American Express
Burgess Hill, Sussex
Don't just work for a market leading global company. Help grow one. We are looking for Delivery Managers to join the Global Commercial Services Tech (GCST) Product Delivery & Integration leadership team to lead the E2E Technology teams to deliver critical initiatives for GCS, with a focus on Compliance and Regulatory initiatives. The GCST Product Delivery & Integration team is responsible for implementing and supporting systems for the Commercial products Globally. Our Delivery Managers will have a strong technology background and be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating strategic new product launches from definition through implementation. Within this role, you will be part of a dynamic, entrepreneurial team responsible for enhancing and supporting multiple cross platform programs. You will also play a key role in partnering with Business, Product and Technology colleagues to drive strategic priorities. Our team follows agile methodology and uses the latest distributed development technologies to design, build, test and support software that meets the needs of the business and improve upon it through operational ownership. You will work in partnership with Product Owners, Engineers, Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers and Testing (QA) leads and the core and extended team to build and prioritize the product backlog. Responsible for tracking iteration progress, actively adding to design discussions, issue resolution and removing obstacles to ensure sprint/iteration commitments are met. You will oversee execution of cross-functional development projects from initiation through release, utilizing SDLC methodologies and leveraging Agile/Scrum concepts and principles where appropriate. Key Responsibilities: Leading integrated teams to deliver solutions in support of key product initiatives /programs by working closely with product managers/owners, scrum masters, architects, developers, and QA teams Working within and across business units to prioritize, plan, and execute the Technology development schedule for major product releases Handling and tracking status, progress and other critical metrics in relation to the plan and publishes progress reports to senior partners Assigning development resources to activities and monitoring progress and performance across resource channels Maintaining release and dependency plans across American Express development teams, external partners and third parties Actively identifying, managing and raising risks, issues, and changes tied to the product development initiatives Pro-actively anticipating program/project(s) risks and issues and ensures that appropriate mitigation planning is in place to avoid compromising delivery Applying discretion on when to raise issues versus work through issues with the team Resolving impediments precluding teams from making progress against plans and deadlines Leveraging knowledge and understanding of solution arch, system integration and E2E data flow for Test Management, Test data preparation, Test execution and coordination with Test Engineers and QA Leads for impacted tech teams Ensuring deliverables across Technology teams are high-quality and clearly documented Conducting Pre and Post PI Planning sessions, daily stand-ups, scrum of scrums and retrospectives at the end of each planned unit of work, with a focus on continuously learning from the past Finding opportunities to embrace innovative technologies and processes Ensures effective usage of change control procedures and processes to maintain control on scope, schedule and cost Contributes to continual process improvement or re-engineering activities. Provides regular project status updates and reports to E2E Project team and reports to support GCS, project partners, and prepares artifacts for Project Steering committee / Executive update sessions Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Minimum Qualifications: Significant experience of IT and project/program management experience managing medium to large software development projects, with a consistent record of delivering winning product constructs Deep understanding of all aspects of technical delivery with a demonstrated track record of increasing responsibility and ownership Experience understanding technology solutions at an enterprise-level is helpful Experience leading Agile, Scrum, or other rapid application development teams delivering extraordinary technology solutions on time Outstanding oral and written communication skills and an ability to effectively communicate and negotiate with third parties, development and product managers Experience in clarifying objectives, dealing with ambiguity, advocating for simplification, influencing teams and being able to build your own path to navigate to solutions Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and of taking pride in your delivery Passion to enable business capabilities through innovation Knowledge and working experience of Amex internal core platforms, systems and SORs is a plus Use technical acumen to provide design alternatives and support team in technical issue resolution. Experience using Rally/JIRA agile delivery management platform is strongly desired. Experience with object-oriented design and exposure across a variety of programming frameworks and platforms (JAVA, MapReduce, Python, SPARK, ML) is a plus. Experience with web services and open API development, as well as SOA concepts, is a plus BS or MS degree in computer science or equivalent working experience is preferred PMI or equivalent project management certification is a plus Scrum Master certification is a plus Certification(s) in Scaled Agile Framework is a plus Proven track record of working independently and making key decisions on projects Proven ability to