SIX drives the transformation of financial markets.
What sets us apart drives us ahead: between local roots and global relevance, we are a unique blend of tradition and future, of foundation and growth. We value bright minds and inspire them to grow with their ideas. Come and shape the future of finance with us.
Team Lead - Enterprise File Transfer Solutions
Madrid | Working from home up to 40% | Reference 7123
As a Team Lead in the Application Platform Department, you will play a key role in the leadership team, fostering collaboration across SIX’s global teams. You will lead a dedicated product team comprising Platform Engineers and Subject Matter Experts, responsible for our enterprise File Transfer Platform. This platform empowers Business IT teams to develop and operate mission-critical applications that support international financial markets 24/7.
Are you eager to work in an environment where passion, trust, and collaboration are paramount? The team is the hub for Managed File Transfer competencies, with an international setup in Spain, France, and Switzerland. We are seeking a Teamleader with strong Product Owner and management experience to deliver high-quality production and test platforms, support regular agile releases, and ensure stable, secure, compliant, and cost-effective operations.
What You Will Do
- Lead and develop a distributed team of engineers across 3 locations, managing 10 direct reports
- Ensure secure and stable operations of our MFT platform by implementing robust monitoring, proactive incident management, and continuous improvement practices
- Drive MFT roadmap and backlog with stakeholders, define team KPIs, and ensure stable, cost-effective, and timely delivery of strategic initiatives
- Shape team culture, improve agile ways of working, and lead automation efforts to reduce manual work and boost efficiency
What You Bring
- Excellent interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills with a strong customer focus
- Proven leadership experience managing diverse, multi-location teams, with willingness to travel 2–3 times per year for team engagement
- Good technical understanding of Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions such as Axway or IBM-MFT, along with general knowledge of storage, networking, security, Linux infrastructure, and automation
- An open mindset, innovative ideas, willingness to continuously grow and support change
- Fluent in English, German or Spanish is an advantage
If you have any questions, check out our FAQ page or call Yuliya Stoyko at +34 917095993.
For this vacancy we only accept direct applications.
Diversity is important to us. Therefore, we are looking to receiving applications regardless of any personal background.
What We Offer
Flexible Work Models
We trust our employees and offer a work environment that is well-balanced, productive and fosters success.
Personal Development
You will benefit from a culture of continuous learning and feedback. Your personal growth is supported through an extensive learning offering.
Agile Working Methods
Whether through scrum or design thinking,
we solve exciting tasks together in teams.