About this role
Salary: HG 16T £55,088 - £68,860, negotiable depending on experience
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Cardiff, UK
Hybrid working: 1- 2 days days in office
About the IB
The International Baccalaureate provides world-class educational services to over 6,000 schools across 160 countries. A career with the IB is not just a job; it’s an opportunity to work with an innovative world leader in education services where we empower our employees to thrive and make a difference.
About the job
Situated within the Student Ops engineering team in Cardiff, the Engineering Manager leads business-critical development projects and maintenance and support activities for the Assessment Division.
The role will lead a team of Engineers based offshore, coordinate globally distributed delivery, and acts as the main product engineering contact for allocated workstreams. It is accountable for planning, performance, delivery, reporting, operational readiness, vendor management and support arrangements, ensuring services meet business needs for internal and external stakeholders worldwide.
Using appropriate methodologies, including Agile, you will coordinate product engineering delivery across globally distributed teams and work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors and service partners. You will oversee development, releases, operational readiness and support arrangements for critical systems used by staff, schools, candidates, examiners, institutes and third-party systems.
- Experience leading globally distributed teams.
- Extensive understanding of software development practices and the software development lifecycle.
- Proven experience managing development teams across both project delivery and production support.
- Experience leading globally distributed teams and working effectively across locations and time zones.
- Scrum Master experience; Scrum Master certification is preferred.
- Experience managing external service providers and supplier relationships.
- Experience with software management tools such as Azure.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
- Strong organisation, multitasking, analytical, problem-solving and reporting skills.
Benefits
- Flexible benefits allowance equivalent to 1.5% of Annual Salary to spend on benefits or as addition to salary
- 10% employer pension contribution with a 3% employee contribution
- Enhanced family friendly benefits
- Up to HG17: 25 Days Annual Leave plus public holidays. The opportunity to purchase up to 5 days of leave each year. HG 17+: 30 Days annual leave, plus public holidays
- Life assurance 4x annual salary
- Flexible working hours (core hours are 10am-12pm and 2pm-3pm), 37.5 hours per week
- Paid volunteering leave
- Excellent continuous professional development
Opportunity & Belonging
We are committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. The International Baccalaureate is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all qualified applicants. As a global employer, we adhere to all relevant employment legislation in the countries in which we operate, and we’re happy to provide any reasonable adjustments as needed to ensure applicants can fully participate in our recruitment process.