Head of Technology

**About the Role**
Reporting to the CIO of Retail and Business Banking, the Head of Technology will be responsible for owning and leading the group wide Digital Channels, Integrations, and Enablement platforms, through the management of multi-disciplinary engineering teams. This role is critical in providing technical thought leadership, enabling BOQ Group’s transformation and ensuring technology solutions are aligned to business objectives.

The Head of Technology will play a pivotal role in defining and implementing modern, scalable solutions that underpin the organisation’s digital transformation. They will collaborate closely with technology and business stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality, and cost-effective delivery of initiatives, balancing business outcomes with technical excellence.

This strategic leadership role requires expertise in Agile ways of working, strong stakeholder management skills, and a deep commitment to fostering a high-performance, high-engagement culture. The Head of Technology will be responsible for mentoring a team of senior managers and platform owners and overseeing the full lifecycle of several platforms. Including developing and managing the technology budget and negotiating contracts with IT partners.

**About you**
- Strategic thinking and ability to transform business objectives into effective technology strategies and initiatives
- Experience in building strong engineering teams that deliver timely and fit for purpose solutions
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to demonstrate experience influencing across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Deep experience in delivering Integration solutions leveraging a diverse technology stack including Azure API Management (APIM)
- Strong understanding and practical experience with contemporary architecture patterns such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Event-Driven Architecture and Microservices
- Proven track record in building resilient cloud capabilities on Azure, with a deep understanding of cloud-native architectures and best practices.
- Highly experienced in implementing and embedding DevOps, CI/CD, and Software Engineering best practices to drive high-quality, secure, and scalable delivery outcomes.
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a dynamic environment where priorities shift as we manage across multiple initiatives
- Experience with both Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies
- Commercially astute, quickly recognising and actioning levers to drive business growth and increase productivity

**About Us**
BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose - to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees.

Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist), each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal - to build social capital through banking. That’s creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.

BOQ Group’s inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.

Since 2021, BOQ Group is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

In 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.

**Our Benefits**
At BOQ Group, we are passionate about creating an exceptional work environment that nurtures both your professional and personal growth. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to enhance your well-being, provide financial security, and foster a sense of community and inclusion. Here are just some of the fantastic perks you can enjoy as part of our team:

- Flexible working arrangement - Balance your work and personal life with ease.
- Discounted financial products - Enjoy exclusive rates on our financial services across the Group.
- Salary sacrificing options - Maximise your take-home pay with our salary packaging options.
- Paid parental leave with no minimum requirements - Spend quality time with your new family member without any worries.
- Purchase additional annual leave - Need more time off? You can buy extra leave days.
- Discounted private health insurance plan - Take care of your health with our special rates.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access confidential support for personal and professional challenges for you and your family
- Access to employee network groups - Connect with peers through our First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers, and accessibility groups.
- Pride in Diver