Head of Software Development & Technology Enablement

Job title: Head of Software Development & Technology Enablement

Job description: :

ATB Ventures: Building the future, together

ATB Ventures, the research and innovation arm of ATB Financial, was started back in 2019, knowing that the convergence of data with powerful emerging technologies such as blockchain, data, and machine learning would pave the way for significant disruption and value creation..

Once a startup with just a few team members, today ATB Ventures is an ambitious, fast-growing global team of engineers, data scientists, product managers, and business operators who have built and are commercializing a diverse portfolio of patents and technology products, including Oliu (Self-Sovereign Digital ID platform), Proof (Digital credential wallet), and Open ATB
Open AI, Open Data, API Sandbox,

ATB – ATB Ventures

Job Number: REQ4688

Location: Canada (Remote / Hybrid)

Paygrade: O-OTH

System Title: Leader 10 Software Development

Positions available: 1

Reporting to: SVP of Ventures (Sue McGill)

Functional Accountabilities: (1) Software Development (2) Quality Assurance (3) Technical Program Management (4) Technology Operations (Security Ops, IT Operations, Developer Ops)

Executive Summary

The Head of Engineering & Technology Enablement is a highly critical role in advancings ATB’s “Edge” strategy and is central to generating a return on ATB’s edge investment.

In today’s fast-moving market, staying relevant and ahead of the competition requires organizations to think ambitiously and embrace a long-term, forward-facing vision. With a focus on driving growth and diversifying ATB’s revenue mix by building and launching emerging lines of businesses, ATB Ventures is powering possibilities, beyond banking.

To be successful as our Head of Software Development & Technology Enablement, you must have prior organizational leadership experience in a high growth technology company, be comfortable operating in a fast-moving, agile environment, and be able to orchestrate and manage multiple stakeholders inside and outside the organization.

The Head of Software Development & Technology Enablement must demonstrate excellent communication skills, be a systems thinker and have a solid foundation in software engineering principles. Finding an experienced Leader who can support the cadence of rapid innovation and growth of our team and portfolio is key to this role’s success.

Software and emerging technologies are essential ingredients of ATB’s and Venture’s success. As a platform-driven, product organization, our developers and technologists are our customers and consequently play an outsized role in advancing ATB’s future.

About the role | What we are looking for:

Reporting to the SVP of Ventures, the Head of Software Development & Technology Enablement is a critical member of Venture’s Senior Leadership team. As the Senior most technology Leader on the team, you will also represent Venture’s to internal stakeholders (C-Suite & Board), external stakeholders and customer prospects.

Beyond strategy setting, the biggest part of your role is to be a Leader and enable the highest performance of the technology delivery functions. As Venture’s Leader, the 5 essential leadership outcomes you are striving for are: Alignment; Focus; Empowerment; Accountability; Innovation; and, Ambition.

Summary of key responsibilities | As the Head of Software Development, you will be responsible for:

Strategy Development & Execution

• Strategy: Work in an interdisciplinary manner with your peers in Product, Technology and Operations, to define and implement the overall engineering and tech enablement vision and strategy for ATB Ventures
• Operating Plan: translate strategy and vision into a fit-for-purpose organizational design, operating plan and roadmap, with clear outcomes and key measures defined
• Budget: Build and manage the budget for the engineering & technology enablement department. This includes: headcount, consulting spend, equipment cost, infrastructure costs (eg. Cloud), patent costs, and more

Leadership:

• Funding Raising – support Senior Leadership with its capital raising activities. Prepare and present investment pitches to ATB Executives, ATB Board Members and Venture Capitalists
• Team & Talent Management- attract, retain and grow the best engineering and technology talent through recruitment, mentorship and coaching
• Communicate, orchestrate and motivate-inspire your team with your in-depth knowledge of technology. Keep everyone moving in the same direction, and on track
• Culture -work closely with senior leadership to build a high performance, innovative culture
• Processes – evolve and mature current engineering and technology enablement practices with the aim of improving quality, stability, and on-time, agile delivery
• Metrics & Reporting -regularly report on team’s progress, pipeline, and key performance metrics (OKRs)
• Technical leadership – work closely with the Head of Technology to develop and maintain a technical roadmap that will allow the engineering team to continuously innovate from a technical standpoint.
• Stakeholder management – manage and nurture key stakeholders across ATB, our partners, and customers

Program Management and Execution:

• Ensure that the product vision is realized through excellence in execution.
• Own and be accountable for the engineering and IT aspects of product delivery
• Articulate strategic direction to the Managing Director(s) of Engineering & Technology Enablement in order to facilitate day-to-day execution of goals
• Deliver velocity and value through program management and engineering execution to ensure that the product and technology vision is realized through excellence in execution
• Establish a high-quality bar for deliverables – develop standards and procedures to ensure that quality standards are met and on-time
• Prioritization – communicate project requirements and product expectations clearly and in detail.
• Decision-making – make high-quality decisions quickly and with confidence
• A hands-on attitude – sometimes a problem is “all hands on deck”. The Head of Engineering and Tech Enablement must be able to jump in and do some troubleshooting to get the project out and on time.
• Impact product strategy and architecture – engage in the product architecture and roadmap process by collaborating with both the Head of Technology and Product Management functions

Maintain Safe, Secure, Reliable Operations – Venture’s Systems and Infrastructure

• Work with ATB Enterprise (where dependencies exist) to inform & help optimize the technologies that underpin Venture’s operations (IT Services, Security, Risk & Compliance)
• Enabling Technologies & Infrastructure: drive “core” technology investments that underpin Venture’s business model ( e.g. GCP, tech tool chains, customer support technology) and make sure that budgets and systems are managed safely, securely and reliably
• Manage technology vendors and partners. Work with Venture software vendors and partners to ensure that service levels are maintained and any new features are delivered safely.

Requirements:

Helpful skills & experience | What we’re looking for in the ideal candidate…

• 15+ years of experience in software development and technology roles
• 10+ years leading a software engineering team, ideally experienced in scaling teams at startups and being a leader of “leaders”
• Proven leadership skills (leading a team of

30) with a record of mentoring and upskilling technology talent * Exceptional problem solver – capable of identifying problems before they occur and helping teams solve them quickly and decisively

• Prior-success in working in hyper-growth environments and scaling engineering operations
• Have an in depth knowledge of programming languages and software architecture
• Deep understanding of Agile development practices
• Experience building / working on SaaS products
• Eager to learn and grow
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with distributed and remote work environments

At ATB, we know that as you develop in your career, you gain many transferable skills. If you believe your experience and qualities are what we are looking for, please consider applying.

Interested? If you know one of our team members, BEFORE applying reach out to them and ask them for a referral link to help your application stand out.

Online applications are preferred. Please reach out if you require any accommodations.

Benefits:

Perks & Benefits | What can ATB Ventures offer you? Create the future: ATB Ventures offers a unique opportunity for creatives, innovators, and engineers alike to invent – and reinvent – how we experience technology. It provides the ability to work on a talented, multi-disciplinary team that rapidly experiments with ideas, products and technologies whilst being immersed in a culture that brings the best of both the banking and start-up worlds. Imagine excellent benefits, banking perks, opportunities for career advancement, and being at the forefront of the future – now you’re talking about a career with an organization and team that enables you to grow. As an – we have the best of the best working not only for Albertans, but the world.

Company: ATB Financial

Expected salary:

Location: Canada

Job date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:03:26 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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