Head of Software delivery

Location : Cheadle, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Head of Software Delivery

Thales Underwater Systems provide a unique opportunity for you to support creation of software that delivers a state of the art Sonar capability for UK and International Navies. We develop our systems for a wide range of significant defence projects, including the Astute class submarines, Merlin helicopters, Type 23 frigates and the Hunt class mine countermeasures vessel. As a Thales Maritime Mission Systems software engineer, you will develop the next-generation of Sonar technologies, for which we are world-renowned.

You will be a key member of the Software Development team based at one of the UWS UK Thales sites, and will have the opportunity to collaborate with Thales sites in the UK and overseas.

This role will report directly to the Head of Software and is accountable to deliver all surface ship software bids and work packages. The role will ensure that demand for resource is coherent and work with the Head of Software to ensure that supply of resource is appropriate. The role will ensure that our deliveries are made in line with the SDP and appropriately tailored Chorus practices. The role will work across our UK sites.

It is essential to collaborate with peers working to deliver software to other business lines.

Purpose of the job

The job holder manages the Software Engineering activities of multidisciplinary teams working on solutions of managed complexity (single or multi-domains / products, multi-site).

His / her responsibility covers an area at the level of a UWS Business Line. His / her main responsibility is to lead and develop the teams in order to deliver, at the best cost, the development of engineering solutions for projects.

The job holder deploys within his / her scope of activity the departments transformation strategy and associated competitiveness plan.

He / She is there to drive the maturity of the organization, the goals of the digital transformation of the software discipline, and the attractiveness, anticipation, and skills development that will help promote the Group’s operational excellence and facilitate project execution.

Description of major activities

In the complex environment of the solutions covered and his / her scope of responsibility, the job holder is required to :

Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams in the execution of the development of Software Engineering solutions. Guarantee the quality of solutions provided to customers.

Deploy the departments Engineering Transformation and Competitiveness Plan (make or buy strategy, footprint) and report to the Operational Management of his / her entity (N+1) on the performance plan and competitiveness strategy through the key indicators, progress and results of the Engineering Division (cost, time, quality)

Deploy the maturity improvement strategy of the organization based on the established operating model (processes, practices, tools, organization and governance, skills)

Define and deploy new practices and / or tools to maintain teams at the state-of-the-art level of their discipline / activities to ensure operational excellence.

Promote innovation within projects, in collaboration with the Technical Department of his / her scope and in line with project management requirements

Deploy the digital transformation (automation of digital processes, technologies, and architectures (micro services), and digital continuity throughout the life cycle of projects, etc.) including the cultural transformation

Ensure the coherency of demand for resources for the staffing of projects and associated skills through a process of anticipation and management of skills, promote diversity and inclusion within teams, and develop the skills of employees through the promotion of a corporate learning culture

Contribute to Group processes such as the consolidation of multi-year budgets (MYB)

Ensure compliance with the provisions of the Code of Ethics and the Code of Conduct within the framework of the duties / responsibilities set out above

Professional Knowledge and Experience

The job requires a degree from an engineering school (Electronics, Aerospace, Computer Science, etc.) or a Master 2 degree (BAC+5) or higher (e.g. PhD).

The job holder must have significant experience in the management of teams working on the development of complex engineering solutions and requires a high level of understanding of the environment in which he / she operates (operational development processes, products).

The job holder must demonstrate the ability to : Manage and develop teams Share a vision Deploy a strategy to foster competitiveness and improve organizational performance and maturity (engineering fundamentals and skills)

Define needs and capitalize and estimate costs to ensure engineering projects are well managed in line with time, cost, and quality requirements while maintaining a clear vision in terms of risks and opportunities

Coordinate and manage resources between different sites Understand data and business issues Synthesis skills

Simplify complexity and develop a helicopter view (macro and micro) Knowledge of the rules set forth by Thales regarding the prevention of corruption and influence peddling

Security Level

Full SC level + Sole UK National

Open to any candidate who is able to provide proof of their identity, their employment history and their right to work in the UK during the recruitment process.

Plus - You must have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years with no significant periods overseas.

Plus In conjunction with the above you must be a sole UK National due to the nature of the work and associated customer(s). Important - For this role, due to government security requirements, the term ‘UK Nationals’ must exclude anyone who is a dual national or naturalised British (i.e. originally a foreign national)

Job Content

Working with Software Engineering to deliver software work packages

Values & Behaviours :

The successful candidate will demonstrate behaviours that are consistent with the Leadership at Thales Model :

• Think Big
• Make It Happen
• Together

What we can offer :

We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you will have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

The Work Environment

At Thales, we believe in flexible SMART working and have the expectation this role will be delivered through a combination of remote and office based collaborative working. When working in the office, you will be based at the largest Thales site in the UK, featuring access to a wide variety of resources including manufacturing, environmental and electromagnetic test facilities and specialised laboratories. The modern site includes a subsidised restaurant, a café, break out spaces, bicycle storage facilities and more.

Benefits at Thales

Alongside a competitive base salary, we offer a variable compensation plan bonus and benefits package, which includes :

Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13 : 00pm

Pension Scheme

28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)

Life Cover

Progression and Development Opportunities

24 / 7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and / or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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