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Head of Platforms Job Description
Job Summary-Head of Platforms Job Description
To own and direct the product roadmap, and lead the team responsible, for the shared infrastructure and platform services built to power our Online products.
Main responsibilities-Head of Platforms Job Description
• To establish, deliver and refine an engineering road map to ensure that all platforms and products remain current, delivers value to development teams and supports the needs of internal stakeholders in terms of scalability, resilience, security, capacity and operational maintenance.
• To line manage a team of engineers to deliver the technical roadmap agreed with the business. This is expected to be full lifecycle analysis, including the use of external services and software as well as any custom built applications within the team.
• To ensure that the platforms remain current and efficient. This involves identifying areas of development that require significant engineering activity, establishing an appropriate programme of work or roadmap and executing it.
• To anticipate product features by tracking dependent product strategies, eliciting stakeholder input, monitoring industry advancements and collecting business needs.
• To ensure that the infrastructure is developed in a manner that supports delivery of services to multiple platforms with appropriate levels of resilience and performance.
• To specify the requirements for the platform and work with suppliers to ensure they meet the THE COMPANY needs for efficient and robust delivery of Internet Services to help maintain its leadership in delivering innovation.
• To keep abreast of technical developments of operational importance to the company, and to participate in developing or setting standards as directed.
• To ensure that the technical authority role is performed for major technical projects assessing and approving technical proposals, and reviewing progress to ensure they meet business needs. This will include ensuring that the project meets business & technical requirements across the THE COMPANYand is within the agreed budget and timescale. Projects may be internally resourced and via third parties,
• To ensure the various systems built on the platform by the business are coherent and to actively identify and deliver common elements.
• To contribute to the portfolio and delivery planning for Internet Infrastructure.
• To provide consultancy and technical design expertise across the THE COMPANY as required to support management teams and general development activities in building complex, dynamic web applications.
• To establish and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders. This will include technical, operational and editorial staff in Future Media, staff in other THE COMPANY departments and divisions, as well as third parties.
• To work with the technical teams, product owners and 3rd party supplier to ensure that technical solutions are aligned with the technical strategy.
• To assist with improving the standard of technical delivery and competencies within the technical teams.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities-Head of Platforms Job Description
• Extensive technical knowledge of a broad range of platforms, web-based distribution and streaming including defining product roadmaps and long-term plans.
• Demonstrable in depth knowledge and first hand experience with modern complex development tool chains, bug tracking systems, continuous integration and version control systems in both commercial and open source/agile settings.
• Track record of specifying, developing and delivering software applications in a range of standards and languages.
• Strong and demonstrable software development and release engineering skills. The ability to do so in distributed environments and/or environments without direct line management or without intense face to face contact is valuable.
• Demonstrable knowledge of existing and emerging technologies and their potential to enhance the performance and robustness of the internet infrastructure.
• Experience of successfully engaging senior management and groups of stakeholders including 3rd party suppliers.
• Experience of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams with a focus on delivery in a rapidly changing environment.
• Working knowledge of Programme Management, e.g. Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), Prince2, Open Source development processes and/or agile project management tools and methodologies.
• Experience of running a medium sized engineering team of 10-15 staff.
• Able to demonstrate strong management skills including communication, negotiation and facilitation.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Ability to cope in a technically complex and fast-changing environment, and to respond calmly and rationally to changing aspirations in a deadline-driven situation.
• Strong planning and organising skills including the ability to manage several work streams simultaneously whilst balancing business priorities and quality.
• Ability to think strategically and evaluate options in the short, medium and long term.
• Excellent communication skills with a capacity to present, discuss and explain issues coherently and logically both in writing and verbally.
• Excellent influencing and persuasion skills with the ability to enthuse and inspire multidisciplinary teams and build successful relationships at all levels.
• Clear decision-making ability with the facility to judge complex situations and assess when to escalate issues.
• Ability to balance conflicting and changing demands through prioritisation and a pragmatic approach
• Self motivated, able to work on own initiative and able to work collaboratively and constructively within project and discipline teams.
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Head of Platforms Job Description
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