Technical Transformation Manager

BTO Research; Milano; Ibrido; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Dynamic environment

Hands-on experience

Learning opportunities

On-the-job training

Real projects with tangible impact

Meritocracy and diverse team

Descrizione del lavoro

BTO Research in Milan is seeking a senior technical leader to own complex transformation initiatives from definition through delivery. You will collaborate with senior developers, architects, product teams, vendors and stakeholders to drive architecture decisions and critical outcomes.

The role starts as a senior individual contributor with potential evolution toward Product Owner or similar roles, requiring strong communication and problem-solving in a cross-functional EU environment.

Competenze

• Extensive experience in technical career paths such as Software Engineering, Architecture or Systems Engineering.
• Ability to decompose large technical problems into manageable workstreams.
• Experience coordinating across engineering, product teams, architects, vendors and business stakeholders.

Mansioni

• Take ownership of large, ambiguous technical transformation initiatives from definition through delivery.
• Break complex problems into clear, executable workstreams.
• Coordinate and align engineering teams, architects, product teams, vendors and business entities.
• Work with technical teams to understand architecture, dependencies, integrations and constraints.
• Challenge technical designs, estimates and proposed solutions when necessary.
• Evaluate trade-offs and support sound decision-making.
• Identify risks, dependencies and scalability issues before blockers.
• Drive alignment across teams without formal authority.
• Ensure initiatives deliver concrete technical outcomes, not just plans.
• Support platform standardization, system integration and large-scale rollouts.

Descrizione del lavoro

BTO Research is a consulting firm, part of the Relatech Group, that has been supporting its clients in innovative projects for over 15 years, ensuring a customized approach to meet market challenges.

Founded in 2008, we have gathered and enhanced the historical experience of consulting to which we have added two key elements: research and innovation.

This journey has led us to a team of over 300 professionals across four countries, with numerous projects and the most cutting-edge knowledge in Project Management, Digital Transformation, Change Management, Cybersecurity and Digital Marketing.

We believe in the value of excellence and promote an environment where people can grow together, thanks to the contamination between different skills.

The ideal candidate has a genuine technical background and is able to understand

architecture, engineering constraints, system integrations and technical trade-offs well

enough to challenge decisions and drive them forward.

You will work closely with senior developers, architects, product teams, vendors and

business stakeholders, taking ownership of ambiguous technical problems from

definition through execution.

The role initially operates as a senior individual contributor position, with potential

evolution toward a Product Owner or similar role depending on experience and aspirations.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of large, ambiguous technical transformation initiatives from initial definition through delivery.
• Break complex technical problems into clear, executable workstreams.
• Coordinate and align engineering teams, architects, product teams, vendors and multiple business entities.
• Work directly with technical teams to understand architecture, dependencies, integrations and implementation constraints.
• Challenge technical designs, assumptions, estimates and proposed solutions when necessary.
• Evaluate technical trade-offs and support sound decision-making.
• Identify risks, dependencies and scalability issues before they become blockers.
• Drive alignment across teams and stakeholders without relying on formal authority.
• Ensure initiatives achieve a concrete technical outcome rather than simply tracking plans and milestones.
• Support platform standardization, system integration and large-scale technology rollouts where relevant.
• Operate effectively in situations where requirements or solutions are initially unclear.
• Strong previous experience in a technical career path, such as: Software Engineering / Development; Solution or Software Architecture; Systems Engineering; Technical Integration Platform Engineering; Similar hands-on technical roles
• Strong understanding of technical dependencies, integration challenges, scalability and implementation trade-offs.
• Production coding is not required, but the technical foundation must be sufficiently strong to challenge engineering decisions independently.
• Transformation & Delivery
• Proven experience owning complex technical initiatives end to end.
• Experience working across multiple systems, teams, vendors or organizational entities.
• Strong ability to decompose large technical problems into manageable workstreams.
• Experience driving decisions and execution in highly cross-functional environments.
• Comfortable working with significant ambiguity and evolving requirements.
• Stakeholder Management
• Strong ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical
• stakeholders.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders without direct hierarchical authority.
• Able to build alignment across engineering teams, product teams, architects, vendors and business stakeholders.
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Where: Hybrid - Milan and Remote within EU

What We Offer

• A dynamic, young, and fast-growing environment
• Flexible thinking and working approaches
• Hands-on experience in a stimulating, project-based context
• Opportunities to learn from industry professionals
• On-the-job training (and more)
• The chance to work on real projects with tangible impact

The chance to work on real projects with tangible impact

We believe in people, diversity, and meritocracy. Our recruitment processes are open to everyone—regardless of gender, ethnicity, orientation, or ability. For us, talent is a matter of energy, not labels.