Management Level
E
EQ, Next Starts Now
We are EQ, a fintech that connects the future of capital, communications, and governance, building trust and confidence in every market we serve. Our 5,000 employees support over 20 million shareholders and 12,000 leading organizations globally. EQ’s mission is to digitize every aspect of shareholder interaction, making investments more accessible, transparent and more engaging than ever before.
With the integration of Notified, EQ is the only global technology partner dedicated to both public relations and investor relations solutions.
Role Summary
The Technical Engineering Manager will guide, drive, and lead technical excellence within the teams to enable market-leading software engineering standards for the development and delivery of innovative products enabling iconic global recall to Equiniti.
This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, taking full responsibility for delivering technical and business objectives while managing work against time, cost, and quality targets. It significantly influences stakeholders, customers, partners, and resource allocation, ensuring strong collaboration and customer focus throughout all stages of delivery. The position involves leading complex technical and professional initiatives, applying expertise across diverse and often unpredictable situations while coordinating subject matter experts to resolve challenges. Strong operational leadership is required, including risk assessment, continuous improvement, and advising on standards, tools, and best practices. The role drives innovation, evaluates the impact of emerging technologies, and communicates complex concepts effectively to a wide range of audiences. It also promotes learning, champions security and ethical practices, and applies deep industry and business knowledge to help define standards for others.
Core Duties/Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
Line Management responsibility for Engineers within the Engineering home. Provide encouragement, guidance, coaching and mentoring to members of the team
Lead the adoption of the over-arching Software Development Lifecycle and Agile TOM within the engineers aligned to your Home
Develop and maintain software development processes, standards, and best practices to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality software products
Identify and implement the engineering model best suited for Equiniti based on current business context and available resources
Lead and promote engineering excellence and quality through appropriate use of analysis tools, control gates and peer reviews by inculcating new ways of thinking to improve design, productivity, and quality
Drive optimisation of the engineering lifecycle through a systematic knowledge management and continuous learning process to better enable the organisation to meet market and client needs
Responsible for and above all advocate for the reduction in technical debt across the estate and mission, working alongside Product to ensure the reduction of technical debt is prioritised appropriately
Foster and maintain the relationship with central EQ functions, i.e. risk management, compliance and InfoSec, and ensure any corrective actions are raised with Product for timely execution
Mentor and guide all engineers within your team and assist with technical challenges as needed
Infuse a sense of ownership and pride amongst team members to deliver high-quality work and institute a self-directed and high-performance culture in the team
Build a strong talent pipeline through hiring, internal movements, succession planning and talent reviews
Lead and promote the evaluation of emerging technologies, models and methods on an ongoing basis to enable competitive differentiation and strengthening of existing product technology; drive adoption as required
Responsible for articulating the technical roadmap, the overall vitality of the product, architecture overview…