Squad Lead

Squad Lead

The Squad Lead is a vital role within the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio and Modulr. In this role you will be responsible for overseeing a squad of software engineers, driving efficiency, and ensuring high-quality product delivery. The role is a blend of technical leadership, people management, process improvement, and operational excellence. In this role you will create an autonomous, high performing squad to foster an environment where decisions are delegated, made and communicated effectively. You will actively work to create focused environments for your squad, and you will work closely with your Engineering manager to communicate progress and achievements. The successful Squad lead will play a major role in leading and shaping their squad to deliver excellence in all they do, ultimately helping us to continue to deliver and innovate for our customers. You will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced and progressive environment, where you will support us in building our next generation of GenAI enabled tech businesses.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Depending on the project, you will need to be comfortable doing the following:
• Manage and lead a squad of approximately six software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance.
• Squad planning and delegation of tasks to ensure the team are in the right roles with clearly defined responsibilities and projects are resourced appropriately to ensure success.
• Play a key role in the hiring process including interviewing and assessing candidates and representing Modulrs mission, strategy, and culture throughout the interview process.
• Oversee the onboarding process for new joiners to ensure a smooth transition into the team.
• Lead people development activity including conducting regular team meetings, one-on-ones, and performance reviews.
• Ensure all engineers are focusing on their growth and development as part of the Modulr career framework
• Set and track performance goals for individual team members and the squad as a whole, providing constructive feedback and recognition as appropriate.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Communicate with Modulites across all levels about your squads progress and any challenges they are facing.
• Identify potential risks and mitigate them to ensure the success of projects.
• Foster a culture of experimentation within the squad to facilitate continuous learning and improvement.
• Regularly report on the squad's progress, outcomes, and achievements to the wider Engineering organization and to their Engineering Manager.
• Actively seek and share squad experiences within the wider Engineering organization to promote cross-team learning and collaboration.

About you

The successful Squad Lead will have a track-record in delivering results in a fast-moving business and hence be comfortable with change and uncertainty. Excellent stakeholder management experience is essential to being successful in this role.

• Qualifications, technical and or professional experience required to be successful in the role
• Previous experience managing/mentoring multi-site technical teams in an agile environment.
• Proven experience in software development and team leadership.
• Strong understanding of software engineering processes and practices.
• Participated in the hiring process to recruit skilled developers and led the onboarding process to integrate new hires into the team smoothly.
• Provided technical leadership in several areas of software development and stayed updated with the latest industry trends.
• Conducted regular performance reviews and provided constructive feedback to the team members.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to manage and motivate a team.