Software Engineering Manager - Commercial Trading (Brands) Summary As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you'll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company's core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it's an exciting time as we're redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator. We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise, ship thoughtfully and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. What You'll Do The Software Engineering Manager role is the embodiment of 'solving problems through technology' with key responsibilities as follows: Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload balance across projects. Agile Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines. Monitor project progress, risks, and dependencies, taking corrective action when necessary. Work closely with product management, design, programme management, and others to define project scope, goals, and deliverables. Technical Leadership: Drive the adoption of standards and methodologies for software development. Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams for complex projects. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to improve the engineering process and software quality. Work with senior engineers to develop the team's technical roadmap and support the product management team to prioritise it against the commercial roadmap. Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements. Oversee the maintenance and support of existing software systems, ensuring prompt resolution of issues and bugs. Who You Are Previous polyglot hands-on senior software engineer with experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend. Extensive background in software engineering with several years' experience in a variety of systems and technologies. Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled, senior software engineers that deliver high-quality software. Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering standard methodologies. Promoter of DevOps: you build it, you run it. Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering. Excellent people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ability to lead and line manage senior engineers and technical partners to a desired outcome, without prescribing it. Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, and able to adjust for different audiences, including non-technical ones. A servant-leadership mentality that is willing to take ownership of problems. Able to influence people at senior levels and from the highly technical to non-technical. Desirable Experience Knowledge of the Retail domain, particularly around product lifecycle or merchandise and sales planning, is of interest, but not a necessity. Tech Stack M&S uses a variety of technologies including: Java, Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability) SQL Server, MongoDB Ignite, Redis What's In It For You Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special: 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support. Everyone's Welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers thoughtfully. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
Feb 03, 2025
Full time
Software Engineering Manager - Commercial Trading (Brands) Summary As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you'll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company's core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it's an exciting time as we're redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator. We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise, ship thoughtfully and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. What You'll Do The Software Engineering Manager role is the embodiment of 'solving problems through technology' with key responsibilities as follows: Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload balance across projects. Agile Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines. Monitor project progress, risks, and dependencies, taking corrective action when necessary. Work closely with product management, design, programme management, and others to define project scope, goals, and deliverables. Technical Leadership: Drive the adoption of standards and methodologies for software development. Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams for complex projects. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to improve the engineering process and software quality. Work with senior engineers to develop the team's technical roadmap and support the product management team to prioritise it against the commercial roadmap. Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements. Oversee the maintenance and support of existing software systems, ensuring prompt resolution of issues and bugs. Who You Are Previous polyglot hands-on senior software engineer with experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend. Extensive background in software engineering with several years' experience in a variety of systems and technologies. Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled, senior software engineers that deliver high-quality software. Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering standard methodologies. Promoter of DevOps: you build it, you run it. Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering. Excellent people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ability to lead and line manage senior engineers and technical partners to a desired outcome, without prescribing it. Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, and able to adjust for different audiences, including non-technical ones. A servant-leadership mentality that is willing to take ownership of problems. Able to influence people at senior levels and from the highly technical to non-technical. Desirable Experience Knowledge of the Retail domain, particularly around product lifecycle or merchandise and sales planning, is of interest, but not a necessity. Tech Stack M&S uses a variety of technologies including: Java, Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability) SQL Server, MongoDB Ignite, Redis What's In It For You Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special: 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support. Everyone's Welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers thoughtfully. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
Software Engineering Manager - Commercial Trading Summary As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you'll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company's core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it's an exciting time as we're redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator. We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise, ship thoughtfully and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. What You'll Do Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload balance across projects. Agile Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines. Monitor project progress, risks, and dependencies, taking corrective action when necessary. Work closely with product management, design, programme management, and others to define project scope, goals, and deliverables. Technical Leadership: Drive the adoption of standards and methodologies for software development. Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams for complex projects. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to improve the engineering process and software quality. Work with senior engineers to develop the team's technical roadmap and support the product management team to prioritise it against the commercial roadmap. Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements. Oversee the maintenance and support of existing software systems, ensuring prompt resolution of issues and bugs. Who You Are Previous polyglot hands-on senior software engineer Experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend Extensive background in software engineering with several years' experience in a variety of systems and technologies Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled, senior software engineers that deliver high-quality software. Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering standard methodologies. Promoter of DevOps: you build it, you run it. Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering Excellent people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills Ability to lead and line manage senior engineers and technical partners to a desired outcome, without prescribing it. Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken and able to adjust for different audiences, including non-technical audiences. A servant-leadership mentality that is willing to take ownership of problems. Able to influence people at senior levels and from the highly technical to non-technical. Desirable Experience Knowledge of the Retail domain, particularly around product lifecycle or merchandise and sales planning, is of interest, but not a necessity. Tech Stack M&S uses a variety of technologies including: Java, Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability) SQL Server, MongoDB Ignite, Redis What's In It For You Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special: 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion, and food. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support, including a 24/7 Virtual GP. Everyone's Welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers thoughtfully. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
Feb 03, 2025
Full time
Software Engineering Manager - Commercial Trading Summary As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you'll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company's core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it's an exciting time as we're redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator. We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise, ship thoughtfully and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. What You'll Do Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload balance across projects. Agile Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines. Monitor project progress, risks, and dependencies, taking corrective action when necessary. Work closely with product management, design, programme management, and others to define project scope, goals, and deliverables. Technical Leadership: Drive the adoption of standards and methodologies for software development. Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams for complex projects. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to improve the engineering process and software quality. Work with senior engineers to develop the team's technical roadmap and support the product management team to prioritise it against the commercial roadmap. Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements. Oversee the maintenance and support of existing software systems, ensuring prompt resolution of issues and bugs. Who You Are Previous polyglot hands-on senior software engineer Experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend Extensive background in software engineering with several years' experience in a variety of systems and technologies Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled, senior software engineers that deliver high-quality software. Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering standard methodologies. Promoter of DevOps: you build it, you run it. Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering Excellent people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills Ability to lead and line manage senior engineers and technical partners to a desired outcome, without prescribing it. Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken and able to adjust for different audiences, including non-technical audiences. A servant-leadership mentality that is willing to take ownership of problems. Able to influence people at senior levels and from the highly technical to non-technical. Desirable Experience Knowledge of the Retail domain, particularly around product lifecycle or merchandise and sales planning, is of interest, but not a necessity. Tech Stack M&S uses a variety of technologies including: Java, Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability) SQL Server, MongoDB Ignite, Redis What's In It For You Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special: 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion, and food. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support, including a 24/7 Virtual GP. Everyone's Welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers thoughtfully. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
We seek a talented quantitative developer to join the Investment Management & Research department at Winton. You will be partnering with portfolio managers, researchers, and software developers to understand requirements and deliver solutions. You will be responsible for designing and implementing trading systems and tools that support the firm's research capabilities. Responsibilities: Partner with quantitative researchers and portfolio managers to develop back testing frameworks for validating the strategies and monitor the ongoing performance. Design and optimise trading infrastructure to provide a seamless path from research to live trading. Develop reliable and performant trading systems able to trade 24/6. Iterate with quantitative researchers and portfolio managers on the research process in order to enhance performance and usability. What we're looking for: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 3+ years of commercial development experience, with strong skills in Python. Additional C++ experience would be very desirable. Hands-on experience with parallel & concurrent processing (asyncio, multithreading, multiprocessing, etc). Familiarity with big-data frameworks and standards (Kafka, Redis, Arrow, Avro, etc.). Hands-on experience with building low-latency/high-throughput trading pipelines. Experience with CI/CD workflows. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Detail-oriented, with a commitment to best engineering practices. The ability to prioritise, plan, and deliver projects in a timely manner. What would be useful: Familiarity with containerised cloud development, deployment, and management (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS). Experience of developing trading systems in a systematic hedge fund. Experience of working closely with researchers and portfolio managers.
Jan 23, 2025
Full time
We seek a talented quantitative developer to join the Investment Management & Research department at Winton. You will be partnering with portfolio managers, researchers, and software developers to understand requirements and deliver solutions. You will be responsible for designing and implementing trading systems and tools that support the firm's research capabilities. Responsibilities: Partner with quantitative researchers and portfolio managers to develop back testing frameworks for validating the strategies and monitor the ongoing performance. Design and optimise trading infrastructure to provide a seamless path from research to live trading. Develop reliable and performant trading systems able to trade 24/6. Iterate with quantitative researchers and portfolio managers on the research process in order to enhance performance and usability. What we're looking for: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 3+ years of commercial development experience, with strong skills in Python. Additional C++ experience would be very desirable. Hands-on experience with parallel & concurrent processing (asyncio, multithreading, multiprocessing, etc). Familiarity with big-data frameworks and standards (Kafka, Redis, Arrow, Avro, etc.). Hands-on experience with building low-latency/high-throughput trading pipelines. Experience with CI/CD workflows. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Detail-oriented, with a commitment to best engineering practices. The ability to prioritise, plan, and deliver projects in a timely manner. What would be useful: Familiarity with containerised cloud development, deployment, and management (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS). Experience of developing trading systems in a systematic hedge fund. Experience of working closely with researchers and portfolio managers.
Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. Our solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of successful implementations across nearly 50 markets, we are transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future. For more information, please visit . OUR CULTURE AND VALUES We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed. We are Leading Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform-and we are growing every day. We are Responsible Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity. We are Agile We achieve our goals and meet our customer's needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams. We are Fun We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. Job Title: Portfolio Finance Manager The Portfolio Finance Manager is responsible for managing and tracking all financial and commercial aspects of projects contracts under execution, using corporate systems including NetSuite, Project Systems SAP, Floqast, and Salesforce. This includes ensuring adherence to commercial contract terms and conditions, executing financial and operational internal controls, and managing customer contract changes and supplier claims whilst maintaining operational excellence. This position requires interfacing and developing sustainable relationships with a wide variety of internal stakeholders, outside construction contractors, and service providers. This role requires a background in accounting/finance working with infrastructure/construction projects and long-term service contracts as well as Contract Management skills. Major Duties & Responsibilities Month-end reporting of project EAC's, working closely with the wider finance team to ensure reporting procedures are completed within the allocated timeframes. Direct and assist with common processes/procedures related to the administration of project contracts. Work closely with project managers to provide timely transparency around project/contract budgets, programme delays, and Milestone Payments. Manage construction subcontractors/vendors and maintenance providers to maintain project delivery timeline and quality. Use Contract Management capabilities to review and manage all contract documents; drafting contact notices, managing Claim and Change Order Negotiations; provide Risk and Opportunity Analysis. Analyze and process project-related documents (purchase requisitions, field orders, invoices, etc.). Organize the project reviews from start to the end of each contract including coordinating close-out process. Drive to improve project performance through change orders and supplier claims. Communicate financial matters with project teams to business units and executives. Manage approved project budget and create cost breakdown structure in NetSuite at the line-item level. Forecast project spending and provide monthly accruals on work performed. Monitor and audit reports to ensure accuracy and perform reconciliation of project financials. Understand sales, property, and personal tax requirements. Ensure SOX Control compliance and no material weaknesses. Manage and work closely with internal stakeholders in all aspects of Supply Chain to ensure accurate allocation of internal costs. Arrange timely collection of payment milestones; managing the cash in/cash out on each project. Hedging forecasting, fx management, and securities, working closely with the Group Treasury team. Skill Requirements Confident and adaptable communicator, comfortable at all levels. A clear thinker able to see the bigger picture and plot a route through the detail. Self-motivated and able to work alone, but equally engage with and bring a team with them on the journey. Commercially experienced in contract and finance management and ability to work across an organization aligning with key stakeholders both internally and externally. Person Specification Qualities Intellectually and emotionally strong, a good listener able to capture opinion, good at thinking through and solving problems in a methodical way, self-driven and entrepreneurial, honest and approachable, possess a lighthearted side with a sense of humor. Behaviors Willing to listen, but also able to argue a different case strongly when required and willing to make tough commercial and financial decisions. Sensitive and adaptable to different cultures (internally and externally). KPIs for the first 6 months Successfully gained the confidence and trust of the key stakeholders in the organization (leadership team and through key stakeholders) establishing credibility (and ability) to drive the business in the market. Gained a comprehensive understanding of the business's capabilities, strengths, areas of improvement, and opportunities for growth and development. Responsible for the finance operations of a minimum of three ongoing projects. Played a key part in ensuring financial and commercial excellence is applied across the execution phase of a project. Key competencies critical to the role-holder's success include: Think strategically / operate tactically where necessary. Customer centric mindset - help keep the organization aligned. Inventive yet commercially realistic - does it generate value? Emotional intelligence - be able to read situations and adapt accordingly. Integrity - Keep to a moral standard. Courage and conviction - bravery builds momentum. Good listening skills. Strong background in using Salesforce and MS Office software: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Up to 15% travel as needed domestically and potentially globally. Business fluent in English. A University degree with a major in accounting, business administration, engineering or equivalent training is required. 3 years' experience managing construction-related projects and long-term service contracts. Experience in the Energy industry is an advantage. Good working knowledge of project-related activities. Detail-oriented with strong time management and project management skills. Contract Management skills. High level of knowledge in use of Corporate Systems such as NetSuite Project Systems. Demonstrated ability to interact with executive management. Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.
Jan 21, 2025
Full time
Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. Our solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of successful implementations across nearly 50 markets, we are transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future. For more information, please visit . OUR CULTURE AND VALUES We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed. We are Leading Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform-and we are growing every day. We are Responsible Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity. We are Agile We achieve our goals and meet our customer's needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams. We are Fun We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. Job Title: Portfolio Finance Manager The Portfolio Finance Manager is responsible for managing and tracking all financial and commercial aspects of projects contracts under execution, using corporate systems including NetSuite, Project Systems SAP, Floqast, and Salesforce. This includes ensuring adherence to commercial contract terms and conditions, executing financial and operational internal controls, and managing customer contract changes and supplier claims whilst maintaining operational excellence. This position requires interfacing and developing sustainable relationships with a wide variety of internal stakeholders, outside construction contractors, and service providers. This role requires a background in accounting/finance working with infrastructure/construction projects and long-term service contracts as well as Contract Management skills. Major Duties & Responsibilities Month-end reporting of project EAC's, working closely with the wider finance team to ensure reporting procedures are completed within the allocated timeframes. Direct and assist with common processes/procedures related to the administration of project contracts. Work closely with project managers to provide timely transparency around project/contract budgets, programme delays, and Milestone Payments. Manage construction subcontractors/vendors and maintenance providers to maintain project delivery timeline and quality. Use Contract Management capabilities to review and manage all contract documents; drafting contact notices, managing Claim and Change Order Negotiations; provide Risk and Opportunity Analysis. Analyze and process project-related documents (purchase