Technical Delivery Manager

Description

The company is a global provider of financial markets infrastructure and data, headquartered in the UK, with operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

It employs about 25,000 people, more than half of them in Asia Pacific, and has supported financial stability and growth for more than 300 years.

The Content Transformation Program is building the next-generation data platform, changing how content is sourced, acquired, enriched and delivered, using cloud technologies and modern engineering practices.

As Technical Delivery Manager, you will define, scope and lead technology initiatives so that complex programs and projects are delivered successfully.

The team works in a collaborative, creative culture that welcomes new ideas, and the company is committed to sustainability across its global business.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery across technology teams so that work matches the architecture and the strategic design and product standards.
• Own the technology product roadmap and its delivery milestones.
• Run technology planning, including quarterly planning, backlog prioritization and capacity forecasting.
• Spot, manage and resolve risks, issues and dependencies across teams.
• Keep program governance, reporting and financial tracking in place, including budget monitoring and reporting.
• Work with engineering, product, architecture, PMO and business teams.
• Coach and mentor delivery teams to build high performance.
• Challenge the status quo and test new techniques or methods to improve delivery.

Requirements

• Program and portfolio management experience in banking.
• Experience in project and program management within financial services.
• Ability to define a roadmap and take ownership of it.
• Strong skills in financial planning, forecasting and reporting.
• Clear written and verbal communication with senior business leaders and technology team members.
• Experience supporting people through transformation and the change curve.
• Understanding of the needs and demands of a large global corporation.
• Ability to lead large delivery teams and manage managers.
• Accountable for portfolio delivery and for the finances tied to business cases.
• Preferred: experience managing programs and projects using Agile and Waterfall practices.
• Resilient, well prioritized, self-starting, able to shape teams, with high emotional intelligence.

Conditions

Career stage: Manager.

The company is an equal opportunities employer that does not discriminate on any protected basis and will reasonably accommodate religious practices and beliefs, mental health needs and physical disabilities.

Benefits

• Curious people who think about where technology is heading, ask hard questions and handle complex situations are a good fit, and creative problem solvers will be supported in advancing their career.
• Personal development through a wide range of formal and informal learning tools.
• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days' holiday per year, plus 1 additional day off for your birthday.
• Annual wellness allowance, Share Purchase Plan, medical health insurance, medical subscription for preventive services, dental coverage, life insurance, Pillar 3 private pension, meal vouchers, flexible benefits and Bookster.
• Paid volunteering events.
• Colleagues with at least one year's continuous service who become parents are entitled to at least 26 weeks' paid leave, with the option to return to work on a phased basis, in line with company policy and guidelines.