Team Lead

**Our Purpose**

At Xero, we’re here to help supercharge small businesses. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we’re not only making life better for small business, we’ll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

We're on the lookout for a great **Engineering Team Lead** with strong **people leadership, delivery and operations**experience as well as a **technical software engineering** background to join us at Xero

In this role, you'll **manage a team of engineers** while directly contributing to successful outcomes. Your purpose is to support excellent **engineering and delivery practices** that enable the rapid delivery of high-quality software. You'll ensure your team's delivery pipeline is predictable and sustainable, addressing blockers as they arise.

A key part of your work is to understand and advocate for Xero's **Engineering Standards**, facilitating an approach that aligns with these standards and fosters excellent engineering. You'll also work with peers to assist in developing **roadmaps** and plans that efficiently **deliver business outcomes.** Beyond the technical responsibilities, you'll lead, **develop**, and **grow** your team through **coaching** and **mentoring,** having authentic conversations about their **wellbeing** and **engagement.**

You'll drive a culture of **engagement and continuous improvement**, ensuring your team understands how they help customers and the business achieve great outcomes. Ultimately, you'll create a fun, appreciative, and innovative culture that lives and breathes Xero values

**What you'll bring**:
- You’ll be a seasoned** Team Lead,** bringing substantial experience in guiding software delivery and engineering teams through Lean and/or Agile methodologies.
- You'll have a **technical/software engineering**background
- Your deep understanding of modern software delivery practices and the entire software development lifecycle is evident in your track record of successful team leadership.
- You’ll have a proven track record as coach and mentor, adept at leveraging your extensive software delivery, technical experience, and expertise to provide impactful guidance. Enabling you to deliver the right knowledge at the right time and in the most effective way.
- You'll possess high EQ and a true growth mindset; understanding that competency is not fixed but is enhanced through dedication and hard work. You'll be self aware, self regulated, motivated and empathetic, with great interpersonal skills.
- You'll have a strong understanding of the importance of Xero's Engineering standards and practices and are able to coach teams to adhere to them.

**What you'll do**:
- Engage, understand, collaborate, and communicate effectively with peers and teams across Xero to drive continuous improvement towards Xero’s sustainably excellent engineering vision.
- Lead your team of engineers to successfully identify, scope, manage, and complete high quality work which delivers measurable improvements to production systems in a timely manner.
- Build cross-team relationships for win-win outcomes
- Foster team growth through feedback, coaching, and opportunities for advancement
- Analyse system health and make regular system health reviews
- Support engineers during incidents and facilitate post incident reviews
- Build cross-team relationships and manage stakeholder expectations

**Why Xero**

Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, free medical insurance, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.

Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully. At Xero we embrace diversity and inclusion and value a #challenge mindset.

Xero is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer and Rainbow Tick certified too.