Job Description

End Date Thursday 14 September 2023

Salary Range \xc2\xa385,255 - \xc2\xa3100,300

Agile Working Options Hybrid Working

Summary As below



JOB TITLE: Workplace Technology Engineering Manager

SALARY: \xc2\xa385,255 - \xc2\xa3100,300

LOCATION(S): Leeds, Manchester , Chester, Halifax

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About this opportunity

Join as part of the Modern Workplace Technology organisation, and lead a team on the vision, strategy and engineering for our organisations in-office technology.

We\xe2\x80\x99ve got big plans & significant investment for the transformation of our offices. This means having the right facilities, tech and spaces. Our wider team is charged with making LBG a cool place to work, wherever you work, by connecting colleagues with the latest technology and tools and providing a first-class user IT experience.
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This is a senior leadership level role and will blend both deep domain & technical expertise, with great passion for mentoring and developing people in a \xe2\x80\x9cplayer-coach\xe2\x80\x9d model including advocation for team wellbeing. You\xe2\x80\x99ll actively promote new ways of working, transformation methodology and maintain an inclusive environment for your team and colleagues.

You\'ll be at the very centre of this transformation, defining not only how we best utilise our technology to support our colleagues, but also how we can build and grow our colleagues skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for but not limited to Audio Visual Technology including meeting rooms, townhall spaces, broadcasting & digital signage
• Leading the design, planning, implementing & then supporting Hybrid technologies that drive new ways of working across Lloyds Banking Group real estate.
• Evolve, integrate and automate workplace technologies to improve efficiency and availability technologies in Workplace & Facility Management.
• To own all future innovation and change releases across the Workplace platforms, working closely with Architecture, Product Owners & Real estate teams to ensure and agree alignment of future services.
• Monitor emerging technology trends within Digital workplace technology areas to make recommendations.

About us

If you think all banks are the same, you\xe2\x80\x99d be wrong. We\xe2\x80\x99re an innovative, fast-changing 1business that\xe2\x80\x99s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that\xe2\x80\x99s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll need

• Strong knowledge of Audio Visual Technologies including video conferencing, meeting room technology & digital signage
• Broad knowledge of all Modern Workplace technologies including M365, Unified Communications (Cisco & Microsoft) and Networks
• Passionate about AV technology and delivering innovative and progressive solutions exceeding customer expectations
• Demonstrable experience leading and running highly technical teams in large complex organisations
• Experience providing roadmaps, product overviews, reports, backlog, and documentation for enterprise technology solutions.
• Implementing IT strategies, guidelines, and routines for a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of budget preparation, financial analysis, procurement, and project management
• Knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, and emerging technologies

And any experience of these would be really useful

• Knowledge of Microsoft Teams direct routing and enterprise voice
• Knowledge of Broadcasting and streaming technologies
• Experience leading large & high profile events

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we\'re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it\xe2\x80\x99s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We\xe2\x80\x99re disability confident. So if you\xe2\x80\x99d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days\xe2\x80\x99 holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that\xe2\x80\x99s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we\'re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you\'ll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you\'ll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we\'ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We\'ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We\'re focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we\xe2\x80\x99re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

Lloyds Banking Group