INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2021

Capco is very proud to be celebrating International Women’s Day - a day dedicated to honoring the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women throughout history and across the globe. This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #ChooseToChallenge.

CAPCO COMMITS TO THE VALUABLE 500

At Capco, we believe that our employees do their best work when they can be themselves, which is why we are so proud to make this commitment to The Valuable 500.

WHAT DOES #BYAW MEAN?

Be Yourself At Work is a Capco philosophy. But what does it actually mean in practice?

Our Culture and Values

RESPECT, INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCE, COMMITMENT, KNOWLEDGE. These five values define how we work with our employees and clients, are the foundation of our ongoing success, and are at the forefront of everything we do.

LBGTQ+ WORKERS RIGHTS STATEMENT

At Capco, we strongly believe that diversity & inclusion drive innovation. We want to ensure that the environment we create is one where all employees feel comfortable and encouraged being their authentic selves—regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

CAREERS

Do things differently with a consulting career at Capco. Discover our latest career opportunities and begin your Capco journey.

THE JOURNEY FROM ACADEMIA AND A PHD TO TECH

In this blog, Ioana Martinas takes us through her journey into the tech world within financial services and shares her experiences at Capco.

MY TWO YEAR JOURNEY AT CAPCO

Penelope shares her fascinating career journey, and how she loves juggling being a full-time mum and a full-time senior data leader in a global consulting firm. 

BEING YOURSEF AT WORK STARTS WITH ACCEPTING YOURSELF

Shannan shares insights on a illness she was diagnosed with as a young adult, and how Capco’s family-like culture instilled confidence in her. 

FROM BUILDING BOTS TO A CAREER IN CONSULTING

Myles Lewis, a robotic process automation engineer, shares how meeting people with diverse backgrounds but similar interests allowed him to broaden his knowledge and discover areas he didn’t know existed prior to these interactions.

MENOPAUSE AND THE WORKPLACE: A PERSONAL JOURNEY

Emily Turner shares insights on her perimenopause journey, and why the silence around women’s health and wellbeing in mid-life and beyond must end.

CAPCO’S ASSOCIATE DATA PROGRAM WAS A GREAT STEPPINGSTONE TO MY FIRST PROJECT

Devin reflects on how he joined Capco through the Associate Data Program, which was a great introduction to the world of financial data.

IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT BABY LOSS

Paul Skelding shares a personal insight about his family’s experience of miscarriage, and why we must end the silence around the subject of baby loss.

MY LONG AND WINDING ROAD

Luc Batty reflects on how it took almost ten years for his professional goal to become clear, and how he finally found his place within Capco’s Data Science team.

EMBRACING DIVERSITY AND OPPORTUNITY

In this blog, Gabie Lang, senior consultant in the Insurance domain, shares her experience of working at Capco, including the variety of opportunities and the diverse and inclusive environment.

BUILDING STRONG CONNECTIONS THROUGH CONSULTING

Rachel Helman from Capco’s Insurance team, reflects on how she has worked with and built close relationships with her clients resulting in a fantastic personal network.

THRIVING IN A SUPPORTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT

Tushar Shorma has learned about the importance of networking during his Capco internship as a software engineer.

FROM PARACHUTES TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Stuart Dalziel, Senior Consultant and project manager in Capco’s Capital Markets domain, reflects on the transferrable skills he acquired in the Armed Forces and on his transition into the world of financial services.

VARIETY IS THE KEY

Michel Amato, part of Capco’s Intelligent Automation, Data Science & Analytics team, reflects on why it makes him happy to always be doing something new.

THREE LESSONS LEARNED FROM MY INTERNSHIP SO FAR

Caden Hong has had a pleasant transition from the Year Up program to becoming a Capco intern. He shares some of the things he’s learned from his first months of work at the consulting firm. 

RETURN TO WORK: THE CAPCO EXPERIENCE

In this blog, Sumayya Akhtar reflects on her career journey and her experience of Capco’s Return to Work program.

CREATING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE

Shariful Islam joined Capco as an intern after being involved in the Year Up program and looking for data engineering opportunities.

BEYOND ACADEMIA: FROM PHD TO CONSULTING

In this blog Rebecca Kilmurray reflects on her post-PhD journey exploring a new career path as a solutions architect through Capco’s Next Generation Technology Fellowship.

FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO INTERN

Jeffrey Diaz graduated from Montgomery College and earned a computer science degree before joining Capco as a software development intern.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM A YEAR OF YEAR UP

Zuberi Daley took part in Capco’s internship program during his summer vacation from college. In his blog, he shares why he chose to come back and work for Capco, and some of the opportunities he’s experienced whilst working here. 