manage change in dynamic, ambiguous environment and ability to influence without direct authority among peers and with leaders Influence team members with innovative changes and improvements by challenging status quo and demonstrating risk taking. Mentor and guide junior team members to success within the team Why American Express? There's a difference between having a job and making a difference. Amex have been making a difference in people's lives for over 160 years, backing them in moments big and small, granting access, tools, and resources to take on their biggest challenges and reap the greatest rewards. We've also made a difference in the lives of our people, providing a culture of learning and collaboration, and helping them with what they need to succeed and thrive. We have their backs as they grow their skills, conquer new challenges, or even take time to spend with their family or community. And when they're ready to take on a new career path, we're right there with them, giving them the guidance and momentum into the best future they envision. When you join , you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. Because we believe that the best way to back our customers is to back our people. The powerful backing of American Express. Don't make a difference without it. Don't live life without it. To complete your application please click on the links below. However, if you require any assistance with the completion of this process - or need any reasonable adjustments to be made - then please contact the Recruitment Team on
Don't just work for a market leading global company. Help grow one. We are looking for Delivery Managers to join the Global Commercial Services Tech (GCST) Product Delivery & Integration leadership team to lead the E2E Technology teams to deliver critical initiatives for GCS, with a focus on Compliance and Regulatory initiatives. The GCST Product Delivery & Integration team is responsible for implementing and supporting systems for the Commercial products Globally. Our Delivery Managers will have a strong technology background and be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating strategic new product launches from definition through implementation. Within this role, you will be part of a dynamic, entrepreneurial team responsible for enhancing and supporting multiple cross platform programs. You will also play a key role in partnering with Business, Product and Technology colleagues to drive strategic priorities. Our team follows agile methodology and uses the latest distributed development technologies to design, build, test and support software that meets the needs of the business and improve upon it through operational ownership. You will work in partnership with Product Owners, Engineers, Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers and Testing (QA) leads and the core and extended team to build and prioritize the product backlog. Responsible for tracking iteration progress, actively adding to design discussions, issue resolution and removing obstacles to ensure sprint/iteration commitments are met. You will oversee execution of cross-functional development projects from initiation through release, utilizing SDLC methodologies and leveraging Agile/Scrum concepts and principles where appropriate. Key Responsibilities: Leading integrated teams to deliver solutions in support of key product initiatives /programs by working closely with product managers/owners, scrum masters, architects, developers, and QA teams Working within and across business units to prioritize, plan, and execute the Technology development schedule for major product releases Handling and tracking status, progress and other critical metrics in relation to the plan and publishes progress reports to senior partners Assigning development resources to activities and monitoring progress and performance across resource channels Maintaining release and dependency plans across American Express development teams, external partners and third parties Actively identifying, managing and raising risks, issues, and changes tied to the product development initiatives Pro-actively anticipating program/project(s) risks and issues and ensures that appropriate mitigation planning is in place to avoid compromising delivery Applying discretion on when to raise issues versus work through issues with the team Resolving impediments precluding teams from making progress against plans and deadlines Leveraging knowledge and understanding of solution arch, system integration and E2E data flow for Test Management, Test data preparation, Test execution and coordination with Test Engineers and QA Leads for impacted tech teams Ensuring deliverables across Technology teams are high-quality and clearly documented Conducting Pre and Post PI Planning sessions, daily stand-ups, scrum of scrums and retrospectives at the end of each planned unit of work, with a focus on continuously learning from the past Finding opportunities to embrace innovative technologies and processes Ensures effective usage of change control procedures and processes to maintain control on scope, schedule and cost Contributes to continual process improvement or re-engineering activities. Provides regular project status updates and reports to E2E Project team and reports to support GCS, project partners, and prepares artifacts for Project Steering committee / Executive update sessions Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Minimum Qualifications: Significant experience of IT and project/program management experience managing medium to large software development projects, with a consistent record of delivering winning product constructs Deep understanding of all aspects of technical delivery with a demonstrated track record of increasing responsibility and ownership Experience understanding