of 10, based on UK reviews

Interview difficulty

Medium, 4 out of 10

Interview process length

About a week for most candidates

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How long the process takes

About a day or two34%

About a week48%

About a month9%

More than one month9%

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Hargreaves Lansdown Interview Questions & Answers

Q: Tell me a time you went above and beyond

A: Pick one real example and walk through the situation, what you chose to do beyond the standard process, and the result for the client or the team. Keep it specific and end with the measurable outcome.

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Set the scene in two lines: who the client or colleague was and what the normal expectation looked like.
Describe the extra step you took and why you judged it worth the effort, including anything you had to check or escalate.
Close with the outcome and what you carried into later work, ideally something measurable like a resolved complaint or saved time.

Q: Tell me a time you faced a hard situation and how you managed it

A: Use a STAR structure and choose a situation with genuine pressure, such as a deadline clash, an upset client or a process that broke. Focus most of your answer on the actions you personally took.

Answer by AI

Name the difficulty plainly and say what was at stake if it wasn't handled.
Break your response into steps: what you triaged first, who you looped in, and how you kept people informed.
Finish with the resolution and one honest reflection on what you'd do differently next time.

Q: Why do you want to work at Hargreaves Lansdown?

A: Tie your motivation to the platform's scale and its retail investor focus, then connect that to the kind of work you want to do. Avoid generic praise and mention something concrete about the business.

Answer by AI

Reference something real: a Bristol-based platform serving over 2 million private investors with more than £172bn under administration.
Link that to your own interest, whether that's client service, regulated financial operations or investing itself.
End with what you'd bring, not just what you'd get, so the answer lands as a two-way fit.

Q: How do you handle a client who is upset about a delay on their account?

A: Acknowledge the impact first, give a clear factual position on what happened, then set a specific next step and follow through. Never guess at a resolution date you can't control.

Answer by AI

Open by listening and confirming what the client understands, so you're solving the right problem.
Explain what you can and can't confirm, and say when you'll come back rather than promising an outcome.
Log the case, chase it yourself, and update the client even when there's no news.

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Hargreaves Lansdown Salaries in the United Kingdom (Updated 2026)

Senior Software Engineer

Reported average base pay

£73,097 per year

12 salaries reported Salaries submitted

Software Engineer

Reported average base pay

£49,232 per year

8 salaries reported Salaries submitted

Infrastructure Engineer

Reported average base pay

£50,475 per year

9 salaries reported Salaries submitted

Information Security Analyst

Reported average base pay

£42,357 per year

13 salaries reported Salaries submitted

Helpdesk Support

Reported average base pay

£25,368 per year

13 salaries reported Salaries submitted

IT Support

Reported average base pay

£30,365 per year

8 salaries reported Salaries submitted

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Open roles

Junior Delivery Manager

Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom • Not specified

IGC Consultant

Bristol, England, United Kingdom • Not specified

Data Platform Engineering Manager

Bristol, England, United Kingdom • Not specified

Digital Analytics Lead

City of Bristol, England • Not specified

Data Activation Lead

City of Bristol, England • Not specified

Senior Client Insight Analyst

City of Bristol, England • Not specified

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Benefits

Employer pension contribution of up to 11%, with double matching of colleague contributions

Private medical insurance or a Westfield Health cash plan

Group income protection and group life insurance cover

Save As You Earn scheme with shares at up to 20% off market value

Group bonus scheme linked to company financial performance

Annual health checks and a health package with cashback on treatments

Unum Help@hand: remote GP, mental health support, physiotherapy and second medical opinions

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme plus Mental Health First Aiders and Wellbeing Champions

Gympass partnership and discounted gym access

Cycle to Work scheme with loan value up to £5,000

25 days holiday, with options to extend entitlement

26 weeks fully paid maternity or adoption leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave

Volunteering days and flexible working, with around 2 office days a week

Mentoring scheme, coaching community and internal plus external training via Workday Learning

Financial education sessions, calculators and workplace SIPP, ISA and Fund & Share accounts for staff

Latest News & Updates

July 3, 2026

Hargreaves Lansdown hires two Vanguard executives for technology and transformation

HL appointed Charles Thompson as chief technology officer and Michael Finnegan as chief transformation officer, both joining from Vanguard in September 2026 subject to regulatory approval. They replace Richard Hebdon and Darren Worth, who leave later in the year.

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January 12, 2026

Matt Benchener named chief executive

HL appointed Vanguard managing director Matt Benchener as CEO, joining in March 2026 for a handover and taking the role from July 2026. Interim CEO Richard Flint moved to the board as deputy chair.

#Leadership #CEO #WealthManagement

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October 3, 2025

Record assets and two million clients in FY25

For the year to 30 June 2025 HL reported record assets under administration of £172.7bn, up 11%, and underlying profit before tax of £544.3m, up 19%. Net new business rose 43% to £6bn and active clients passed two million.

#Results #Growth #Investing

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July 30, 2025

Declan Hourican appointed CFO

HL named TSB finance chief Declan Hourican as chief financial officer, starting in November 2025. He replaced Amy Stirling, who stepped down in March 2025 after the take-private completed.

#Leadership #Finance #Appointment

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May 29, 2025

CEO Dan Olley steps down after the CVC buyout

Dan Olley announced he would leave after less than two years as chief executive, staying for a three month transition. Former Sky Bet CEO Richard Flint, who joined the board in March 2025, took over as interim CEO.

#Leadership #PrivateEquity #Transition

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Hargreaves Lansdown FAQ

It's a UK retail investment and savings platform. Private investors hold funds, shares, pensions and cash savings in one place through ISAs, SIPPs, fund and share accounts and drawdown products, and the company also offers financial advice and workplace pensions.