Engineering Programme Manager

Thought Machine; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking an Engineering Programme Manager to drive complex technical programmes within its engineering division. This role requires strong organizational and communication skills to ensure programme success across multi-team initiatives, focusing on quality and reliability in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and pension plan (up to 5%)

Life insurance (3x annual salary)

Generous parental leave policies

Flexible hours and various schemes

Access to learning resources and courses

Latest tech equipment and a vibrant work environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Understanding of modern microservice stacks and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical programmes with planning and coordination.
• Communicate schedules and updates across the company.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-solving

Education

Experience managing cross-functional technical initiatives

Tools

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

Description

Thought Machine’s mission is bold – to properly and permanently rid the world’s banks of legacy technology. To achieve this, we have developed the foundations of modern banking through core and payments technology which run natively in the cloud. We are looking for talented individuals to join us in this challenging journey.

We have grown rapidly, expanding our team to over 550 employees across London, New York, Singapore, and Sydney. Our funding exceeds $500m, with a valuation of $2.7bn. Our investors include Molten Ventures, Eurazeo, Intesa Sanpaolo, Temasek, Nyca Partners, JPMorgan Chase Strategic Investments, Standard Chartered Ventures, and others.

Our culture fosters excellence and fun, recognized by Sifted magazine for high Glassdoor ratings and industry-leading employee share packages. Global Finance Magazine named us among the most innovative fintechs, and the Financial Times recognized us as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies in 2023.

Engineering Programme Managers at Thought Machine are responsible for delivering complex technical programmes within the engineering division. They lead planning, coordination, and support for engineering teams to ensure programme success.

Duties

1. Manage technical programmes: planning, setting milestones, success criteria, and coordinating multi-team, multi-month engineering efforts.
2. Communicate schedules, priorities, and updates across all levels of the company.
3. Support engineering teams in identifying alignment gaps and reducing overhead.
4. Understand the product and technical details to drive programmes forward.
5. Focus on outcomes and ensure activities support programme objectives.
6. Collaborate with large cross-functional teams.
7. Drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.
8. Develop tools and optimize processes to enhance productivity and efficiency.

Requirements

Essential

• Proven experience managing cross-functional technical initiatives in a top-tier tech company.
• Focus on quality, reliability, and product value, not just delivery speed.
• Understanding of modern microservice stacks (Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS/GCP) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle.
• Problem-solving motivation and inquisitiveness.
• Ability to operate autonomously and lead large efforts.
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

• Experience in retail banking industry.
• Background as a software or infrastructure engineer.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and pension plan (up to 5%).
• Life insurance (3x annual salary).
• Generous parental leave policies.
• Holiday entitlement, flexible hours, and various schemes (cycle-to-work, electric car, season tickets).
• Access to learning resources and courses.
• Sports, hobby clubs, and social activities.
• Latest tech equipment and a vibrant work environment.
• Healthy snacks, team events, charity days, and more.

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