requisitions, field orders, invoices, etc.). Organize the project reviews from start to the end of each contract including coordinating close-out process. Drive to improve project performance through change orders and supplier claims. Communicate financial matters with project teams to business units and executives. Manage approved project budget and create cost breakdown structure in NetSuite at the line-item level. Forecast project spending and provide monthly accruals on work performed. Monitor and audit reports to ensure accuracy and perform reconciliation of project financials. Understand sales, property, and personal tax requirements. Ensure SOX Control compliance and no material weaknesses. Manage and work closely with internal stakeholders in all aspects of Supply Chain to ensure accurate allocation of internal costs. Arrange timely collection of payment milestones; managing the cash in/cash out on each project. Hedging forecasting, fx management, and securities, working closely with the Group Treasury team. Skill Requirements Confident and adaptable communicator, comfortable at all levels. A clear thinker able to see the bigger picture and plot a route through the detail. Self-motivated and able to work alone, but equally engage with and bring a team with them on the journey. Commercially experienced in contract and finance management and ability to work across an organization aligning with key stakeholders both internally and externally. Person Specification Qualities Intellectually and emotionally strong, a good listener able to capture opinion, good at thinking through and solving problems in a methodical way, self-driven and entrepreneurial, honest and approachable, possess a lighthearted side with a sense of humor. Behaviors Willing to listen, but also able to argue a different case strongly when required and willing to make tough commercial and financial decisions. Sensitive and adaptable to different cultures (internally and externally). KPIs for the first 6 months Successfully gained the confidence and trust of the key stakeholders in the organization (leadership team and through key stakeholders) establishing credibility (and ability) to drive the business in the market. Gained a comprehensive understanding of the business's capabilities, strengths, areas of improvement, and opportunities for growth and development. Responsible for the finance operations of a minimum of three ongoing projects. Played a key part in ensuring financial and commercial excellence is applied across the execution phase of a project. Key competencies critical to the role-holder's success include: Think strategically / operate tactically where necessary. Customer centric mindset - help keep the organization aligned. Inventive yet commercially realistic - does it generate value? Emotional intelligence - be able to read situations and adapt accordingly. Integrity - Keep to a moral standard. Courage and conviction - bravery builds momentum. Good listening skills. Strong background in using Salesforce and MS Office software: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Up to 15% travel as needed domestically and potentially globally. Business fluent in English. A University degree with a major in accounting, business administration, engineering or equivalent training is required. 3 years' experience managing construction-related projects and long-term service contracts. Experience in the Energy industry is an advantage. Good working knowledge of project-related activities. Detail-oriented with strong time management and project management skills. Contract Management skills. High level of knowledge in use of Corporate Systems such as NetSuite Project Systems. Demonstrated ability to interact with executive management. Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.
About BMLL We are the leading independent provider of harmonised Level 3 historical data and analytics to the world's most sophisticated capital market participants. BMLL offers banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds and global exchange groups immediate and flexible access to the most granular Level 3, T+1 order book data and advanced analytics, enabling them to accelerate research, optimise trading strategies and generate alpha at unparalleled speed and scale. Our culture is inclusive and highly collaborative, with a flat management structure that empowers our employees to get involved in decision making as we continue to grow and scale. We give all our employees share options, empowering them to get involved in decision making and help shape the future of our company as we continue to grow and scale. We offer a combination of remote and office (London based) working, weekly team lunches and plenty of office snacks! About the role At the heart of BMLL's offering is content. This includes historical datasets for our market data, (both harmonised in our Data Lab as well as our normalised offerings within the data feed) and analytics datasets. Our products cover global equities, major futures venues and US equity options, and we are continuously expanding coverage. We are looking for a senior product leader to drive the strategy and development of our content, reporting to the Chief Product Officer. You will work across sales, engineering, quant and product teams to refine product requirements, enhance our existing products and build new ones. What makes this job special: You can build and drive the strategy of one of the core areas of BMLL's focus, that is critical to BMLL's scaling strategy You will have unique access to the most granular historical market data and analytics that is available in the market As Head of Content, you will: Set the product roadmap for content, defining the strategy for feature development and turning that into concrete engineering requirements, collaborating with our Applications and Feeds product teams Define BMLL's content management strategy, including content changes, documentation and customer support Lead the onboarding of new datasets, from licensing considerations through to normalisation and distribution Identify our customer pain points and needs, acting as a subject matter expert in our data processing and normalisation Prototype new market data products leveraging BMLL's in house tools and technologies Define specifications for market data and analytics products, from inception to delivery Work with our technology, quant and delivery functions to drive the delivery and execution of the product roadmap Assist our marketing team to outline use cases, personas and to help brand the products Essential Proven track record in building market data products, either for internal consumption or as external products Deep understanding of market data content, entitlements and commercials, ideally for exchange traded futures and options Understanding of exchange market data protocols and packet-capture processes Domain knowledge of global trading, and how historical market data and analytics are used across the buy-side and sell-side Strong knowledge of the software and product development process, and how to turn business strategy into concrete engineering requirements Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment, with an ability to produce practical solutions in a tight deadline Excellent teamwork and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams without formal reporting lines in a collaborative manner Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate fluently with both technical and non-technical audiences Desirable Knowledge of market microstructure Knowledge of product management tools (e.g ProductBoard) Experience in scripting languages and SQL Experience in managing data quality processes Benefits: Competitive salary 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Share Options after completion of probationary period Pension Scheme Private Medical Insurance Life Insurance Combination of remote and London based office working (2 days in office per week) A yearly Well-being Physical Activity budget Continuous learning through funded training and challenging projects Collaborative culture Weekly team lunches Free fruit, snacks, and drinks provided throughout the day (when office based) Regular team socials Cycle to Work Scheme We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We pride ourselves on our commitment to Equality and Diversity and are committed to removing barriers throughout our hiring process - if you have any special requirements or require reasonable adjustments to help you access career opportunities at BMLL, please do let us know at .
