Data Tech Tribe Lead

Data Tech Tribe Lead, Dublin

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Date: 10 Jun 2025

Location: Dublin, IE, IE

Company: Allied Irish Bank

Role Title: Data Tech Tribe Lead

• At AIB our purpose is to back our customers to achieve their dreams and ambitions. The future of banking is digital and Technology@AIB underpins all of our customer and employee interactions, providing the capability to realise our ambition.
• Working in a flexible, hybrid environment, we design and deliver world class technology and data solutions that transform the customer experience. Using cutting edge technology, automation and innovative agile delivery methods, we can meet our customers' needs faster, enable sustainable business growth, enhance our relationship with our regulators and deliver operational efficiencies.
• We are innovative and creative, engaging with partners, fintechs and the broader technology sector to build the future of financial services.
• By leveraging data and analytics, we identify opportunities to improve the services we provide and our ways of working to ensure all our people can work most effectively for the benefit of the customer.

What is the Role:

• At AIB we are currently on a transformation journey called Tribes@AIB. An Agile organisation is built up of Tribes and Squads. Tribes are sustainable, long-lived teams that deliver on a common purpose. Tribes have clear ownership and are empowered to agree how best to achieve their goals or outcomes. Each Tribe is then made up of a number of Squads, each Squad will work on specific outcomes which will support the overall Tribe.
• The Tribe Tech Lead sets technical strategic direction as a thought leader and defines the quality, architecture, and group standards for the technical and data requirements of the Tribe.
• A recognised specialist in multiple technologies and/or technical delivery. Oversees and guides the shaping and delivery of technology and data changes, aligning to product and customer outcomes.
• Acts as head of tribe for technical deliveries and is responsible for supporting the management of the tribe’s business goals. Co-manages the manpower & tribe budget with the Data Tribe Lead.
• Ensures the Integrity, Resilience and Security of data solutions.

Key accountabilities;

• The Tribe Tech Lead provides technical mentorship, leading the management of technical risks, issues, and dependencies between tribes.
• Sets the standards and develops the technical vision and roadmap within the Tribe, ensuring squads adhere to coding standards, architecture & engineering governance, and control processes, while quality, financial and risk standards are met.
• Leads out on the adoption of ‘best-in-class' and innovative technology and data strategies, overseeing how they are architected using guardrails, coding standards and effective testing practices within the tribe.
• Drives the technical automation and DevOps agenda within the Tribe, to improve cycle-time and speed to market, driving down costs in the process.
• Determine necessary technology and data competencies for squads, ensuring adequate skills and capabilities are in place and support the embedding of Tech and Data performance metrics​.
• Leading and building top-performing teams including on-going development of skills and capabilities.
• Ensures the tribe vision and roadmap is cascaded and communicated across the tribe, ensuring tribe members are clear on their role and expected outcomes. Developing and executing technology and data strategies, including the implementation of complex organisational change.
• Manage expectations of all stakeholders, successfully building a network of excellent relationships and influence across the organisation.
• Promoting an atmosphere of confidence and trust in the Tribe and engage members of the Tribe to deliver on technical and data purpose & priorities.
• Ensures the function is run as a commercial, service-oriented business and is compliant with all AIB and Tech and Data governance practices, policies, and standards.
• Build technical networks and ‘communities of practice’ within the Tribe, to ensure consistency and quality across the squads.
• Tech Tribe lead will support Tribe lead in the management of the budgeting and ongoing financial performance of the tribe.

What you Will Bring ;

• Proven and relevant experience in a Data Engineering, Data Analytics and/or Architecture function.
•  Experience of navigating complex (matrix) organization structures and managing internal executive stakeholders
• Progressive and effective leadership experience in leading cross-functional teams and enterprise wide programs, operating and influencing effectively across the organization and within complex contexts
• Experience in managing a distributed team across multiple partners and geographies working to agile methodologies
• Preferably seven or more years of experience in information-intensive industries or digitally advanced enterprise

Why Work for AIB:

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include;

• Market leading Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options
• Two volunteer days per year

Please click here for further information about AIB’s PACT – Our Commitment to You.

Key Capabilities

• Technical Leadership: Provides thought leadership and direction while managing, reviewing and conducting the day-to-day work in a specific technical domain area. Applies domain knowledge to develop solutions to problems.
• Operational Excellence: Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency while providing an excellent service to internal or external clients; manages resources, such as monetary assets, to optimise cost effectiveness and ensure accuracy in all services provided.
• Develops and Empowers: Develops people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
• Vision and Purpose Led: Paints a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.
• Performs and Transforms: Models creativity and a positive attitude when responding to uncertainty, setbacks and disruption, looking beyond the current horizon to see opportunities and capitalise on them

If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to please contact the Recruiter for this role, Tim, at careers@aib.ie for a conversation.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at careers@aib.ie

Disclaimer:

Unsolicited CV’s sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.

Closing Date: Tuesday the 1st of July 2025

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