Director Engineering Lead for Digital Channels

As a Technical Excellence Leader, your role is crucial in driving innovation and excellence in software solutions. Your key responsibilities include: - Providing guidance and expertise to engineering teams to ensure alignment with best practices and foster a culture of technical excellence - Contributing to strategic planning by aligning technical decisions with business goals and optimizing product roadmaps - Designing and implementing complex, scalable, and maintainable software solutions with a focus on long-term viability and business objectives - Mentoring and coaching junior and mid-level engineers to foster professional growth and knowledge sharing - Collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development - Innovating within the organization by identifying and incorporating new technologies, methodologies, and industry practices into the engineering process In addition to your core responsibilities, as a Director, you are expected to: - Manage a business function, provide input to strategic initiatives, and influence policy and procedures - Lead a large team or sub-function, embedding a performance culture and providing guidance to less experienced specialists - Provide expert advice to senior management and committees, influencing decisions outside your function - Manage resourcing, budgeting, and policy creation for a significant sub-function - Foster compliance and guide adherence to regulations, focusing on external environment monitoring and influencing - Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division to achieve overall objectives - Use advanced analytical skills to solve complex problems and make strategic decisions within your area - Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level internally and externally - Act as the principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions or business divisions - Serve as a spokesperson for the function and business division All Senior Leaders are expected to embody the LEAD behaviours: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, and Develop others. Moreover, demonstrating the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, as well as the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge, and Drive, is essential for all colleagues.,