Jan 21, 2025
Full time
About BMLL We are the leading independent provider of harmonised Level 3 historical data and analytics to the world's most sophisticated capital market participants. BMLL offers banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds and global exchange groups immediate and flexible access to the most granular Level 3, T+1 order book data and advanced analytics, enabling them to accelerate research, optimise trading strategies and generate alpha at unparalleled speed and scale. Our culture is inclusive and highly collaborative, with a flat management structure that empowers our employees to get involved in decision making as we continue to grow and scale. We give all our employees share options, empowering them to get involved in decision making and help shape the future of our company as we continue to grow and scale. We offer a combination of remote and office (London based) working, weekly team lunches and plenty of office snacks! About the role At the heart of BMLL's offering is content. This includes historical datasets for our market data, (both harmonised in our Data Lab as well as our normalised offerings within the data feed) and analytics datasets. Our products cover global equities, major futures venues and US equity options, and we are continuously expanding coverage. We are looking for a senior product leader to drive the strategy and development of our content, reporting to the Chief Product Officer. You will work across sales, engineering, quant and product teams to refine product requirements, enhance our existing products and build new ones. What makes this job special: You can build and drive the strategy of one of the core areas of BMLL's focus, that is critical to BMLL's scaling strategy You will have unique access to the most granular historical market data and analytics that is available in the market As Head of Content, you will: Set the product roadmap for content, defining the strategy for feature development and turning that into concrete engineering requirements, collaborating with our Applications and Feeds product teams Define BMLL's content management strategy, including content changes, documentation and customer support Lead the onboarding of new datasets, from licensing considerations through to normalisation and distribution Identify our customer pain points and needs, acting as a subject matter expert in our data processing and normalisation Prototype new market data products leveraging BMLL's in house tools and technologies Define specifications for market data and analytics products, from inception to delivery Work with our technology, quant and delivery functions to drive the delivery and execution of the product roadmap Assist our marketing team to outline use cases, personas and to help brand the products Essential Proven track record in building market data products, either for internal consumption or as external products Deep understanding of market data content, entitlements and commercials, ideally for exchange traded futures and options Understanding of exchange market data protocols and packet-capture processes Domain knowledge of global trading, and how historical market data and analytics are used across the buy-side and sell-side Strong knowledge of the software and product development process, and how to turn business strategy into concrete engineering requirements Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment, with an ability to produce practical solutions in a tight deadline Excellent teamwork and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams without formal reporting lines in a collaborative manner Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate fluently with both technical and non-technical audiences Desirable Knowledge of market microstructure Knowledge of product management tools (e.g ProductBoard) Experience in scripting languages and SQL Experience in managing data quality processes Benefits: Competitive salary 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Share Options after completion of probationary period Pension Scheme Private Medical Insurance Life Insurance Combination of remote and London based office working (2 days in office per week) A yearly Well-being Physical Activity budget Continuous learning through funded training and challenging projects Collaborative culture Weekly team lunches Free fruit, snacks, and drinks provided throughout the day (when office based) Regular team socials Cycle to Work Scheme We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We pride ourselves on our commitment to Equality and Diversity and are committed to removing barriers throughout our hiring process - if you have any special requirements or require reasonable adjustments to help you access career opportunities at BMLL, please do let us know at .
About BMLL We are the leading independent provider of harmonised Level 3 historical data and analytics to the world's most sophisticated capital market participants. BMLL offers banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds and global exchange groups immediate and flexible access to the most granular Level 3, T+1 order book data and advanced analytics, enabling them to accelerate research, optimise trading strategies and generate alpha at unparalleled speed and scale. Our culture is inclusive and highly collaborative, with a flat management structure that empowers our employees to get involved in decision making as we continue to grow and scale. We give all our employees share options, empowering them to get involved in decision making and help shape the future of our company as we continue to grow and scale. We offer a combination of remote and office (London based) working, weekly team lunches and plenty of office snacks! For more information, please visit our website, or visit our or About the role At the heart of BMLL's offering is content. This includes historical datasets for our market data, (both harmonised in our Data Lab as well as our normalised offerings within the data feed) and analytics datasets. Our products cover global equities, major futures venues and US equity options, and we are continuously expanding coverage. We are looking for a senior product leader to drive the strategy and development of our content, reporting to the Chief Product Officer. You will work across sales, engineering, quant and product teams to refine product requirements, enhance our existing products and build new ones. What makes this job special: You can build and drive the strategy of one of the core areas of BMLL's focus, that is critical to BMLL's scaling strategy You will have unique access the most granular historical market data and analytics that is available in the market As Head of Content, you will: Set the product roadmap for content, defining the strategy for feature development and turning that into concrete engineering requirements, collaborating with our Applications and Feeds product teams Define BMLL's content management strategy, including content changes, documentation and customer support Lead the onboarding of new datasets, from licensing considerations through to normalisation and distribution Identify our customer pain points and needs, acting as a subject matter expert in our data processing and normalisation Prototype new market data products leveraging BMLL's in house tools and technologies Define specifications for market data and analytics products, from inception to delivery Work with our technology, quant and delivery functions to drive the delivery and execution of the product roadmap Assist our marketing team to outline use cases, personas and to help brand the products Essential Proven track record in building market data products, either for internal consumption or as external products Deep understanding of market data content, entitlements and commercials, ideally for exchange traded futures and options Understanding of exchange market data protocols and packet-capture processes Domain knowledge of global trading, and how historical market data and analytics are used across the buy-side and sell-side Strong knowledge of the software and product development process, and how to turn business strategy into concrete engineering requirements Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment, with an ability to produce practical solutions in a tight deadline Excellent teamwork and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams without formal reporting lines in a collaborative manner Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate fluently with both technical and non-technical audiences Desirable Knowledge of market microstructure Knowledge of product management tools (e.g ProductBoard) Experience in scripting languages and SQL Experience in managing data quality processes Competitive salary 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Share Options after completion of probationary period Pension Scheme Private Medical Insurance Life Insurance Combination of remote and London based office working (2 days in office per week) A yearly Well being Physical Activity budget Continuous learning through funded training and challenging projects Collaborative culture Weekly team lunches Free Fruit, snacks, and drinks provided throughout the day (When office based) Regular Team Socials Cycle to Work Scheme We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We pride ourselves on our commitment to Equality and Diversity and committed to removing barriers throughout our hiring process - if you have any special requirements or require reasonable adjustments to help you access career opportunities at BMLL, please do let us know .
