Head of Engineering - Banking Payments Platform

Robert Walters UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 144,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank is hiring a Head of Engineering to drive innovation and strategy in their payments platform. This senior role focuses on guiding engineering teams and delivering resilient solutions within a hybrid work environment, tailored for someone with strong expertise in the banking and payment sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering roles relevant to payments or financial services.
• Proven engineering leadership across multiple teams with oversight of software development.
• Ability to deliver effective change management strategies.

Responsibilities

• Guide multiple engineering teams and articulate clear objectives.
• Supervise software engineering practices with technical oversight.
• Formulate change management strategies congruent with organizational priorities.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Change management

Mentoring and coaching

Resilience standards

Strategic solutions

Job description

Head of Engineering - Banking Payments Platform

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A leading bank is hiring a Head of Engineering to lead their part of their innovation and development strategies in their payments platform. You’ll shape strategy, drive transformation, and deliver resilient, innovative solutions. We invest in people, data, and tech to support growth and impact. Hybrid working from London offering flexibility and balance.* Experience in banking specifically payments

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to multiple engineering teams within the division, articulating clear objectives and nurturing a culture committed to excellence.
• Supervise software engineering practices through technical oversight and people-centred leadership
• Formulate and execute change management strategies that are congruent with organisational priorities and support enduring business objectives.
• Shape the technical roadmap for payments services by anticipating multifaceted challenges and discerning strategic opportunities for advancement.
• Uphold resilience standards for critical business operations by instituting protocols designed to maintain and restore essential systems efficiently.
• Mentor, coach, and develop team members to foster a high-achieving environment that encourages continual learning and adaptation to emerging technologies

Key Requirements:

• Experience within engineering roles pertinent to payments or financial services
• Extensive experience providing engineering leadership across multiple teams with demonstrable oversight of significant software development undertakings.
• Proven ability to deliver effective change management strategies that reinforce organisational objectives on a substantial scale.
• Demonstrated proficiency in devising strategic solutions that address enduring business requirements through anticipation of complex challenges.
• Comprehensive understanding of resilience imperatives for critical business functions including maintenance and recovery procedures.
• Success in cultivating high-performing team cultures through attentive mentoring, coaching, and recognition of talent.
• Dedication to team development with encouragement towards embracing new technologies and evolving methodologies.
• Capacity to inspire delivery by championing simplicity whilst engendering confidence among colleagues through transparent communication.
• Consistent focus on delivering favourable outcomes for clients with readiness to challenge established conventions constructively.

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About the job

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Focus: Software Development/Engineering

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Senior Management

Location: City of London

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Technology & Digital

Focus: Software Development/Engineering

Industry: IT

Salary: £144,000 - £165,000 per annum + bonus + benefits

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Senior Management

Location: City of London

FULL_TIME

Job Reference: T3JQUU-668532DE

Date posted: 30 May 2025

Consultant: Albertine Hedley

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