The EIB, the European Union’s bank, is seeking to recruit for its Group Corporate Services Directorate – Group Digital Office (GCS-GDO) – Platforms & Services Department (P&S) – Integration Division (INT) – Integration Platform Services Unit (IPSU) at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a Head of Integration Platform Services Unit *. This is a full time position at grade 5/6 for which the EIB offers permanent contract.

Panel interviews are anticipated in November 2023

* internally referred to as Unit Head IT Applications

Purpose

Our team is looking for a head of unit who is passionate about leading teams that listen to needs, take end-to-end ownership and responsibility, and contribute in an agile way to delivering high quality integration services. We work in a fun and creative environment where we enable everyone to perform at its best. Trust is essential: we respect each other’s opinion and we are not afraid to speak up whenever it is required. Our purpose is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business!

Together with the team of experts you will be driving and managing the design, implementation and maintenance of integration platform services. Within this exciting opportunity you will innovate, foster autonomy of applications teams, define best practices and deliver high quality and secure integration services, establishing a culture of cutting edge platform engineering and providing a key contribute to our cloud journey. Are you ready to join the journey with the EU Climate Bank and help us improve our integration capabilities?

Operating Network

The Integration Platform Services (IPS) unit delivers integration capabilities that are at the heart of the EIB, running a number of platforms that enable application integration, supporting core business activities. We are constantly innovating in the way we work and deliver services, using state of the art technologies such as Kafka, API Gateway or Data Virtualization.

You will report to the Head of Integration Division.

Accountabilities

• Provide team leadership, setting individual objectives, reviewing performance and providing ongoing feedback, as well as coaching and supporting team members
• Facilitate teamwork and create an environment in which team members can achieve optimal performance; ensure learning, knowledge sharing, and communication within and outside the team
• Run modern and complete integration platforms (Kafka, API Gateway, Data Virtualization, etc.) made available as services and used autonomously by application teams
• Drive the development and implementation of an overall strategy for the integration platform services in line with enterprise architecture guidelines and best industry standards
• Define, jointly with enterprise architecture, best practices and standards for the governance and use of the provided services. Observe and monitor accordingly
• Focus on key transformation steps such as establishing a solid Enterprise API management strategy, an API-first culture, and promoting the usage of event driven architectures
• Work closely with application teams to understand needs and deliver services that enable them to integrate autonomously and effectively. Establish communities of practice around the provided services to foster communication, collaboration and sharing
• Drive change management activities
• Manage the unit’s planning, budgeting, and procurement activities according to practices and EIB’s internal processes
• Monitor and control the implementation of the projects/programmes in the remit of the unit, ensuring they are delivered on time and budget, bringing all the foreseen benefits
• Keep up to date on industry trends

• Promote agile practices and cloud transition
• Promote and adopt the highest quality and security practices for the delivered platforms

Qualifications

• University degree, (minimum an equivalent to a Bachelor) preferably in computer science or related disciplines
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience including delivering and/or using integration platform services. Understanding of Kafka and API Gateway would be a distinct advantage
• Proven ability in leading and coaching people, ideally in multicultural environments or international organisations
• Ability to foster collaboration, provide mentoring and positively influence the team of experts. Previous experience in roles with the exposure to leadership would be an advantage
• Solid experience in efficient management of stakeholder relationships
• Deep understanding of IT project management and Agile techniques
• Experience in contributing and implementing a strategic roadmap in line with the overall organizational strategy
• Excellent knowledge of English and/or French (*), with a good command of the other. (Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage)

Competencies

Find out more about EIB core competencies here

(*) Unless stated explicitly as a required qualification, a good command of French is not a pre-requisite for hire. As both English and French are however official working languages of the EIB, proficiency in both languages is a pre-requisite for your future career development. Any language clause in your contract must be fulfilled in order for you to be eligible for a promotion (either via the annual appraisal cycle or via an internal selection process). Proficiency is understood to mean the attainment of level 5 of the Inter Institutional language courses, corresponding to B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). The Bank offers appropriate training support.

We are an equal opportunities employer, who believes that diversity is good for our people and our business. We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, disability or neurodiversity.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact the EIB Recruitment team [email protected] who will ensure that your request is handled.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the Information of the EIB Group. In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorised disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.

Deadline for applications: 6^th November 2023

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