Senior Head of Software Engineering – Customer Domain

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🕒 April 17

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1001 - 5000 employees

People. Technology. Data.

📋 Description

• Accountable for delivery of strategic vision, direction, OKRs and priorities of the software engineering discipline to meet the needs of internal and external customers and colleagues • Own the long-term technical strategy of software engineering in Product Portfolios, including technology selection alongside Architecture, building, support, and updates aligned with M&S business objectives • Own and deliver initiatives to advance M&S Software Engineering by challenging status quo • Lead Product Portfolios of senior engineers and engineering managers to build and maintain high quality and reliable software (leading very large teams, sometimes numbering in the hundreds) • Lead development of strategic vision and roadmaps for Engineering within a Tribe and represent these roadmaps through cross-Tribe alignment sessions to ensure we are identifying dependencies early and working to an aligned strategy across D&T • Design, develop and deliver frameworks governing technology standards and design principles for all customer and colleague-facing M&S products • Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools and platforms to improve engineering process and software quality • Build and maintain high-performing teams through hiring, training, mentoring, talent management and performance management • Make appropriate decisions on partner versus internal capability use to maintain efficient team size • Monitor progress and take corrective action when required

🎯 Requirements

• A strong track record of people leadership skills, with experience of leading and managing teams of people demonstrating strong communication skills, coaching and development of others. • Ability to demonstrate strong coding ability in modern programming languages • Demonstrable ability to discuss and reason about modern and legacy languages and frameworks • Broad knowledge of current and emerging technologies • Extensive experience with Scrum Agile Software Delivery framework, including Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment • Excellent knowledge of modern working practices, including security, delivery procedures, and governance • Commercially aware with ability to balance customer solutions with business needs • Experience in user-centred software delivery, working with researchers, designers, and users directly • Proven track record leading large teams in varying locations with a mixed ratio of permanent/temporary employees and contractors in high-profile, high-volume software systems. • Strong experience of setting development strategy at a senior level. • Ability to influence people at senior levels across technical and non-technical domains.

🏖️ Benefits

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation • Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more • Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours • Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future • Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one • Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal • Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave • 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services • One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you