Description
We are seeking an Engineering Director to lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions.
The successful candidate will drive technical excellence, foster a culture of innovation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organisational objectives.
- Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management, and task prioritisation to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.
- Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Evaluate and enhance engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimise team productivity.
- Collaborate with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
- Enforce technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.
Director Expectations:
- Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function-wide strategic initiatives.
- Manage, coordinate, and enable resourcing, budgeting, and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
- Escalate breaches of policies/procedure appropriately.
- Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed, and relevant processes are in place to facilitate adherence.
- Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
Leadership Behaviours:
- Demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard.
Values and Mindset:
- Demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship.
- Demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge, and Drive.