Jan 21, 2025
Full time
About BMLL We are the leading independent provider of harmonised Level 3 historical data and analytics to the world's most sophisticated capital market participants. BMLL offers banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds and global exchange groups immediate and flexible access to the most granular Level 3, T+1 order book data and advanced analytics, enabling them to accelerate research, optimise trading strategies and generate alpha at unparalleled speed and scale. Our culture is inclusive and highly collaborative, with a flat management structure that empowers our employees to get involved in decision making as we continue to grow and scale. We give all our employees share options, empowering them to get involved in decision making and help shape the future of our company as we continue to grow and scale. We offer a combination of remote and office (London based) working, weekly team lunches and plenty of office snacks! For more information, please visit our website, or visit our or About the role At the heart of BMLL's offering is content. This includes historical datasets for our market data, (both harmonised in our Data Lab as well as our normalised offerings within the data feed) and analytics datasets. Our products cover global equities, major futures venues and US equity options, and we are continuously expanding coverage. We are looking for a senior product leader to drive the strategy and development of our content, reporting to the Chief Product Officer. You will work across sales, engineering, quant and product teams to refine product requirements, enhance our existing products and build new ones. What makes this job special: You can build and drive the strategy of one of the core areas of BMLL's focus, that is critical to BMLL's scaling strategy You will have unique access the most granular historical market data and analytics that is available in the market As Head of Content, you will: Set the product roadmap for content, defining the strategy for feature development and turning that into concrete engineering requirements, collaborating with our Applications and Feeds product teams Define BMLL's content management strategy, including content changes, documentation and customer support Lead the onboarding of new datasets, from licensing considerations through to normalisation and distribution Identify our customer pain points and needs, acting as a subject matter expert in our data processing and normalisation Prototype new market data products leveraging BMLL's in house tools and technologies Define specifications for market data and analytics products, from inception to delivery Work with our technology, quant and delivery functions to drive the delivery and execution of the product roadmap Assist our marketing team to outline use cases, personas and to help brand the products Essential Proven track record in building market data products, either for internal consumption or as external products Deep understanding of market data content, entitlements and commercials, ideally for exchange traded futures and options Understanding of exchange market data protocols and packet-capture processes Domain knowledge of global trading, and how historical market data and analytics are used across the buy-side and sell-side Strong knowledge of the software and product development process, and how to turn business strategy into concrete engineering requirements Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment, with an ability to produce practical solutions in a tight deadline Excellent teamwork and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams without formal reporting lines in a collaborative manner Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate fluently with both technical and non-technical audiences Desirable Knowledge of market microstructure Knowledge of product management tools (e.g ProductBoard) Experience in scripting languages and SQL Experience in managing data quality processes Competitive salary 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Share Options after completion of probationary period Pension Scheme Private Medical Insurance Life Insurance Combination of remote and London based office working (2 days in office per week) A yearly Well being Physical Activity budget Continuous learning through funded training and challenging projects Collaborative culture Weekly team lunches Free Fruit, snacks, and drinks provided throughout the day (When office based) Regular Team Socials Cycle to Work Scheme We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We pride ourselves on our commitment to Equality and Diversity and committed to removing barriers throughout our hiring process - if you have any special requirements or require reasonable adjustments to help you access career opportunities at BMLL, please do let us know .
Summary As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you'll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serves millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company's core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it's an exciting time as we're redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator. We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise, ship thoughtfully and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. What You'll Do The Software Engineering Manager role is the embodiment of 'solving problems through technology' with key responsibilities as follows: Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload, balance across projects. Agile Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines. Monitor project progress, risks, and dependencies, taking corrective action when necessary. Work closely with product management, design, programme management, and others to define project scope, goals, and deliverables. Technical Leadership: Drive the adoption of standards, and methodologies for software development. Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams for complex projects. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to improve the engineering process and software quality. Work with senior engineers to develop the team's technical roadmap and support the product management team to prioritise it against the commercial roadmap. Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements. Oversee the maintenance and support of existing software systems, ensuring prompt resolution of issues and bugs. Who You Are Previous polyglot hands-on senior software engineer Experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend Extensive background in software engineering with several years' experience in a variety of systems and technologies Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled, senior software engineers that deliver high-quality software. Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering standard methodologies. Promoter of DevOps: you build it, you run it. Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering Excellent people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills Ability to lead and line manage senior engineers and technical partners to a desired outcome, without prescribing it. Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken and able to adjust for different, including non-technical audiences. A servant-leadership mentality that is willing to take ownership of problems. Able to influence people at senior levels and from the highly technical to non-technical. Desirable Experience Knowledge of the Retail domain, particularly around product lifecycle or merchandise and sales planning, is of interest, but not a necessity. Tech Stack M&S uses a variety of technologies including; Java, Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability) SQL Server, MongoDB Ignite, Redis What's In It For You Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we're proud of at M&S. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave - that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes. Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support - this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes. Everyone's Welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There's never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers thoughtfully. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
Jan 17, 2025
Full time
Summary As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you'll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serves millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company's core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it's an exciting time as we're redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator. We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise, ship thoughtfully and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. What You'll Do The Software Engineering Manager role is the embodiment of 'solving problems through technology' with key responsibilities as follows: Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload, balance across projects. Agile Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines. Monitor project progress, risks, and dependencies, taking corrective action when necessary. Work closely with product management, design, programme management, and others to define project scope, goals, and deliverables. Technical Leadership: Drive the adoption of standards, and methodologies for software development. Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams for complex projects. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to improve the engineering process and software quality. Work with senior engineers to develop the team's technical roadmap and support the product management team to prioritise it against the commercial roadmap. Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements. Oversee the maintenance and support of existing software systems, ensuring prompt resolution of issues and bugs. Who You Are Previous polyglot hands-on senior software engineer Experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend Extensive background in software engineering with several years' experience in a variety of systems and technologies Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled, senior software engineers that deliver high-quality software. Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering standard methodologies. Promoter of DevOps: you build it, you run it. Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering Excellent people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills Ability to lead and line manage senior engineers and technical partners to a desired outcome, without prescribing it. Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken and able to adjust for different, including non-technical audiences. A servant-leadership mentality that is willing to take ownership of problems. Able to influence people at senior levels and from the highly technical to non-technical. Desirable Experience Knowledge of the Retail domain, particularly around product lifecycle or merchandise and sales planning, is of interest, but not a necessity. Tech Stack M&S uses a variety of technologies including; Java, Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability) SQL Server, MongoDB Ignite, Redis What's In It For You Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we're proud of at M&S. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave - that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes. Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support - this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes. Everyone's Welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There's never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers thoughtfully. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
Summary As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you'll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company's core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it's an exciting time as we're redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator. We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise, ship thoughtfully and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. What You'll Do The Software Engineering Manager role is the embodiment of 'solving problems through technology' with key responsibilities as follows: Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload balance across projects. Agile Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines. Monitor project progress, risks, and dependencies, taking corrective action when necessary. Work closely with product management, design, programme management, and others to define project scope, goals, and deliverables. Technical Leadership: Drive the adoption of standards and methodologies for software development. Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams for complex projects. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to improve the engineering process and software quality. Work with senior engineers to develop the team's technical roadmap and support the product management team to prioritise it against the commercial roadmap. Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements. Oversee the maintenance and support of existing software systems, ensuring prompt resolution of issues and bugs. Who You Are Previous polyglot hands-on senior software engineer Experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend Extensive background in software engineering with several years' experience in a variety of systems and technologies Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled, senior software engineers that deliver high-quality software. Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering standard methodologies. Promoter of DevOps: you build it, you run it. Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering. Excellent people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ability to lead and line manage senior engineers and technical partners to a desired outcome, without prescribing it. Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, and able to adjust for different audiences, including non-technical ones. A servant-leadership mentality that is willing to take ownership of problems. Able to influence people at senior levels and from the highly technical to non-technical. Desirable Experience Knowledge of the Retail domain, particularly around product lifecycle or merchandise and sales planning, is of interest, but not a necessity. Tech Stack M&S uses a variety of technologies including: Java, Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability) SQL Server, MongoDB Ignite, Redis What's In It For You Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special: 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion, and food. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we're proud of at M&S. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website, including GymSave - that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes. Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support - this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes. Everyone's Welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There's never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers thoughtfully. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
