Head of Lending Delivery & Cloud-Native Transformation

Atom bank; Newcastle upon Tyne; Híbrido; GBP 100.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Salary up to £120k

Hybrid working in Newcastle

Car allowance £8,000

4-day work week

Discretionary cash bonus

Pension scheme (13% cap)

Annual leave 22.5 days + public hols

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Life & critical illness cover

EV scheme

Descripción de la vacante

Atom bank is seeking a Head of Delivery for the Lending Value Stream to own technology change across Residential Mortgages and Commercial Lending. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, deliver complex systems in production, and inspire confidence up to ExCo and the Board.

You will drive the migration of the core lending engine to a modern, cloud-native architecture over the next 24 months, balancing immediate roadmap delivery with strategic evolution.

Formación

• Significant experience leading a large technology delivery area in a fast-paced environment.
• Deep understanding of modern, scalable cloud-native architectures, including banking/ lending platforms.
• Expertise in systems thinking, flow metrics, Lean, and modern software delivery practices.
• Hands-on experience managing major 3rd-party SaaS/vendor partnerships with in-house teams.
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building with executives and the board.
• Domain knowledge in residential mortgages, commercial lending, or regulated retail banking is desirable.
• Based near or willing to travel regularly to the Newcastle office.

Responsabilidades

• Value Stream Leadership: lead cross-functional technical teams to build products loved by colleagues and customers.
• Core Technology Strategy: partner with Commercial, Product, and Architecture to create a 24-month technology roadmap including core engine migration.
• Executive & Stakeholder Management: serve as a trusted technology leader for senior leadership, ExCo, and the Board.
• Vendor & Custom Build Balance: manage SaaS providers and internal software engineering practices to optimise delivery pace and resilience.
• Financial & Risk Governance: manage Run/Opex and Change/Capex budgets; ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks.
• Continuous Improvement: drive operational efficiency and embed modern engineering practices.

Conocimientos

Delivery leadership

Cloud-native

SaaS vendor mgmt

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Thought leadership

Herramientas

Thought Machine

Descripción del empleo

Atom bank is seeking a Head of Delivery for the Lending Value Stream to own technology change across Residential Mortgages and Commercial Lending. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, deliver complex systems in production, and inspire confidence up to ExCo and the Board.

You will drive the migration of the core lending engine to a modern, cloud-native architecture over the next 24 months, balancing immediate roadmap delivery with strategic evolution.