technology solutions at an enterprise-level is helpful Experience leading Agile, Scrum, or other rapid application development teams delivering extraordinary technology solutions on time Outstanding oral and written communication skills and an ability to effectively communicate and negotiate with third parties, development and product managers Experience in clarifying objectives, dealing with ambiguity, advocating for simplification, influencing teams and being able to build your own path to navigate to solutions Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and of taking pride in your delivery Passion to enable business capabilities through innovation Knowledge and working experience of Amex internal core platforms, systems and SORs is a plus Use technical acumen to provide design alternatives and support team in technical issue resolution. Experience using Rally/JIRA agile delivery management platform is strongly desired. Experience with object-oriented design and exposure across a variety of programming frameworks and platforms (JAVA, MapReduce, Python, SPARK, ML) is a plus. Experience with web services and open API development, as well as SOA concepts, is a plus BS or MS degree in computer science or equivalent working experience is preferred PMI or equivalent project management certification is a plus Scrum Master certification is a plus Certification(s) in Scaled Agile Framework is a plus Proven track record of working independently and making key decisions on projects Proven ability to manage change in dynamic, ambiguous environment and ability to influence without direct authority among peers and with leaders Influence team members with innovative changes and improvements by challenging status quo and demonstrating risk taking. Mentor and guide junior team members to success within the team Why American Express? There's a difference between having a job and making a difference. Amex have been making a difference in people's lives for over 160 years, backing them in moments big and small, granting access, tools, and resources to take on their biggest challenges and reap the greatest rewards. We've also made a difference in the lives of our people, providing a culture of learning and collaboration, and helping them with what they need to succeed and thrive. We have their backs as they grow their skills, conquer new challenges, or even take time to spend with their family or community. And when they're ready to take on a new career path, we're right there with them, giving them the guidance and momentum into the best future they envision. When you join , you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. Because we believe that the best way to back our customers is to back our people. The powerful backing of American Express. Don't make a difference without it. Don't live life without it. To complete your application please click on the links below. However, if you require any assistance with the completion of this process - or need any reasonable adjustments to be made - then please contact the Recruitment Team on
Confidential
City, Bristol
The role Lead and mentor teams of highly skilled individuals to design and deliver business-critical systems for high-profile clients. We are hiring experienced software engineers to take lead roles in delivery teams within our growing development centres. We re looking for people as passionate as you are about building software right ultimately delivering outstanding solutions to our clients, following an agile approach with a real focus on good engineering practices. We ll offer you real autonomy to lead our consultancy engagements with clients. You ll have the opportunity to broaden your knowledge and diversify your experience, as well as the opportunity to lead people and be involved in commercial decision making. You ll typically lead and mentor small, tight-knit multidisciplinary teams solving tough software challenges. You will help shape consultancy engagements and foster client relationships, advising clients who are making key decisions in development strategy, design and technology choices. This is a hands-on, client-facing role, offering the opportunity to be involved in the full development lifecycle, delivering mission-critical projects for high-profile global organisations. You will strive for quality and promote best practice in everything you do. You can expect to work throughout the development stack, from rich interactive web applications to high-performance backends. You will work with a diverse variety of platforms and modern architectures. Microservices, modern front-end frameworks, cloud, streaming and serverless are just a flavour of what we do. You can read more about these topics on our blog. We will recognise your experience and fundamental skills. If you aren t getting a chance to use modern technologies and practices in your current role, we can help you to build your skillset. We ll help you develop your career further, taking growing levels of ownership. There s plenty of opportunity to mentor colleagues and encourage sharing knowledge and experience. We can also help you build your profile: sharing your expertise (blogging or speaking, both internally and externally), advising our clients and contributing to open source projects. Scott Logic is a founder-owned, successful and fast-growing UK-based software consultancy with UK city-centre offices, where we design and build software that transforms some of the world s biggest and most demanding organisations. From financial services to complex public services, our consultants combine innovation, experience and pragmatism to deliver measurable results with every project. What s important to us Our people enjoy working in an environment where they can grow and succeed together. We hire people who align with our core values of