KLx is the Portuguese subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S.A., a leading international banking group. We provide IT expertise and software development services to the IT organizations supporting the Group’s different business lines.
Our mission is to contribute to the technological transformation of a worldwide banking group by bringing together diverse expertise within our international campus in Lisbon.
About the Role
As part of the Wealth Management unit in KLx of over 200 experts, you will contribute to our Crédit Agricole Group partner’s mission to transform the private banking landscape through innovation, security, and performance.
We are looking for a Team Manager to provide technical and managerial leadership across several engineering teams operating within an international financial environment.
You will play a key role in ensuring the successful delivery of projects and solutions, while supporting the development of high-performing engineering teams and continuously improving technical practices, tools, and processes.
Your Main Responsibilities
1. Engineering Team Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Support engineers in their technical and professional development.
- Provide hands-on guidance and maintain close involvement in the teams’ day-to-day activities.
- Combine strong technical expertise with effective people leadership.
- Participate in and lead the recruitment of new team members when required.
2. Software Delivery and Technical Oversight
- Ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of projects and technical solutions.
- Provide leadership across software development, architecture, and project delivery.
- Review code, challenge architectural decisions, and guide technical engineers.
- Oversee engineering practices related to DevOps, CI/CD, testing strategies, and system design.
- Manage technical risks and act as an escalation point for complex issues.
3. Stakeholder Management and Reporting
- Build strong relationships with business and IT stakeholders.
- Ensure clear and regular reporting on team and delivery performance.
- Collaborate with business representatives, IT teams, production teams, and external partners.
- Support effective communication and alignment between technical teams and business stakeholders.
4. Continuous Improvement and Innovation
- Drive the continuous improvement of engineering practices, processes, and tools.
- Promote modern software engineering standards across the teams.
- Encourage the adoption of AI-assisted development practices.
- Identify opportunities to improve delivery quality, team efficiency, and technical performance.
- Support the Run Manager in coordinating teams and activities.
- Act as the Run Manager’s backup when necessary.
- Contribute to operational continuity and the effective management of technical and delivery-related topics.
Who You Are
- Strong background in software development, ideally across multiple technology stacks.
- Proven experience with modern software engineering practices, including DevOps, CI/CD, testing strategies, and system design.
- Ability to review code, challenge architecture, and provide guidance to technical engineers.
- Previous experience leading development teams and delivering technology projects.
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills, with a genuine interest in developing engineering talent.
- Ability to combine technical expertise with strong people leadership.
- Good understanding of software development ecosystems and engineering practices, including technologies such as Java, Angular, COBOL, Selenium, CI/CD, Jira and Confluence.
- Understanding of financial instruments and previous exposure to investment banking, ideally within a wealth management environment.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluent in English; French is a plus.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary, bonus, flexible benefits, and health insurance.
- Hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and remote work.
- Modern offices next to the Tagus River, within walking distance of the metro and train station.
- Canteen facilities offering breakfast and lunch.
- Parking upon request, including charging facilities for electric vehicles.
- Free coffee, hot chocolate, and fresh fruit.
- Technical and soft-skills training.
- An international working environment with more than 15 nationalities.
- A people-oriented and friendly workplace.
Contract
Without term / Full time
Technologies
Agile Angular DevOps Java