Planday from Xero
SaaS
TeamLead(Engineering)
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“Team Lead (Engineering) at Planday from Xero. Skills: Leadership, Engineering practices, Software delivery, Team development, AI adoption. leading a group of engineers. contributing to successful outcomes of the team”
What You'll Achieve.
successful outcomes of the team; high quality software; predictable pace of delivery; meeting customer needs; AI as a multiplier; enabling your team to work smarter; reducing repetitive effort; fostering a collaborative culture; modeling inclusion and continuous improvement; removing barriers; understanding what drives your team's best work; actively clearing blockers; ensuring operational hygiene is handled smoothly
Industry & Context.
troubleshoot and resolve production issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
technical background, able to be hands-on in the team, take part in the engineering work
Nice to Have
AI tooling in our development practices
What You'll Do.
leading a group of engineers
contributing to successful outcomes of the team
supporting excellent engineering practices
working on the team’s roadmap and strategy
enabling rapid delivery of high quality software
supporting direct reports
empowering them to deliver high-quality software
fostering the growth of a world-class engineering culture
maintaining a working environment
ensuring the team has all the information they need
ensuring the right feedback loops are in place
monitoring and supporting the operational health of your team and products
aiming for resilience
supporting your team to hone their engineering skills
driving engineering initiatives
ensuring the team makes progress towards their goals
recruiting and retaining capable individuals
ensuring your team's delivery pipeline is flowing at a predictable and sustainable pace
raising and addressing blockers
fit for purpose and sustainable delivery systems exist
understanding and advocating Engineering and Security Standards
facilitating an engineering approach that is compliant to these standards
fostering sustainably excellent engineering
assisting in the development roadmaps and plans
troubleshooting and resolving production issues
coaching and enabling your team toward effective and efficient delivery
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
working closely together with the product manager and product designer; working as part of a leadership group; working with your peers in Product and your team; enabling participation in communities; cross-team collaboration; knowledge sharing both within and outside the team
Communication Scope
communicate technical risks and scope expectations clearly
Process & Methodology
capacity planning, delivery forecasting, informed estimates, associated reporting
Full Job Description
Our Purpose Planday from Xero is a leading digital solution that uncomplicates everyday scheduling and workforce management by making it easier for businesses and shift workers around the world to communicate, collaborate, and get work done. Powered by a community of local industry experts, Planday provides a best-in-class digital platform that is easy to use, accurate, secure, and compliant with local needs and standards. From payroll and accounting to POS and reporting, its open API and tech ecosystem is scalable to fit shifting business needs and to build an engaged, flexible workforce. Founded in 2004, Planday is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and supports over 400,000 users across Europe, Australia and the US. Planday was acquired by Xero in 2021. How you’ll make an impact You will be leading a group of engineers while directly contributing to the successful outcomes of the team by supporting excellent engineering practices, working on the team’s roadmap and strategy and enabling rapid delivery of high quality software. You will be responsible for supporting your direct reports in becoming awesome Plandayers, empowering them to deliver high-quality software to customers and fostering the growth of a world-class engineering culture. You’ll maintain a working environment in which your team can do their best work predictably and sustainably. You’ll make sure the team has all the information they need and the right feedback loops in place to discover and deliver valuable, usable, and buildable outcomes. You’ll monitor and look to support the operational health of your team and products, aiming for resilience. You will support your team to hone their engineering skills and grow as individuals in order to meet the capabilities required for the team. Your focus will be on driving engineering initiatives and ensuring the team makes progress towards their goals. What you’ll do Leadership, People & Culture - Lead, develop and grow a high performing team through coa
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