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As people increasingly move across channels and platforms, Kantar Media\’s data and audience measurement, targeting, analytics and advertising intelligence services unlock insights to inform powerful decision-making.
Working with panel and first-party data in over 80 countries, we have the world\’s fastest growing cross-media measurement footprint, underpinned by versatility, scale, technology and expertise, to drive long-term business growth for our clients and partners.
Our versatility, scale, technology, and expertise enable our 5000 people across Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, North America, and Africa to understand audiences and help the world\’s leading organisations succeed and grow.
Job Title: Software Development Team Leader
Location: London, Hanger Lane
Role Description
We are seeking a Software Development Team Leader with a strong focus on developing production-grade software, extensive experience with Azure services, and proficiency in Java, Python, PySpark. You will manage a team and collaborate with a third-party vendor to deliver robust, scalable solutions.
Role Responsibilities:
Owning the development team in design, development, coding, testing.
Managing all the activities of the software development team and set goals for each team member to ensure timely project delivery.
Keep up to date with the latest development software.
Hire and train new developers.
Provide mentorship to the team and ensure they enforce to development standards.
Build alliance and work with other partner pillars within Kantar for a shared goal.
Direct team of 4 people and vendor team of 15-20.
Required
Experience in the data processing applications
Practical production experience in software implementation
Experience working with high-level sophisticated problem definition using algorithms.
Experience working in a distributed team.
Background in software development or in a hands-on technical role
Spark data processing
Software Architectural skills
DevOps
Strong understanding of data security, including encryption/decryption.
Proven leadership skills with experience managing teams and collaborating with third-party vendors.
Soft Skills: Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills. Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Education: A bachelor\’s degree in engineering, particularly in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, is highly desirable.
At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.
We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion, and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that\’s out of the ordinary and join us.
We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted, and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and wellbeing is taken into consideration. We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.
At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
Privacy and Legal Statement
PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by Kantar Media. Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager(s) and for consideration for potential future opportunities by Kantar and its affiliate Kantar group companies. For full details of our privacy policy please visit www.kantar.com
Company Benefits
Private Medical Cover
Life Assuranc
Pension
Health Assessment
Private Medical – increase your cover
Pension – increase your employee contributions
Critical Illness Life Assurance – flex your cover
Partner Life Assurance Income Protection – flex your cover
Holiday Buy & Sell
Discount Gym
Retail Discounts
Cashback Travel Insurance
Give as You Earn
Wine Club Dining Card
Cycle to Work
Gadget Insurance
Kids Pass
Employee Assistance Programme
Season Ticket Loan
Interview Process
3 Stages:
Stage 1: Screening call with Talent Acquisition
Stage 2: Informal interview via video
Stage 3: Formal interview, face to face with technical
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Information Technology and Engineering
Industries Market Research
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