Head of Development / Engineering – Wealth Management
£150,000+
Orbis is partnered with a Wealth Management firm in London that offers a variety of services for high-net-worth individuals and institutions, with a focus on helping them achieve their long-term financial goals through innovative solutions.
This is a new, key hire for the company as they expand with recent high performance and looking to bring in a Head of Development to lead an engineering team consisting of 8 high-performing engineers.
You will play a key role in the growth of the team, with the aim to be at 16 by 2025. This will be around 20% hands-on, so some coding will be required.
You’ll also be responsible for:
- Day-to-day management and leadership of the team, reporting directly to the CTO
- Identify any technical inefficiencies in existing systems and provide solutions for improvement
- Drive implementation of automated testing and CI/CD principles to improve efficiency and performance
- Step in and deputise for the CTO when required
- Create development and progression plans for the development team to upskill and scale the team
What you need:
- Proven experience successfully managing and leading engineering teams
- Previous experience as a software engineer
- High proficiency with Python, Django and any front-end framework (ideally React)
- Excellent communication skills
- This is a small, dynamic company, so experience working within a fast-paced start-up environment would be ideal
If this aligns with your experience and would like to find out more, please apply and I will reach out if applicable.
