Technology Director - QRT Academy

Qube Research & Technologies; Paris; Sur place; EUR 110 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Qube Research & Technologies seeks a Technology Director in London or Paris to shape and scale our technical learning academy. You will partner with the CTO and senior engineers to identify capability needs and design initiatives that accelerate technical excellence across the firm.

You will lead internal conferences, Tech Camps, and community events, building a thriving engineering community. The role focuses on practical, measurable impact and driving a high-performance culture.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex technical programmes or learning initiatives.
• Hands-on technical background with credibility to engage engineering teams.
• Excellent project and programme management to coordinate multiple initiatives.
• Experience organizing large-scale technical events and communities.

Responsabilités

• Partner with CTO and technology leaders to identify strategic needs and develop initiatives.
• Design, organise and improve QRT’s technical learning programmes aligned with industry trends.
• Lead internal conferences, Tech Camps, Tech Summits and related events across QRT.
• Build and foster a vibrant internal technical community across CTO and business units.
• Develop learning resources, documentation and knowledge-sharing platforms.
• Shape technical assessments and hiring standards to support growth.
• Cultivate relationships with senior engineers and executives to translate priorities into Academy initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen QRT’s technical culture and cross-team collaboration.

Connaissances

Strategic leadership

Project management

Communication

Software engineering background

Event organization

Stakeholder management

AI interest

Description du poste

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped QRT’s collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Join QRT Academy as a Technology Director in London or Paris. In this highly visible role, you will help shape the future of technical learning and knowledge sharing across QRT. Working closely with senior technology leaders, engineering teams and business stakeholders, you will identify evolving technical capability needs, design and deliver initiatives that accelerate technical excellence and foster a strong engineering community across the firm. This is a unique opportunity to build and scale technical programmes that reach hundreds of engineers globally while contributing to QRT’s continued growth as a leading technology‑driven investment firm.

Your future role at QRT:

• Partner with the CTO organisation and technology leaders in business departments to identify strategic technical capability needs across QRT and develop initiatives to address them.
• Design, organise and continuously improve QRT’s technical learning programmes, ensuring they remain aligned with the latest industry trends and technologies.
• Lead the delivery of internal technical conferences, Tech Camps, Tech Summits and community events, including workshops and training programmes, across QRT.
• Build and foster a vibrant internal technical community connecting engineering teams across both the CTO organisation and business departments.
• Develop and maintain learning resources, documentation and knowledge‑sharing platforms.
• Design and continuously improve technical assessments and hiring standards, ensuring QRT recruits the technical talent needed to support future grow
• Build trusted relationships with senior engineers, managers and executives to understand evolving technical priorities and translate them into impactful Academy initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen QRT’s technical culture and promote collaboration across teams.

Your present skillset:

• Significant experience leading complex technical programmes, engineering initiatives or technology‑focused learning programmes.
• Previous hands‑on technical experience, ideally as a software engineer or in another highly technical role, with the credibility to engage and influence experienced engineering teams.
• Excellent project and programme management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience organising large‑scale technical events, conferences or community initiatives, with a genuine interest in building and growing technical communities.
• Outstanding interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior technical leaders across the organisation.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with confidence communicating with both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Highly organised, proactive and energetic, with a strong sense of ownership and a focus on
• Curious about emerging technologies, particularly AI and software engineering trends.
• Pragmatic, collaborative and intellectually humble, with the ability to challenge ideas constructively while remaining open to different perspectives.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑moving environment where priorities evolve quickly.
• Hands‑on, with the ability to turn ideas into practical solutions and a strong bias towards execution and measurable impact.

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work‑life balance.