Passion, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Professionalism. You ll need to have: Strong technical team leadership experience with a desire to nurture the aspirations and ambitions of your teammates Excellent problem solving and organisational skills Broad knowledge of technical principles and software design patterns Good communication skills across multiple audiences This role is based in our city centre office, and likely involve occasional travel (infrequent day trips or a few days at a time) to visit our clients across the UK and beyond. If you are interested in more travel, then opportunities are available, feel free to speak to us about this. We are mindful of the imbalances in our sector. We celebrate multiple and varied approaches and points of view. We believe diversity drives innovation and we commit to maintaining and improving an open and creative workplace, where everyone can contribute irrespective of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. Our recruitment team can also discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require to our recruitment process. At Scott Logic, we re always looking for bright and talented people who are enthusiastic to tackle complex, business-critical software engineering problems for large enterprises across a range of industries. Find out more about what sets Scott Logic apart here: Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Benefits: Casual dress Childcare Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Flexible schedule Gym membership Private medical insurance Referral programme Sick pay Store discounts Wellness programmes Work from home Schedule: Monday to Friday COVID-19 considerations: Yes you can find out more in our COVID risk assessment
The role Lead and mentor teams of highly skilled individuals to design and deliver business-critical systems for high-profile clients. We are hiring experienced software engineers to take lead roles in delivery teams within our growing development centres. We re looking for people as passionate as you are about building software right ultimately delivering outstanding solutions to our clients, following an agile approach with a real focus on good engineering practices. We ll offer you real autonomy to lead our consultancy engagements with clients. You ll have the opportunity to broaden your knowledge and diversify your experience, as well as the opportunity to lead people and be involved in commercial decision making. You ll typically lead and mentor small, tight-knit multidisciplinary teams solving tough software challenges. You will help shape consultancy engagements and foster client relationships, advising clients who are making key decisions in development strategy, design and technology choices. This is a hands-on, client-facing role, offering the opportunity to be involved in the full development lifecycle, delivering mission-critical projects for high-profile global organisations. You will strive for quality and promote best practice in everything you do. You can expect to work throughout the development stack, from rich interactive web applications to high-performance backends. You will work with a diverse variety of platforms and modern architectures. Microservices, modern front-end frameworks, cloud, streaming and serverless are just a flavour of what we do. You can read more about these topics on our blog. We will recognise your experience and fundamental skills. If you aren t getting a chance to use modern technologies and practices in your current role, we can help you to build your skillset. We ll help you develop your career further, taking growing levels of ownership. There s plenty of opportunity to mentor colleagues and encourage sharing knowledge and experience. We can also help you build your profile: sharing your expertise (blogging or speaking, both internally and externally), advising our clients and contributing to open source projects. Scott Logic is a founder-owned, successful and fast-growing UK-based software consultancy with UK city-centre offices, where we design and build software that transforms some of the world s biggest and most demanding organisations. From financial services to complex public services, our consultants combine innovation, experience and pragmatism to deliver measurable results with every project. What s important to us Our people enjoy working in an environment where they can grow and succeed together. We hire people who align with our core values of Passion, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Professionalism. You ll need to have: Strong technical team leadership experience with a desire to nurture the aspirations and ambitions of your teammates Excellent problem solving and organisational skills Broad knowledge of technical principles and software design patterns Good communication skills across multiple audiences This role is based in our city centre office, and likely involve occasional travel (infrequent day trips or a few days at a time) to visit our clients across the UK and beyond. If you are interested in more travel, then opportunities are available, feel free to speak to us about this. We are mindful of the imbalances in our sector. We celebrate multiple and varied approaches and points of view. We believe diversity drives innovation and we commit to maintaining and improving an open and creative workplace, where everyone can contribute irrespective of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. Our recruitment team can also discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require to our recruitment process. At Scott Logic, we re always looking for bright and talented people who are enthusiastic to tackle complex, business-critical software engineering problems for large enterprises across a range of industries. Find out more about what sets Scott Logic apart here: Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Benefits: Casual dress Childcare Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Flexible schedule Gym membership Private medical insurance Referral programme Sick pay Store discounts Wellness programmes Work from home Schedule: Monday to Friday COVID-19 considerations: Yes you can find out more in our COVID risk assessment
