Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems, and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
Discipline Manager – Algorithms
Glasgow – Hybrid
Thales Optronics (OME) designs a range of state-of-the-art solutions for some of the most technically advanced defence and security platforms in the world. Our Glasgow Optronics teams design and manufacture a diverse range of Electro-Optical products including Thermal Imagers, Laser Rangefinders & Designators, Vehicle Sighting Systems, and Submarine Periscopes & Optronics Masts.
We are currently looking for a strong people manager, with a technical/engineering background to join us as the Discipline Manager for our Algorithms team.
Our Opportunity
As a Discipline Manager based in Glasgow, your role encompasses leading the implementation of processes, tools, and governance within the OME Algorithms team. Reporting to the Head of Specialities Engineering, your responsibilities extend to managing personnel and enhancing the competencies of the team members.
This position demands strong leadership and interpersonal skills to effectively guide the team, facilitate continuous improvement, and provide support for individual professional growth. You will also be instrumental in driving the team's performance and maintaining a conducive and productive work environment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Deploy the adequate Practices and Tools tailored to reach the required maturity according to Project/Product delivery challenges.
* Work with the discipline delivery team to identify gaps and associated actions to support continuous improvement.
* Encourage adoption of new technologies and tools.
* Capitalise and share knowledge and assets.
* Allocate Subject Matter Experts and enable coaching within the team.
* Manage and develop individual and collective team skills & ensure allocation of people to products/projects.
* Contribute to bids and project peer reviews, reducing technical/engineering risks and increasing confidence to deliver.
About you and the experience we require
You will be an experienced people manager who has led complex multi-disciplinary teams defining the processes, practices, and tools to be used in order to deliver engineering solutions to meet the needs of projects and customers. You will have a track record of developing people as well as experience leading teams through change and continuous improvement.
* You will have significant experience in team management, ideally possessing knowledge of Engineering, Technical, or Defence environments.
* You will have gained knowledge and/or experience in understanding complex engineering solutions, including the engineering development lifecycle. Knowledge/experience of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Technologies, Mathematics, and/or Statistics would be advantageous.
* You want to bring innovation through collaborative and multidisciplinary teams by integrating the scientific approach into an engineering system methodology.
* You will know how to adopt a Lean Management approach and apply Agile principles to the management and development of your team, in Scrum and/or Kanban mode.
* You are a leader willing to engage and develop your team through the use of collaborative work and challenging approaches.
* You love to share knowledge and help people develop themselves, which enables you to be recognised as a great mentor and team player.
* We are looking for an individual invested and passionate about people, able to empower and unite employees around clear objectives by acting as a coach and developing talent.
Security Clearance statement
This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held; however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance.
To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.
What We Can Offer
We’re 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’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Flexibility
Your health and well-being matter 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.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer, and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
Great journeys start here, apply now!
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