ALEXANDER MARTELL - FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO INTERN

MY CAPCO CAREER JOURNEY: FROM INTERN TO FULL TIME EMPLOYEE

Janira Rodriguez shares how her career journey at Capco started through the Year Up internship program.

MY MOVE FROM THE UK TO CANADA

In this BYAW blog, Usmaan Waheed discusses his move from the U.K. to Canada.

PAUL - DATA SCIENTIST

Financial services often present complex analytical problems, which require navigating through business requirements, regulation, and existing technical infrastructure. While that can often be a challenging environment to work within, it is also the landscape for some exceptionally creative solutions.

21 May 2021

FROM T-SHIRTS TO HOODIES: THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE ARCHITECT

In this blog, Capco’s Dave Cecil shares how being a solution architect became a true discipline and career and why the role will always be changing. 

MY COVID-19 CAREER CHANGE: FROM IN-HOUSE DATA SCIENTIST TO DATA SCIENCE CONSULTANT

Capco’s Charles Shen joined us from a big corporate. In this blog, he shares why the switch to consulting was the right choice for him and his career. 

28 April 2021

MY JOURNEY FROM INSURANCE TO DATA SCIENCE CONSULTING

“When I first came across Capco, I immediately knew it was a different kind of consulting firm.” In this blog, Abdi Timer shares why he took the leap from insurance to data science consulting.  

DIGITAL ADVISORY: BREAKING DOWN INDUSTRY BARRIERS

Capco Consultants discuss their pro-bono work for a digital company in the Latin American agricultural industry through Bankers Without Borders. 

HOW CAPCO UK CELEBRATED RAMADAN 2020

At Capco UK, the month of Ramadan is typically commemorated with social celebrations open to all colleagues in our London and Edinburgh offices. The implications of COVID-19 and social distancing have meant that this year’s celebrations would take a slightly different form. In this blog, we’ll be sharing what we learned from those who celebrated the holy month of Ramadan under lockdown. 

BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

In this article, Capco London’s BAME lead, Nicole Nwasike shares why we all need to listen without prejudice or judgement to the experiences of others. 

ARE YOU ACCEPTED OR MERELY TOLERATED?

No one should have their ability questioned - especially as a result of a lack of understanding or misguided stigmas and stereotypes. Today is International Day of People with Disabilities, and Capco is going Purple on social media channels in support. A day for us to reflect on what can we do to ensure greater disability inclusion. 

A MESSAGE ON ANTISEMITISM

In this blog, Isaac Halpern reflects on the recent surge of anti-Semitic attacks and harassment taking place in the US and shares how we can all support the Jewish community to drive positive change around the world. 

WORK-LIFE PRIORITIES – ‘PARTNER TALK’ WITH BODO SCHAEFER

“Work-life balance is possible, even in our industry, but it will keep changing with priorities. That’s why I prefer to call it work-life priorities.” This was the topic of recent Partner Talks held by Bodo Schaefer, CEO of Capco Austria, Germany, Slovakia (AGS), whose key message was “don’t try to have it all at once - prioritize”. 

WRAPPING UP CAPCO'S 2022 YEAR UP PROGRAM

Capco wrapped up its second successful Year Up internship program after partnering with four students from the nonprofit program.

WRAPPING UP CAPCO’S 2021 YEAR UP PROGRAM

In August 2021, Capco wrapped up its first and successful Year Up internship program. A national nonprofit organization, Year Up’s mission is to “close the opportunity divide” in America by training and developing diverse young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 for entry-level corporate roles.

05 July 2019

CAPCO’S GLOBAL STEP CHALLENGE: NICK BROOKS STEPS TO IT

In Nick Brooks’ Friday Reflections, he shares how he will be stepping up to the challenge, and his personal connection with our chosen charity, Room to Read.

09 August 2019

HAVING DYSLEXIA HASN’T HELD BACK MY CONSULTING CAREER

In her Friday Reflections, Hannah Cameron shares her experience coming to terms with her dyslexia and how difficulties you may face shouldn’t stop you from achieving your goals.

MANAGING THE REMOTE EMPLOYEE’S EXPERIENCE: TEN OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REMOTE WORKING SUCCESS

As the world collectively deals with the challenges and disruption posed by COVID-19, Capco managing principal, Haleel Sarwar, shares his ten recommendations for transitioning to 100 percent remote work.

27 January 2020

PUTTING THE FUN INTO FUNDRAISING FOR SPINAL RESEARCH

On Blue Monday, eight volunteers from Capco came together to fundraise for Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research. In this blog, Sydnie Beckman shares why she is encouraging others to support this charity. 

