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You will have previous experience of leading a Software Engineering team and be passionate about people and technical leadership. What you'll do Be a differential people leader. Literally . We expect you to coach and nurture your engineers and make a material positive difference to their careers and impact on the business. Bring technical leadership to your team. We don't require you to code, but we do expect you to stay close to your team's work, set a high bar for engineering, understand technical risks and influence architectural thinking and decisions. Bring context and purpose to your team. You will ensure your team understands the why behind the work they do, and you will be intentional about how you own and shape culture. Own ways of working and deliveries, partnering with your Product Owner and Change Delivery Lead to shape roadmaps and lead frequent delivery of high quality software in a complex regulatory environment Own one or more business applications, keeping them well-managed and compliant with the high bar set by the business Be a manager for the business , elevating your thinking beyond your immediate team. You'll represent the interests and context of the business to your engineers, and help make the environment beyond your immediate team a better place. What we're looking for An approachable and inquisitive problem-solving leader, with a focus on the why, and a passion for growing people, nurturing culture and leading technical delivery to help us get things done and make things better in a complex, regulatory environment. We are looking for: Previous experience in leading teams, growing engineers and dealing with conflict, constructively and collaboratively Previous experience of having been an experienced software engineer, and somebody who remains comfortable with technology, architectural decisions and technical trade-offs Previous experience in our backend tech stack - Java, Spring, AWS and who is a strong advocate of tight feedback loops through mechanisms including, but not limited to automated tests, CI/CD pipelines and frequent releases A balance of self-reflection and bias for action Strong ownership and excellent communication A drive for positive, proactive impact We understand that great engineering managers may not have everything listed here, and that is OK. If you believe you can make a difference, lead a happy & high-performing engineering team and you have the drive to make a positive impact on the business, we'd love to hear from you. 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