Confidential
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
We are recruiting a Senior Commercial Analyst who will take a leading role in business review meetings and provide expert commercial knowledge. You will focus on delivering insight across the business covering all stages of the sales cycle from lead generation to revenue. You will play a vitally important role for the business, ensuring key stakeholders have visibility to make key decisions. The role will partner closely with Marketing, Sales and Product to identify required areas of focus to ensure the business hits it s targets and that the decisions made are in line with the overall business strategy. Role and Responsibilities You will analyse large datasets from a variety of sources and systems to produce insightful output across all areas of the business Present key commercial updates to stakeholders in person and via monthly reports Build, maintain and continue to develop performance reporting and tools across the business Hold regular forums with key stakeholders around the business to present key insights and agree and follow up required actions Be proactive in delivering insight to all areas of the business and driving change Assess and amend pricing models based on collected data, such as discounts trends and win conversion Knowledge and Experience Strong analytical skills supported by a solid academic, keen to understand how a business works from a commercial perspective Comfortable with data analysis creating compelling insights and recommendations Strong project and time management skills, with an ability to set and maintain priorities to meet deadlines Advanced Microsoft excel skills What's in it for you? While we take our work and deliverables seriously, we have a relaxed working environment and we want our people to be rewarded for their hard work. We offer benefits such as 34 days' holidays (inclusive of bank holidays), Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, Contributory Pension Scheme, Free On-site Parking, Private Medical Insurance, Free 200degree coffee shop and many more! Who are Ideagen? If you have ever flown in a plane, been in hospital, or even given blood, there is a good chance we've helped keep you safe. For nearly a quarter of a century, we have been providing software solutions to thousands of customers such as the UK NHS, Virgin, PwC, Emirates, Heineken and even Harvard University. We are not a large faceless corporation, but we are not a fly-by-night dot com company either. With more than 1150 employees in multiple locations across the UK, USA, Dubai, Malaysia, and Bulgaria not including our global Partner Network we're one of the most exciting and fastest growing software companies in the world.
We are recruiting a Senior Commercial Analyst who will take a leading role in business review meetings and provide expert commercial knowledge. You will focus on delivering insight across the business covering all stages of the sales cycle from lead generation to revenue. You will play a vitally important role for the business, ensuring key stakeholders have visibility to make key decisions. The role will partner closely with Marketing, Sales and Product to identify required areas of focus to ensure the business hits it s targets and that the decisions made are in line with the overall business strategy. Role and Responsibilities You will analyse large datasets from a variety of sources and systems to produce insightful output across all areas of the business Present key commercial updates to stakeholders in person and via monthly reports Build, maintain and continue to develop performance reporting and tools across the business Hold regular forums with key stakeholders around the business to present key insights and agree and follow up required actions Be proactive in delivering insight to all areas of the business and driving change Assess and amend pricing models based on collected data, such as discounts trends and win conversion Knowledge and Experience Strong analytical skills supported by a solid academic, keen to understand how a business works from a commercial perspective Comfortable with data analysis creating compelling insights and recommendations Strong project and time management skills, with an ability to set and maintain priorities to meet deadlines Advanced Microsoft excel skills What's in it for you? While we take our work and deliverables seriously, we have a relaxed working environment and we want our people to be rewarded for their hard work. We offer benefits such as 34 days' holidays (inclusive of bank holidays), Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, Contributory Pension Scheme, Free On-site Parking, Private Medical Insurance, Free 200degree coffee shop and many more! Who are Ideagen? If you have ever flown in a plane, been in hospital, or even given blood, there is a good chance we've helped keep you safe. For nearly a quarter of a century, we have been providing software solutions to thousands of customers such as the UK NHS, Virgin, PwC, Emirates, Heineken and even Harvard University. We are not a large faceless corporation, but we are not a fly-by-night dot com company either. With more than 1150 employees in multiple locations across the UK, USA, Dubai, Malaysia, and Bulgaria not including our global Partner Network we're one of the most exciting and fastest growing software companies in the world.
