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Director Engineering
Investment & Pension
Location
Berlin, Germany
Work type
Hybrid
Employment
Full Time
Experience
10+ years
Compensation
Compensation not disclosed
Posted
5h ago
Summary and responsibilities
Role overview
Summary
The Director Engineering leads strategically and operationally Raisin's Investment and Pension (IPP) teams, comprising over 25 engineers. This role is accountable for delivery quality, domain ownership, technical strategy, team development, and ensuring process and compliance within the FinTech platform.
About the Role
Raisin is seeking an experienced Director of Engineering to lead its Investment and Pension (IPP) teams, comprising 25+ engineers. The role combines strategic and operational leadership, focusing on delivery performance, engineering excellence, team development, technical strategy, compliance, and ownership of the IPP platform.
Working within a domain-driven organization and a collaborative leadership model, the Director of Engineering partners with Product leadership to align engineering priorities with business objectives.
Responsibilities
Delivery Quality and Speed
Ensure teams deliver agreed commitments on time, within scope and budget.
Drive team performance, remove impediments, and promote accountability, pragmatism, and reusable solutions.
Strengthen collaboration across engineering teams.
Lead complex technical, business, and internal engineering projects.
Domain Ownership
Drive long-term value creation and develop strong domain expertise.
Maintain a deep understanding of the engineering systems and architecture.
Collaborate with business owners and stakeholders.
Evaluate, onboard, and manage technology vendors.
Technical Strategy
Define technical strategies aligned with business needs.
Collaborate with senior engineering leaders to develop and implement company-wide technology strategies.
Lead architectural and technical decisions, evaluating the benefits and costs of existing solutions versus new technologies, tools, frameworks, and processes.
Team and Culture
Lead the development, performance, and resilience of engineering teams.
Manage engineering leads and, where appropriate, technical leads.
Attract, hire, retain, mentor, and coach engineering talent globally.
Encourage ownership, creativity, accountability, and responsible risk-taking.
Organize workshops, hackathons, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Represent Raisin at external technology events and strengthen its engineering reputation.
Build a culture of trust, collaboration, continuous learning, and recognition.
Process and Compliance
Implement and improve engineering standards, regulatory compliance, and data privacy practices.
Optimise engineering toolchains and automation.
Establish documentation standards and efficient software development practices.
Track team performance through KPIs and reporting.
Monitor technical debt and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 10 years of engineering leadership experience across projects and teams.
Minimum four years of FinTech experience.
Investment product domain knowledge is a strong advantage.
Strong business understanding and strategic decision-making skills.
Solid knowledge of AWS, Java, SQL, and Kafka or other messaging technologies.
Strong operational leadership, with the ability to lead directly and delegate effectively.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Strong engineering fundamentals and a hands-on approach.
Experience with OKRs and KPI-based performance management.
Experience designing, implementing, and evolving complex, architecture-intensive systems.
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10+ years
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Permanent
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Company
Raisin
Team size
Growing team
Location
Berlin, Germany
Raisin is the world’s leading platform for savings and investment products. Founded in 2012, the FinTech connects consumers with banks in the EU, the UK and the US. This gives consumers better interest rates and banks a diversified form of refinancing. Our vision is to offer savings and investments without barriers and thus open up the global 160 trillion euro market.
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Director Engineering
Berlin, Germany • Full Time