Head of Software Engineering

at  Openwork UK Ltd

The Head of Software Engineering is a senior leadership role accountable for the successful delivery of software within The Openwork Partnership. Leading multiple development teams working under an agile framework, you’ll work closely with the Head of Infrastructure and Cloud, Head of Architecture and Change teams to help shape and deliver best in class solutions for our advisors and firms.
You’ll bring established technology, people and process leadership experience, and will be up to date with the latest technology trends. You should have a keen interest in fintech, want to craft solutions that build IP and integrate solutions that fill the overall landscape that we want to deliver.

• Leading the technical delivery of the software engineering function and teams.
• Agreeing the functional roadmap alongside change partners within the business.
• Prioritising demand to improve business value, ensuring efficiency and value is being realised.
• Managing contract, outsource and FTE development resource.
• Producing and communicating resource plans to ensure optimal mix.
• Full budget control.
• Governing the full production process, ensuring continuous deployment and delivery practices are embedded.
• Working with the architecture team to help shape designs, providing oversight across the development teams to realise solutions, ensuring a consistent and robust architecture is implemented and adhered to.