Head of Engineering

The Head of Engineering will be responsible for shaping and executing the technical vision of the business while leading the engineering function. You will work closely with the CTIO product teams and senior leadership to drive innovation improve development processes and scale engineering operations to support the companys aggressive growth targets.

This role is critical in delivering the product roadmap ensuring technical excellence and building a highperformance engineering culture that aligns with the companys commercial objectives.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Leadership & Strategy: Lead the engineering team and define the technical strategy to support the companys vision and business growth. Translate business goals into engineering solutions.
2. Team Building: Scale and mentor a highperforming engineering team creating an environment that fosters innovation collaboration and accountability.
3. Product Development: Oversee the endtoend development process from concept to delivery ensuring projects are completed on time within scope and to the highest quality.
4. Technology Stack: Ensure that the technical architecture and technology stack are scalable robust and aligned with business requirements.
5. Collaboration: Partner with product operations and commercial teams to align engineering efforts with broader business objectives.
6. Process Improvement: Continuously enhance engineering processes leveraging industry best practices such as Agile and DevOps methodologies.
7. Budget & Resources: Manage the engineering budget including resourcing tooling and technology investment.
8. Risk Management: Identify and manage potential risks ensuring business continuity and robust security practices are in place.
9. Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a key technical advisor to senior management and PE investors providing insight into technological trends and the role of innovation in driving business success.
10. Vendor Management: Work with thirdparty vendors and external partners to integrate solutions and support business goals.

Qualifications :

We recruit talented dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences all united by a belief in our mission to provide the worlds leading and most trusted price reporting events and intelligence service for the markets we serve. Were proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

If you are openminded curious resilient solutionsoriented and committed to promoting equality then read on.

KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated driven and have a passion to be part of a fastpaced successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

1. Proven experience 8 years) in a senior engineering leadership role ideally in a PEbacked or fastgrowth environment.
2. Demonstrated success in scaling engineering teams and delivering complex technology products at pace.
3. Expertise in software engineering cloud architecture and modern development frameworks.
4. Strong track record in leading Agile and DevOps practices with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
5. Experience in budget management and strategic decisionmaking in line with commercial goals.
6. Excellent leadership skills with the ability to influence and inspire crossfunctional teams.
7. Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders including investors.
8. Experience with specific technology stack/languages relevant to the business is a plus.

If youre excited about the role but your experience skills or qualifications dont perfectly align we encourage you to apply anyway.

Additional Information :

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. Its this mix of brilliant personalities experiences and insights that gives us that warm open and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are there are six things we all have in common and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and theyre embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

• METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers experience and our business performance
   
• ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
   
• GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
   
• INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
   
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customercentric in all that we do
   
• COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect perspectives and experiences.

Youve read a little about us now its over to you!

If you like what youve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person its time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: its used to determine whether or not youll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions well ask you on the day.

Its vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why youre great.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime