Informacje o stanowisku

Company:

Join one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations! Our Client’s global businesses serve more than 40 million customers worldwide through a network that covers 64 countries and territories.

Overview:

• The Head of Engineering is responsible for leading the technical direction of the Chief Technologies Office’s Engineering practice. This includes overseeing the design and development of software and applications , ensuring that they meet the highest standards of quality, scalability, and security. Ensure that all software and applications meet the highest standards of quality, scalability, and security .
  • Define and implement best practices for software development, including coding standards, code reviews, and testing methodologies.
• The Head of Engineering will be responsible for collaborating with key stakeholders , including product owners, architects, and other engineering leaders to ensure that the technology strategy aligns with the business goals of CTO.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to define the technology strategy that aligns with the business goals of the bank.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with vendors and partners to ensure that the bank is leveraging the latest technology innovations.
• Reporting to the CTO Head of Engineering & Platform Enablement the role will work to ensure world class technology solutions that enable business success by leading strategy and delivery for Engineering.
• Managing a direct team and budget of circa 50 resources , the role will support the outcomes of Vision ‘27 across Speed, Scale & Resilience whilst accelerating the build out and development of a world-class CTO capability that attracts, nurtures and retains talent.
  • Lead a team of engineers responsible for the design and development of software and applications within CTO.
  • Participate in the hiring process for new technology team members and provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
  • Ensure that the technology team is up to date with the latest technologies and tools and implement them where appropriate.

Your responsibilities:

Leadership and Strategy Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering team to successful delivery of business outcomes.
• Strong commercial awareness looking for ways to drive down RTB costs through automation, less TOIL and efficient use of Infrastructure.
• Ensure the company’s technologies are standardized an aligned to customer needs.
• Promote the Net Zero strategy for CTO embedding best practices and consistency across the organization.
• Work with Regional CTO leaders to capture regional business requirements whilst ensuring global consistency.
• Manage the associated budget, with ongoing focus on personnel, vendor, and capital expenditures.
• Build strong working relationships with Product Lines and business leaders to ensure teams meet expectations and contribute to achievement of business goals.
• Collaborate with CTO Exco business leaders to develop short- and long-term strategic plans.
• Support and facilitate innovative and experimental software development work to test new ideas, within bounded cost and time frames.
• Provide leadership, vision, and direction for the CTO organization.
• Work with product management leadership to design, manage, and/or execute product roadmaps.

Talent Management Responsibilities

• Develop workforce strategy to meet the organization’s current and future needs through developing, hiring, and/or sourcing talent.
• Manage resource allocation across teams to maximise business impact of resources and ensure each team has the skills and capabilities needed to achieve its objectives.
• Manage talent, playing a key role in performance management and compensation processes, role and competency definition, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
• Partner with CTO HR to create learning and development opportunities aligned to the organisation’s skill and capability needs, and to provide rewarding career paths for software Enablement staff.
• Recruit and hire talent to address new needs and skill gaps.
• Facilitate collaboration and partnership across teams and stakeholders.
• Build a culture that supports learning, collaboration, transparency, and inclusiveness.
• Manage employee engagement and promote a Manage employee engagement and promote a compelling employee value proposition to retain staff.

Teamwork

• Build and maintain the broad and diverse set of skills required to run the Engineering team.
• Provide strategic direction, leadership, support, guidance and management for the team.
• Functional leadership of IT managers and ensure best practices for team management.
• Strategic engagement with key 3rd parties and vendors to ensure a strong partnership is established for the strategic benefit of the Bank.
• Establish a robust communication and support mechanism across CTO, Technology and Business teams.
• Ensure the necessary resources are sourced to support demand.
• Ensure there is a strong colleague development framework in place including succession planning, diversity balance. nurturing, coaching, skills development and career progression.

Required skills and experience

• Proven industry experience of running an Engineering team including processes, technologies, challenges, strategy.
• Expertise in Strategy, Business Planning, Governance and Stakeholder Management.
• Knowledge of technology and technology trends, and the ability to provide technology consultancy to senior business heads.
• Established industry relationships with Executives at large technology vendors.
• Experience in planning and managing significant expenditure in a complex organisation.
• This role will operate in a global transformation capacity.
• This role will require detailed understanding of all business areas across the bank and relevant technology domains.
• The role will be responsible for developing thought leadership and best practice, including engagement with vendors / third parties.
• Ability to work across cultures and all locations in a complex, matrix organization.

As well as:

• Proven experience as a Head of Engineering in a banking or financial services organization .
• Strong technical knowledge of relevant technologies and DevOps ways of working.
  • Excellent technical skills, with expertise in one or more programming languages, frameworks, and technologies .
  • Experience with Agile methodologies and software development processes.
• Managing operational functions, directing process re-engineering and efficiency exercises.
• Strong people leadership , teamwork , gathering information and analysing , judgment and decision making , communication competencies.
• Ability to analyze complex technical and business problems and develop effective solutions.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and analytically.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills , with the ability to motivate and inspire teams to achieve their goals.
  • Strong leadership skills, with experience leading teams of engineers and architects .
  • Excellent people management skills.
  • Ability to influence teams to think “outside” the box and look at solutions / approaches outside traditional comfort zones.
  • Leading and directing executive and non-executive work groups and effecting change through people.
• Able to manage a variety of senior stakeholder relationships and develop a trusting working relationship with them.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrable success in understanding and delivering towards customer needs in large, global, complex organisations.
  • Strong external vendor management skills.
• Strong ability to balance risks vs rewards and maximizing the cost effectiveness and profitability for the business .
  • Good business sense and commercial acumen .
  • Ability to continually question and reduce costs.
• Ability to work in an unstructured and changing environment .
  • Strong drive to get things done and work in an environment with many moving parts but still find a way forward.
• Respectful of different cultures, working with colleagues from across all 5 regions (North America, LATAM, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Europe.

What you can expect:

• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Additional bonuses for recognition awards.
• Multisport card.
• Private medical care.
• Life insurance.
• Finance bonuses regarding hybrid work.
• Language classes.
• Financial support with trainings and education.
• Nursery and kindergarten discounts.
• CSR initiatives.
• Stock shares.
• Corporate parties & events.

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