Engineering Manager

Job Description

Overview

Lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high quality software solutions, drive technical excellence, foster a culture of innovation, and collaborate with cross functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.

Accountabilities

• Lead engineering teams, fostering a collaborative and high performance culture.
• Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization.
• Mentor and support professional growth, conduct performance reviews and provide actionable feedback.
• Evaluate and enhance engineering processes, tools and methodologies.
• Collaborate with business partners, product managers, designers and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Enforce technology standards, facilitate peer reviews and implement robust testing practices.
• Develop and maintain inclusive, psychologically safe environments.
• Advise key stakeholders and manage and mitigate risks.
• Build trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Executive Expectations

Set strategy, drive requirements, make recommendations for change, plan resources, budgets and policies. Define jobs and responsibilities for the department, counsel employees on performance, influence strategic priorities, balance short and long term goals, and ensure budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.

Leadership Behaviours

• L – Listen and be authentic.
• E – Energise and inspire.
• A – Align across the enterprise.
• D – Develop others.

Qualifications

Technical knowledge and leadership experience with Java and AWS services; drive technical vision and roadmaps; deep development background; coach and mentor; navigate organisational dynamics.

• Deployment and quality engineering: design and optimise pipelines, implement release strategies, and lead test automation.
• Agile and DevSecOps integration: advocate Agile values, coach on practices, embed DevSecOps into workflows.
• Private Banking expertise (UK & International): knowledge of products, client journeys and regulatory landscape.
• Strong communication and organisational influence skills.

Benefits

End to end delivery, strategic alignment, value realisation of client and colleague experience; cross tribe delivery; platform capabilities; client centric outcomes aligned with PBWM and Group objectives.