Tribe IT Lead - Engineering and Platforms

Join Česká spořitelna, the largest bank and one of the leading software houses in the Czech Republic. 

For over 200 years, our purpose has been to improve the financial health of our customers. We strive to build the best digital products & solutions and digitize the financial health advisory for them. 

We are searching for an exceptional technology leader to elevate our bank. 

• Impact: Your work makes a difference! Impact the lives of millions of customers, including your friends and relatives.
• Responsibility: Get resources to succeed! Lead a large team of engineers, dozens of vendors, and a sizable budget, all combined in one tribe with business to generate the most value for our customers and our bank. 
• Team: Our people matter, so do you! Become part of a dynamic leadership team on the business and technology side, embracing agility and collaboration, and help us foster our modern culture.
• Empowerment: Powered for great results! Report directly to a Member of the Board, empowered by trust & flexibility you will be set to drive the customer value and change across our bank.
• Compensation: We will treat you well! Competitive salary, electric company car, great employee benefits including a health center and 42 days of vacation.
• Technologies:  Have the best tech at hand, one can afford in the country! Modern technologies and platforms e.g. Gen AI, Salesforce, Snowflake, DataBricks, enterprise CI/CD pipelines to Azure & OCP4, huge data volumes, complex technical challenges and highest security level. 

• Experience: Your past should showcase your abilities and highlight your potential. We are seeking an experienced senior technology leader who has successfully guided large teams through challenging times to achieve remarkable results.
• Technologist: Did you start as a developer and still maintain your passion for technology by exploring the latest tech in your free time? Do you have experience with modern engineering, well-run CI/CD, Cloud, etc.? Are you interested in software architecture and complex problems solving? Can you engage in deep technical discussions with your engineers? If yes, join our journey.
• Drive: You feel the urge to make an impact and go the extra mile. We need leader who drive change independently. We aim to significantly improve our services for customers and enhance our bank. We seek a consistent leader with the drive and energy to persevere and overcome resistance until achieving desired results.
• Leadership: You must be someone that people tend to follow. We need a servant leader who is respected for their values and cares for their teams. A leader who supports and helps, favors doers over talkers, and ensures that 70% of tribe employees are engaged in coding or configuration. A leader who builds competent internal teams and attracts top talent from the market.
• Hands-on: You can break vision into the actionable plans and ensure they are executed effectively. Reflecting the architecture, can drive the technology advancements of your tribe. You have the guts to stop what’s inefficient and simplify the business, technology and processes complexity. You stay involved in the details, understanding customer needs, technical aspects, and business goals, and you contribute directly with your skills and experience. 
• Teamwork: We search a strong team player to form a bond with the business tribe peer, pulling together in same direction. Able to contribute to the technology evolution of Česká spořitelna as part of the IT leadership. While advocating for your tribe, you must be able to comprehend the bigger picture of to the bank and how you can support the whole Erste group.