CAPCO NEURODIVERSITY EVENT: BRIDGING THE GAP THROUGH EFFECTIVE CONVERSATIONS

Encompassing a range of alternative thinking styles, neurodiversity is topic that remains poorly understood. The hurdles that neurodivergent individuals may have to overcome as they look to communicate their condition to employers and colleagues was the focus of an event held recently at Capco’s London offices, entitled ‘Bridging the Gap through Effective Conversations’.

REFLECTING ON INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY AT CAPCO

This year, Capco UK held its first International Men’s Day event. In this blog, Luis Lopes shares what happened on the night. 

10 October 2019

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS AT CAPCO UK

In this article we share the purpose of Capco UK’s Mental Health First Aiders and three tips for managing your mental health from Bhavik Shah, senior consultant and UK Mental Health Lead. 

SUZANNE MUIR ON #BALANCEFORBETTER

The theme of balance is a gender-neutral topic, says Capco Partner Suzanne Muir. Read why in the latest blog from our 2019 International Women’s Day #BalanceforBetter series.

03 March 2020

MY HUSBAND SACRIFICED HIS CAREER SO I COULD HAVE MY OWN

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #EachforEqual, and challenging stereotypes is an important part of this. Madeleine Howard shares why she decided to take a job at Capco, and how she and her husband are raising their son their own way.

THE SHIFT TO A REMOTE WORKPLACE: HOW IT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS MOTHERS

Today, many women across the wealth industry are grappling with the new normal, brought about by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The plethora of demands they must face each day while working remotely is genuinely remarkable. Firms must embrace the move towards accommodating mothers who are unduly impacted to succeed in our current environment. 

06 March 2020

CAPCO LONDON GOES TO THE PICTURES & DISCUSSES ‘EACH FOR EQUAL’

On Thursday 5 March, our London community kicked off celebrations for this year’s International Women’s Day with a screening of four female-focused short films, accompanied by a gourmet selection of cinema treats. In this blog, we share how our people interpreted this year’s theme of ‘Each for Equal’ during the panel discussion which followed…

WHEN CAPCO MET THE GIRLS WHO CODE

Last month, Dallas women of Capco visited the Girls Who Code program at the Bishop Arts Theater Center (BATC). Find out what happened in our blog.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM LONDON’S IWD PANEL EVENT

The panel event at Capco London brought together inspirational leaders from across the UK business community, to discuss how we can achieve ‘balance for better’, this year’s IWD theme. In this blog, we share the candid highlights from the evening’s conversation. 

THE CAPCO EXPERIENCE: WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY

Four Capco consultants tell us about their day-to-day experiences and what it is like for a woman to build a career in technology.

PRIDE 2022

This June, we will once again recognize Pride Month and celebrate its annual focus on uplifting LGBTQ+ voices, honoring LGBTQ+ culture, and supporting LGBTQ+ rights. 

MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP

For Pride 2020, Capco Canada Consultant Vaibhav Sharma reflects on his journey, including his activism in his native India and his move to Canada. 

WHY REPRESENTATION MATTERS

June marks pride month for many countries globally. Pride is a time to celebrate our diversity, whilst also taking time to reflect on the current challenges faced by society. With this year’s theme as ‘One Voice, Many Stories’, we’re focusing on highlighting the experiences of some of our employees globally.

WHAT I LEARNED FROM JUDGING LGBTQ+ STARTUPS AT STARTOUT DEMO DAY 2019

Senior Consultant, Torin Denniston, recaps his time at a judge for StartOut 2019 Demo Day. StartOut is a non-profit organization that promotes LGBTQ+ equality and combats discrimination in the business world by researching the impacts of LGBTQ+ discrimination in the startup world and helping to give LGBTQ+ startups access to the same opportunities and resources as other startups.

20 May 2019

CAPCO HONORED AS INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER AT 2019 BRITISH LGBT AWARDS

Capco was proud to attend last night’s British LGBT Awards ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House as one of 10 companies nominated in the most inclusive companies’ category.

14 May 2021

HUSSAIN ALI: PRODUCT OWNER (PO)

In this article, Capco’s Hussain Ali shares how he came to work for Capco and building best-in-class digital products. 

02 March 2022

AGILE COACH & TOOLING OPTIMISATION GEEK

“I enjoy working at Capco because my agile delivery and agile coaching work gives me the chance to continue sharing ways of working best practice.” In this blog, Luke Isbel shares his career journey so far and how this has shaped his role at Capco. 

MARCELLA TURNER: AGILE BUSINESS ANALYST (BA)

In this blog, Marcella Turner shares how her role as an agile business analyst is helping financial services firms today.     

FROM FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE TO FINTECH: WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE KIND OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER?

In this blog, an ATP alumnus and senior solution architect Stephen Harrison reflects on the transition from academia to consulting.