RESPONSABILITATI / BENEFICII:
The role
We are looking for a Team Leader to manage the Enterprise software delivery team based in Cluj, responsible for building and operating high quality, scalable, secure Betfair products that are always available through catastrophe and planned maintenance alike. The team develops software in partnership with the Enterprise software team based in London - as such, the Team Leader must ensure good communication channels exist between the two teams and that the Cluj team consistently applies and continuously improves its development and testing practices.
Betfair is a global online betting and gaming company operating a number of world-leading products offered through multiple channels in a number of geographies. Our continued business success and growth demand a lot from our technology, including transaction volumes that surpass many of the worlds leading financial institutions.
The Team Leader in Cluj will report to the Enterprise Engineering Manager in London and will establish a powerful working relationship with Development and QA Leads in London to ensure that the team is working optimally and is adhering to best practices. The Team Leader will also need to develop relationships with Product Owners who supply the team with requirements and priorities.
If you are an experienced manager, able to make pragmatic decisions and know how to motivate and get the best out of a team, and you believe in agile philosophies, then you will find this a rewarding role.
As the Team Leader you will
Recruit and build high performance teams
Maintain highly effective partnerships with the Engineering Manager and Leads in London
Communicate technical, product and company strategy to the Cluj team
Familiarise yourself with Betfairs engineering practices, work with Leads to apply these most effectively in Cluj and make recommendations on process improvements
Assume overall responsibility for the software deliverables of the Enterprise team in Cluj
Work closely with Product Managers to understand business requirements and benefits
Ensure functional and non-functional requirements are always met by the team
Ensure all team members have regular objectives, performance reviews and career plans
Provide engineering values and philosophies to team
Sweep away obstacles for delivery team
Maintain agile practices (Scrum and XP) and philosophies including simplicity, visibility and direct communication
Effectively utilise technical experts
To be a Team Leader you must
Be passionate about technology and active in the technical community
Have experience of working with a full project lifecycle, including agile with SCRUM and XP
Have experience building teams, motivating people and managing performance
Demonstrate good stakeholder management, expectation setting and communication skills
Appreciate commercial imperatives and business/cost implications
But to be an exceptional Team Leader you might also
Hold an engineering or scientific qualification with experience turning that academic knowledge into commercial value
Have some previous experience in the finance/trading industry
Have effectively worked in distributed development teams
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DESCRIEREA COMPANIEI:
About Xoomworks
Xoomworks is a professional services company focused on software applications, integration and managed services. Some areas that we cover are eGaming, Procurement, Spend Management and Finance.
Xoomworks was founded in 2000 by former partners of Deloitte Consulting who wanted to introduce a new style of IT services partner, combining the business consulting with technical consulting in order to successfully deliver solutions to large and mid-sized companies.
Culturally we combine the technical and business expertise of a Big 4 consultancy with the ethos and innovation of a small business.
We are looking for people who are passionate about their job and would like to work in an informal and professional company. We care about our employees and we invest in them.
Xoomworks develops custom software solutions for top UK and worldwide clients.
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