Head of Engineering iQrepos and iQderivatives (all genders)
Pisa Magdeburg Experienced Professionals
Effective Field
Leadership
* Lead, develop, and coach a cross-functional team of developers and testers; build and retain strongengineering talent
* Set clear objectives, define roles and responsibilities within the newly established unit and conduct regular performance reviews and feedback cycles
* Ensure appropriate skills coverage across, including succession planning and targeted upskilling
* Foster a high-performance culture with strong accountability
Delivery & Execution
* Own end-to-end delivery for both platforms, ensuring predictable, high-quality releases aligned with business priorities
* Balance feature delivery, defect remediation, and technical debt reduction across platforms
* Enforce software engineering and testing standards, including secure coding, code reviews, and automated testing practices
* Ensure compliance with internal governance, audit, and regulatory requirements
Planning & Prioritisation
* Translate the product roadmap and technology strategy for both platforms into actionable development and release plans
* Ensure the team delivers high-quality releases on time with a high degree of measurable productivity within the team
* Actively manage capacity, dependencies, and work in progress across both platforms
Stakeholder Management
* Communicate delivery status, risks, and trade-offs transparently and in business-relevant terms
* Drive data based continuous improvement of development, testing, and release processes
* Drive reduction of technical debt and technology innovation
* Work with the Architecture office to shape platform evolution
* Work closely with Product Management to balance innovation with regulatory, operational and engineering requirements
* Work with the QA/Test Office to ensure quality standards are defined and adhered to and a high degree of test automation
* Collaborate with SaaS/Operations, Security, and Risk teams to support reliable, compliant production services
What distinguishes you
* 10+ years in hands-on software development in Fixed Income Trading (preferably Repos and derivatives trading)
* Min 5 years in a role providing oversight over platform development
* Proven success managing an engineering team delivering complex, high-availability systems
* Strong expertise in modern architectures, cloud platforms, DevSecOps, and regulated SDLC environments
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
What you can expect
* We offer you a professional and personal induction
* We enable you to work independently in an international environment. Get the best out of yourself!
* We want to grow! And you can do it too! We promote your further development with offers that suit you
* Work-life balance is lived every day, especially through our flexible working time models (remote/on-site)
* Technology, lifestyle or mobility – you choose what you need from our numerous benefits
* We are a team. This is also reflected in joint employee and sports activities
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