Jan 17, 2025
Full time
Summary As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you'll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company's core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it's an exciting time as we're redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator. We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise, ship thoughtfully and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. What You'll Do The Software Engineering Manager role is the embodiment of 'solving problems through technology' with key responsibilities as follows: Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload balance across projects. Agile Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines. Monitor project progress, risks, and dependencies, taking corrective action when necessary. Work closely with product management, design, programme management, and others to define project scope, goals, and deliverables. Technical Leadership: Drive the adoption of standards and methodologies for software development. Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams for complex projects. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to improve the engineering process and software quality. Work with senior engineers to develop the team's technical roadmap and support the product management team to prioritise it against the commercial roadmap. Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements. Oversee the maintenance and support of existing software systems, ensuring prompt resolution of issues and bugs. Who You Are Previous polyglot hands-on senior software engineer Experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend Extensive background in software engineering with several years' experience in a variety of systems and technologies Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled, senior software engineers that deliver high-quality software. Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering standard methodologies. Promoter of DevOps: you build it, you run it. Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering. Excellent people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ability to lead and line manage senior engineers and technical partners to a desired outcome, without prescribing it. Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, and able to adjust for different audiences, including non-technical ones. A servant-leadership mentality that is willing to take ownership of problems. Able to influence people at senior levels and from the highly technical to non-technical. Desirable Experience Knowledge of the Retail domain, particularly around product lifecycle or merchandise and sales planning, is of interest, but not a necessity. Tech Stack M&S uses a variety of technologies including: Java, Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability) SQL Server, MongoDB Ignite, Redis What's In It For You Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special: 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion, and food. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we're proud of at M&S. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website, including GymSave - that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes. Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support - this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes. Everyone's Welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There's never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers thoughtfully. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
Equities Stock Loan Strats London based This Strat team is a fundamental part of the Prime Brokerage and Clearing Services groups under the Prime Services umbrella. They drive major business decisions and run business critical systems in the following areas: STOCK LOAN & FUNDING The stock loan funding strats work side by side with the securities lending desk in conducting transactions and managing risk. In this entrepreneurial role, they build and maintain real-time and scalable trading, pricing, risk, inventory management and funding platforms. CLIENT ANALYTICS The client analytics strats are in charge of developing external and internal client performance metrics across various dimensions of the Prime Brokerage Business. These metrics are heavily relied on by senior management and drive many discussions between clients, sales, and strats to identify the best ways they can serve clients' needs. RISK: The risk strats together with risk managers are responsible for developing and maintaining stress tests across asset classes and modelling of margin methodology and calculation of margin requirements. These state-of-the art models allow them to offer a wide range of financing solutions and risk-management models to help clients operate reliable in a variety of market conditions. If you are looking for a high impact position allowing you to fully leverage your strong quantitative and communication skills, then this strats team is the ideal opportunity for you. You will work closely with prime brokerage traders, global stock loan and funding strats team. You will enjoy a widely scoped role that rewards multi-tasking, initiative and strong execution. You will not only have a direct impact on key revenue stream but also have the chance to realize additional revenue opportunities. Responsibilities: The key responsibilities will include working across securities lending and funding strat team(s) alongside trading, demand and supply to deliver the analytics and optimization across the two business lines. Perform large scale data analysis to solve problems never tackled before Optimization of financial resource computation Implementation of models in proprietary libraries Deliver solutions focused on improving market share and wallet share of the client franchise. Requirements: Strong academic in a relevant field - Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or Physics, including a quantitative understanding of statistics and probability Strong technical skills. Mastery of software design principles and development skills using one of C++, Python, R, Java, Scala Ability to work as part of a global team and deliver results quickly Previous practical experience in solving mathematical/statistical/machine learning problems. Comfortable working on multiple projects, demonstrating initiative and showing commercial impact
Dec 04, 2021
Full time
Equities Stock Loan Strats London based This Strat team is a fundamental part of the Prime Brokerage and Clearing Services groups under the Prime Services umbrella. They drive major business decisions and run business critical systems in the following areas: STOCK LOAN & FUNDING The stock loan funding strats work side by side with the securities lending desk in conducting transactions and managing risk. In this entrepreneurial role, they build and maintain real-time and scalable trading, pricing, risk, inventory management and funding platforms. CLIENT ANALYTICS The client analytics strats are in charge of developing external and internal client performance metrics across various dimensions of the Prime Brokerage Business. These metrics are heavily relied on by senior management and drive many discussions between clients, sales, and strats to identify the best ways they can serve clients' needs. RISK: The risk strats together with risk managers are responsible for developing and maintaining stress tests across asset classes and modelling of margin methodology and calculation of margin requirements. These state-of-the art models allow them to offer a wide range of financing solutions and risk-management models to help clients operate reliable in a variety of market conditions. If you are looking for a high impact position allowing you to fully leverage your strong quantitative and communication skills, then this strats team is the ideal opportunity for you. You will work closely with prime brokerage traders, global stock loan and funding strats team. You will enjoy a widely scoped role that rewards multi-tasking, initiative and strong execution. You will not only have a direct impact on key revenue stream but also have the chance to realize additional revenue opportunities. Responsibilities: The key responsibilities will include working across securities lending and funding strat team(s) alongside trading, demand and supply to deliver the analytics and optimization across the two business lines. Perform large scale data analysis to solve problems never tackled before Optimization of financial resource computation Implementation of models in proprietary libraries Deliver solutions focused on improving market share and wallet share of the client franchise. Requirements: Strong academic in a relevant field - Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or Physics, including a quantitative understanding of statistics and probability Strong technical skills. Mastery of software design principles and development skills using one of C++, Python, R, Java, Scala Ability to work as part of a global team and deliver results quickly Previous practical experience in solving mathematical/statistical/machine learning problems. Comfortable working on multiple projects, demonstrating initiative and showing commercial impact