RPA Engineering Team Lead

Summary

Join Lendi Group's RPA Engineering Team as a Team Lead, overseeing technical execution of RPA projects and leading a team of engineers. You will contribute to designing, implementing, and delivering automation solutions using Power Automate. The role requires a balance of technical expertise, leadership, and strategic thinking. This is an initial 6-month fixed-term opportunity. Responsibilities include facilitating team progress, supporting hiring, ensuring code quality, driving strategic initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders, and fostering a collaborative culture. You will also identify automation technologies and implement solutions, proactively seeking continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Proven leadership experience in a technical team, with a focus on mentoring and developing engineering talent
• Strong technical background with hands-on experience in RPA development and a solid understanding of RPA engineering practices
• Significant and relevant industry experience in automation, workflow optimisation, and process re-engineering (inc. robotic process automation)
• Exceptional skills in problem-solving, process improvement, and operational excellence
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, allowing for effective teamwork and stakeholder management
• Expert in Power Automate and/or Power Apps, and their best practice development standards
• Understanding of automation trends and technologies and driving enhancements to automation solutions and processes
• Proven experience in database and programming scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell)
• Understanding of RPA development and project methodologies

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the technical execution of engineering projects and leading a team of engineers
• Facilitating team progress towards goals by offering technical guidance and mentorship
• Supporting hiring processes and enabling team growth through defining SOPs and KPIs
• Ensuring high standards of code quality and promoting best practices in testing and development
• Driving strategic initiatives to enhance the team's overall engineering capabilities
• Collaborating with different stakeholders, including business and technical teams, to align engineering efforts with business objectives, following the agile software project management framework
• Encouraging a culture of continuous feedback, effective communication, and team collaboration
• Identifying suitable automation technologies, tools, and platforms to support process automation efforts
• Implementing automation solutions using industry-standard tools and frameworks, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability
• Proactively identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation, driving ongoing enhancements to automation capabilities and processes
• Leading automation projects to streamline workflows and increase productivity

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with popular web application frameworks (e.g., React)
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture

Benefits

• Enjoy the flexibility of remote working arrangements. We offer a highly flexible hybrid structure with an attractive WFH/Office split
• We offer extended Paid Parental Leave: we celebrate our growing Lendi Group family with up to 26 weeks leave for primary carers and up to 4 weeks for secondary carers
• An additional week’s Loyalty Leave each year after reaching 3 years’ service
• We are a people-first company that invests in initiatives to promote a healthy work environment, such as offering an Employee Assistance Program and social groups such as our industry-leading Women in Technology group