The role of the Head of Engineering will oversee Engineering Managers across multiple autonomous teams within the organization, aligned to Strategic Themes. They will be accountable for engineering delivery within their teams and will report on delivery plans, progress, risks and issues at their Strategic Themes’ Monthly Business Reviews.
They will inspire teams to do great work, whilst reducing planning and execution friction. They will ensure team structures, delivery implementation, architectural and tooling choices are working effectively and make improvements where required.
The Head of Engineering will also be aware of wider business requirements and will take onboard the expertise of colleagues to make technical choices that are then driven through to implementation and adoption. They will be able to build relationships across the company, be able to work with others and lead by example, translating vision to practical solutions on the ground. They will build strong partnerships with other senior stakeholders in the business including Product, Commercial, Marketing and Industry Relations.
The Head of Engineering will be a technologist, ideally participating in technical communities, and with previous experience of managing an agile development capability.
As Head of Engineering at Trainline you will... 🚄
Software Engineering Expertise
Managing Engineering Delivery
People Management
Communication and Relationships