Head of Digital Technology Transformation - London, United Kingdom - Appcastenterprise

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

End Date
Wednesday 18 January 2023
Salary Range
£116,272 - £145,340

We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options.

Agile Working Options
Flexible / Variable Hours
Job Description Summary

Lloyds Banking Group is on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it Continuing our extensive transformation programme, we're redefining what a bank is from the inside out.

Our technology, our culture, and our mind-set is changingto craft a true engineering-led organisation.

Commercial Banking division has a rich heritage of supporting businesses and the economic prosperity of the nation, primarily focused on UK businesses and those with strong links to the UK.

We provide customerswith the support they need to help them grow, manage risk and enhance efficiency.

And we continue to invest in our relationship teams and deepen our product expertise to ensure we deliver first class service.

Job Description

Head of Digital Technology Transformation

Lloyds Banking Group

London

Salary & Benefits:
£120,920 - £151,150 (depending on experience) base salary, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution (when you put in 6%), 4% flexible cash pot, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.
We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices and regular home working.
We aim to ensure you have a good work-life balance and positive mental health.**
Who are Lloyds Banking Group?

Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's leading digital franchise, with over 13 million active online customers across our three main brands - including Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland - as well as the biggest mobile bank in the country. We're buildingthe bank of the future, and we need your help. We're continuing our extensive transformation Programme, with an investment of £3bn, redefining what a bank is from the inside out.

Together we'll make it possible

What would I focus on ?

You will work alongside the Lab Product Owners in crafting the vision for the labs, setting the strategic direction for the engineering teams to demonstrate thought leadership on modern technical delivery, across the entire lifecycle from idea to realisationof value.

You'll have oversight of Feature Teams in your technical directorate, plus responsibility for colleagues including line management of 5-10 senior direct reports. Managing 3rd party technology suppliers and consultancy staff will also fall intoyour remit.

You'll aim to increase Engineering efficiency, quality and release velocity while encouraging a "Fail Fast, Learn Faster" mentality within teams to experiment and test new ways of engineering. You'll act as a change agent for engineering and team culture,encouraging systems thinking and user experience led design.

Change & Programme management activities could take up a % of your time, for example you'll also support programme planning activities, risk management, resource management, hiring and team formation, dependency management across Labs and divisions.

Security is at the heart of everything we do at LBG and our Engineers contribute to building a secure culture. It'll feature as a key part of your role - having a secure mindset to provide strong and resilient business solutions that safeguard our businessand customers from security threats.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for curious people with a real passion for, and commitment to growth and developing themselves and their teams with industry best practice, methods and tooling, and if necessary are able to work alongside engineers hands on in some instances

As a minimum to be considered we'll need to see evidence of the following;
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A career background within software engineering, having worked up to a senior management level and having applied engineering skills directly into the work at enterprise solutions
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Desirable would be a background within Commercial Banking or Financial Services with experience digitising customer journeys
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Experience of modern agile engineering practices: This includes knowledge of DevOps, quality engineering, systems thinking, service design, software vendor management, route to live and system design, software development lifecycle and automation knowledge.
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Deep understanding of platform architecture & a broad understanding of enterprise architecture considerations
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Experience developing and implementing technology strategies
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Leadership experience: building and leading a diverse multi-disciplinary team of technical staff
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Great people management skills including being comfortable managing the expectations of customers, directors and staff in your area

What will you get in return?

We offer flexible working hours, agile working practices and regular home working. We aim to ensure you have a good work-life balance and positive mental health.

On top of our team ethos we're genuine about both equal opportunity and our colleagues representing the communities we serve - developing and advancing the best in our people through personal development, training, qualifications and upskilling on thejob.

The sheer scale and size of Lloyds brings great career development opportunities, and we are set to continue to grow our Engineering functions across the group for many years to come

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financialservices of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers