Head of Software Engineering | £120,000 + 10% Bonus & Excellent Benefits

One of the world's leading entertainment providers is looking for a Head of Software Engineering to lead a specific platform team. The role would be to lead 2 Development Managers and oversee circa 20 people indirectly. The Head of will be a bright, creative leader with a solid understanding of the total business process and the need for teamwork between technical functions of the company and internal business functions.

Experience & Leadership Requirements:

• Successful experience in technical leadership roles.
• Mould a diverse, inclusive, and equitable team culture which is healthy for all staff, psychologically safe, and encourages diversity of thought.
• Build organisational structures which empower teams to move at a rapid pace and with minimal bureaucracy.
• Experience partnering with Architecture, Product Management and other business stakeholders to shape the product direction.
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal.
• Ability to articulate complex problems in a simple to understand manner.
• Experience in agile software development.
• Highly experienced in running effective interdisciplinary SCRUM teams across different locations.

The ideal candidate:

• Have proven leadership success and be able to demonstrate that they have managed teams in multiple time zones and effectively managed 3rd party suppliers.
• Excellent communication, creative problem solving and adaptability are all skills that are critical to this role.
• A desire and ability to build effective working relationships with key stakeholders across the organisation is a must.
• Contributes to the development of strategy in their own area of responsibility.
• Foresees longer-term implications of proposed positions, options and approaches that are not readily apparent.
• Demonstrates insightful understanding of the organisational context and priorities, how they interact and how they affect issues.
• Optimistic by nature and understands that challenges are only growth opportunities.
• Consistently develops ideas, solutions, or approaches to difficult challenges that break new ground.
• Challenges the status quo constructively.
• Effectively turns problems and challenges into opportunities.
• Creates an environment conducive to experimentation and calculated risk.
• Enjoys working in a high performance and professional team and culture.
• Holds oneself and others accountable for achieving high levels of performance.
• Helps others meet and exceed goals and deliver results.
• Understands the business needs and constantly prioritises between short term and long term needs to drive the optimal value.
• Makes well informed decisions in a timely manner; consults with others as appropriate before implementing decisions.

If you are an experienced Head of who can demonstrate the above and has the relevant experience, please APPLY for position.

This job was originally posted as www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/95674448