Product Delivery Lead
Berlin, Germany Apply for RoleThe Adecco Group is the world’s leading HR solutions company. We believe in making the future work for everyone, and every day empower 3.5 million careers. We inspire, skill, develop and hire in 60 countries, enabling individuals and organizations to embrace the future of work. As a Fortune Global 500 company, we lead by example, creating shared value that meets social needs while driving business innovation. Our culture of inclusivity, fairness and teamwork empowers individuals and organisations, fuels economies, and builds better societies. These values resonate with our employees, who have voted us a Great Place to Work® - World’s Best Workplaces for the past four consecutive years.
The Adecco Group is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Adecco Group AG is registered
in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange
(ADEN). The group is powered by eight lead brands: Adecco, Modis, Badenoch &
Clark, Spring Professional, Lee Hecht Harrison, Pontoon, Adia and General
Assembly.
We are now looking for a ProductDelivery Lead for our global Adecco chatbot solution.
As Delivery Lead, you will sit within the Digital Product Organisation and work alongside us to help shape the future direction of the Adecco Group and our brands. You will report to the global product manager and you will be responsible for designing quality solutions in cooperation with the product manager and the tech lead and to ensure timely deliveries.
Our goal is to deliver a truly innovative digital experience for our audiences (guests, candidates, associates etc.) by leveraging use of the best in-class solutions and technologies. Our tech. stack is cutting-edge using ReactJS, C#, .Net, Azure (and MS tech stack), JavaScript, SQL, Python.
Career Assistant, our Chabot native solution, is part of our global digital portfolio and is a solution deployed across countries and brands with the goal to understand and help our users, while supporting them in all phases of their career journey. By joining Career Assistant, you would be one of the protagonists and key drivers to achieve the product vision of becoming the #1 AI driven personal career advisor.
You will be the lynch pin and daily lead of a high performing cross-functional team made of developers, designers and data scientists. You will form a vital part of the leadership team and make all calls on designs, daily priorities and assignment of tasks. The role involves scrum master responsibilities as well.
Additionally, you will be part of cross-functional work groups where you will be expected to contribute to build up and disseminate good practices, especially those synonymous with an agile mindset.
- As Product Delivery Lead you combine deep technical knowledge with people leadership skills
- You will lead a cross-functional team of software developers, who will report directly to you, and of designers and data scientists. You are both technical manager and mentor and, as a pioneer, you drive all technical implementations forward
- You own and manage the delivery of the product, making sure the workload is balanced across the team members and that delivery is performed as committed within the sprint.
- You are the first point of contact for the product manager, working closely together to design technical solutions to complex business problems, and breaking them down into features and milestones, setting priorities and goals for the entire team
- Together with the tech lead, you develop the architectural roadmap for the product, and you are the keeper of our technical documentations, being the spoke person and point of contact for our IT organization
- Add value by leveraging current
trends in software design, architecture, web services and Machine Learning and
convert these learnings into a future-proof technology strategy
Experience
- 4-5 years of strong technical leadership experience, developing, coaching, and mentoring engineers
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to share technical ideas and direction across the organization and a proven ability to influence decision making at all levels and in a variety of contexts
- You bring 5-10 years' experience in full development cycle in an agile setting, including testing (manual and automated) and deployment to CI/CD systems for both Frontend, Backend and Machine Learning systems with React, JavaScript and Python
- Solid knowledge of MS Development Stack– C#, .Net, Azure
- Understanding of software delivery KPIs (release velocity, lead time, ...) and how to influence them to create a high performing technology organization
Preferred Experience:
- Experience with conversational bot frameworks like Google Dialogflow, Rasa, IBM Watson, Microsoft Luis, Nuance Nina, Amazon Lex
- NLP techniques and skills including statistical analysis, machine learning methods and text representation techniques
- Experience in the data field of knowledge, eg. analytics, data science, algorithms, etc., and any related programming languages, eg. Python, R, Scala
- Experience with Microservices Architecture
- Experience with Enterprise Service Bus
- Ideally: DDD (Domain Driven Design)
Posting date: 23-10-2020
Get to Know Us
We don't tick boxes – we think outside them. At the Adecco Group, we lead the way in enabling organisations to adapt to a changing world of work and ensuring the future employability of people. Our purpose of making the future work for everyone, means we prioritise putting people first, providing autonomy and support to enhance productivity and growth. Every year, our 50,000+ employees worldwide enable millions of people to succeed in the world of work. We upskill and reskill more than half a million people annually, enhancing employability and accelerating careers.
Diversity & Inclusion at The Adecco Group
We are committed to making the future work for everyone. As a people business focused on providing talent solutions and advisory services, we envision a world in which everyone has the chance to participate in the world of work. Our aim is to acknowledge and appreciate diverse perspectives, encouraging inclusive decision-making processes that value each colleague's contributions, skills, experience, and potential. We work actively to create the conditions that support a culture and work environment of belonging, trust, and participation. Our approach to diversity and inclusion is built around several pillars that underpin our work, including structural and conscious inclusion, leadership, and accountability.
Culture
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"We aspire to become a benchmark as a top-class employer, by fostering a respectful, inclusive, and healthy environment for all." - Sarah Cheyne - Group VP Talent Experience, Inclusion and People Analytics
Learn more about The Adecco Group
The Adecco Group is the world's leading talent advisory and solutions company. Our powerful purpose is to make the future work for everyone. We build and incubate capabilities in areas where persistent skills shortages exist and connect that talent to organisations to power their success. Our core operations are split into 3 distinct Global Business Units (GBU’s) – Adecco, Akkodis and LHH. With these services we help individuals fulfil and exceed their potential, building employability and connecting people with opportunities.. At the Adecco Group, everyone has a voice and there are extensive opportunities to satisfy your curiosity, share your skills, and take your career in any direction.
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Putting people first - be that your colleagues, clients or customers10
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Always willing to develop self and learn; you are curious and support a culture of continuous learning in order to evolve professionally8
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Seeks to empower others and collaborate with a collective spirit10
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Engages and connects with others in a meaningful and respectful way to achieve common goals9
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Initiates activities and decision making; perseveres with courage and energy to drive results8
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