Checkout.com
fintech
Director,Engineering,FinancialInfrastructure
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“Director, Engineering, Financial Infrastructure at Checkout.com. Skills: Engineering leader for Financial Infrastructure product pillar, scaling critical, high-volume platforms and systems, maintaining and evolving robust, highly available infrastructure, leading design and delivery of Financial Infrastructure tooling and systems, leading and developing multi-level engineering teams. Leading design and delivery of our Financial Infrastructure tooling and systems. Supporting cross-functional team”
What You'll Achieve.
enabling over ten billion transactions every year for more than one billion shoppers globally; delivering seamless digital experiences at scale; operate at public company standards; providing accurate, low-latency tools and systems that ensure the value and quality we deliver to our merchants is backed up by sound financial practice and operational excellence internally; pursue additional products and services outside of our core acquiring portfolio, such as the Checkout Business Account, multi-currency accounts, and powering broader Financial Experiences; maintain the highest bar on quality; maximizing productivity and ROI for your teams
Industry & Context.
solving complex Engineering problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Deep technical understanding of complex, cloud-native technology stacks and engineering systems is required, Proven experience building, scaling, and operating mission-critical, high-volume, low latency infrastructure and platforms for internal stakeholders (e.g., ledgers, data tooling, reconciliation systems), Experience acting as a site leader, external ambassador, and talent magnet will be beneficial, especially in driving technical culture and raising the bar on hiring, Exceptional collaboration skills, with a proven ability to partner effectively with senior cross-functional stakeholders (locally and remote), particularly in Finance, Tech and Product teams is highly desirable, A champion of technical excellence, continuous delivery, and robust, highly-available infrastructure, maximising productivity and ROI for your teams
Nice to Have
Ideally bring specific knowledge related to complex Financial processes and transactions, but may come from broader tech environments, Ideally with an understanding of Financial control, and related regulatory challenges and end-user requirements, Experience acting as a site leader, external ambassador, and talent magnet will be beneficial, especially in driving technical culture and raising the bar on hiring
What You'll Do.
Leading design and delivery of our Financial Infrastructure tooling and systems
Supporting cross-functional teams of technical and non-technical stakeholders to solve complex Engineering problems whilst supporting business delivery
Unlocking growth as Checkout’s aims continue to paving the way for future strategic initiatives and business deliverables e. g. banking products
low-latency software and infrastructure
Championing creativity and innovation
and displaying a challenger mentality and ethos
Managing and developing a high-performing
team of IC (individual contributor) Engineers and Engineering providing guidance
support and career development
Striving for best practice on hiring
enablement and being a magnet for top talent in Tallinn
and an ambassador for our growing footprint there
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Supporting cross-functional teams of technical and non-technical stakeholders; partner effectively with senior cross-functional stakeholders (locally and remote), particularly in Finance, Tech and Product teams
Communication Scope
Exceptional collaboration skills
Full Job Description
Company Description We’re Checkout.com http://Checkout.com - you might not know our name, but we’re behind many of the digital experiences people use every day. When you book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription or check out online with brands like Spotify, Klarna, Uber Eats, TikTok, Sony, or eBay, there’s a good chance our technology powers the payment behind the scenes. At Checkout.com http://Checkout.com, we’re building where the world checks out - enabling over ten billion transactions every year for more than one billion shoppers globally. Our platform helps the world’s most ambitious businesses deliver seamless digital experiences at scale. We’re also building a company designed for people who want to do career-defining work. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and a focus on impact. With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech and we’re just getting started. Role overview | Context As our global footprint and product portfolio continue to grow, Checkout.com http://Checkout.com is now looking to hire a new Engineering leader for our Financial Infrastructure (FI) product pillar, based in Tallinn. We see significant value in investing in the local team, and in the importance of scaling FI in line with our business growth and strategic objectives. The FI pillar supports numerous teams and cross-functional initiatives, and is the driving force behind Checkout striving to operate at public company standards. Their main customers are our Finance, Accounting and Treasury teams, but they also ‘connect the dots’ to other Product and Engineering pillars. This pillar is fundamental to underpinning our scale and complexity; by providing accurate, low-latency tools and systems that ensure the value and quality we deliver to our merchants is backed up by sound financial practice and operational excellence internally. Whilst the Finan
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