Innovation Engineering Lead - Early-Stage

Brown Brothers Harriman; Kraków; Presencial; PLN 280 000 - 420 000; Tempo integral

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Resumo da oferta

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) seeks an Engineering Functional Lead to steer early-stage technical strategy, architecture, and feasibility for new product concepts within Cable 5. The role spans idea to product launch, guiding cross-functional teams and advising on technology decisions for fintech innovations.

Strong leadership, cloud-native architectures, and experience with APIs, SaaS, and AI/ML are essential.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10-15 years proven experience leading technical design and architecture for complex, greenfield products, ideally with extensive experience delivering cloud-based and/or enterprise-grade B2B solutions.
• Strong experience with modern application architectures (cloud-native, APIs, SaaS platforms, AI/ML, Generative AI where applicable).
• Demonstrated ability to estimate complex, multi-layered projects and navigate uncertainty in new technology environments.

Responsabilidades

• Provide a strong engineering point of view during early-stage product design and iteration by translating ambiguous product ideas into concrete technical approaches, connecting market intent with feasible technical capabilities.
• Work collectively within a multidisciplinary group, syncing internal and external participants to keep technical direction aligned.
• Guide multiple concept teams through ambiguity, ensuring clarity on priorities, sequencing, and execution strategy.
• Assess technical implications of concept tests and product direction decisions, translating them into clear architecture strategies.
• Lead structured feasibility assessments to uncover risks, constraints, and dependencies tied to product direction.
• Explain technical choices and the reasoning behind them in clear language for non-technical peers and senior leaders.
• Develop financial models for technical aspects of a product’s business plan, including build cost, operating cost, and unit economics. Responsible for the integration into the broader build/operate cost model.
• Partner with internal and external groups to assess the state of technical capabilities across relevant sectors and determine whether our concepts have a differentiated technology-driven right to win.
• Partner with BBH enterprise architecture to ensure alignment and known divergence with broader IT and security standards.
• Support the development of prototypes, technical interfaces, and lightweight implementations to validate product concepts.
• Provide oversight and guidance of external development partners which can align to BBH innovation standards and practices.
• Collaborate closely with fellow Functional Leads (Design, Research Product, etc.) and senior leaders to ensure alignment with technical aspects of each product concept.

Conhecimentos

Technical leadership

Architectural design

Cloud architectures

Agile methods

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/ML / Generative AI

Stakeholder communication

APIs / SaaS

Mentoring

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Ferramentas

Cloud platforms

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) seeks an Engineering Functional Lead to steer early-stage technical strategy, architecture, and feasibility for new product concepts within Cable 5. The role spans idea to product launch, guiding cross-functional teams and advising on technology decisions for fintech innovations.

Strong leadership, cloud-native architectures, and experience with APIs, SaaS, and AI/ML are essential.