Front End Competence Owner
Front End Competence Owner
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Job Title: Front End Competence Owner
Location: Barcelona / Warsaw
Type: Full-time
Work Model: Hybrid(2 days at the office 3 days at home)
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly skilled and visionary Front End Competence Owner to lead our frontend development practice and manage the growth and success of our frontend engineers. This is a hybrid role that combines strategic leadership technical excellence and people development. As a Competence Owner you will oversee competence leads define professional standards and ensure the operational integrity of the frontend competence group.
You will be at the forefront of setting the direction for frontend engineering across our organization supporting the development of scalable secure and maintainable applications used by thousands of users.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Technical Leadership
Provide strategic leadership for the competence group within Operations and support Competence Leads.
Define and execute frontend strategy including setting Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
Ensure technology solutions deliver prioritized business value.
Evaluate and introduce modern frameworks tools and best practices.
Competence Group Management
Lead and mentor competence leads and frontend engineers.
Set and enforce frontend standards development methodologies and architectural consistency.
Plan resource and competence allocation in collaboration with domain and team leads.
Talent Development
Drive upskilling and reskilling initiatives.
Provide regular feedback evaluations and coaching to engineers.
Foster a culture of technical excellence innovation and knowledge sharing.
Operational Oversight
Manage budgets resources and administrative responsibilities for the competence group.
Solve complex technical challenges and provide expert consultation.
Collaborate cross-functionally to align frontend strategy with product and business needs.
Must-Have Technical Skills
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science IT Engineering or related field
10 years of frontend development experience including leading teams of 20 engineers
Expertise with Angular 2 (v16) and Angular Material
Strong skills in Reactive Programming (RxJS) and Responsive Web Design (RWD) best practices
Web application security knowledge (CORS CSP etc.)
Experience with WebComponents and REST APIs
Proficient with version control systems (Git Bitbucket GitHub GitLab)
Familiar with CI tools (Bitbucket Pipelines Maven Jenkins Nexus) and code quality tools (SonarQube Codacy)
Strong focus on Clean Code principles and Design Patterns
Excellent English proficiency
Agile mindset with proven team collaboration skills
Technical leadership experience: mentoring code reviews coaching
Expertise & Behaviors
Recognized expert in frontend competence
Skilled in developing performance-improving methods
Ability to promote work standards and best practices organization-wide
Experience hiring interviewing and assessing staff
Strong mediation and conflict resolution skills
Excellent communication skills for conveying complex topics clearly
Coaching experience with team members and leads
Proven ability to build and maintain high-performing engaged teams
Strategic innovation-focused mindset
Passionate about the competence area proactive in organizing related events
Open to new ideas committed to continuous learning
Fosters a culture of ownership learning and feedback
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience developing accessible solutions per WCAG 2.2 AA
Proven track record with reusable component libraries
Knowledge of AWS Kubernetes Datadog
Familiarity with OAuth2 Auth0
Experience with Figma or close collaboration with UX/UI teams
Understanding of microfrontend architectures
Background in design systems or UI/UX principles
Experience with JavaScript CSS unit testing (Jest) NX
Knowledge of React or other frameworks
Proficiency in Spanish (B2/C1)
What We Offer
A key leadership role shaping strategy technology and team growth
A collaborative learning-oriented work environment
Opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies and modern projects
Strong support for your professional growth and technical development
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
Flexible hybrid work model
About Sanoma Learning
How do you prepare students for the world engage their curiosity and inspire them to grow That is the main question of teachers all around the world. At Sanoma Learning it has always been our mission to help to find and develop best-in-class answers to this question. If you join us it means that you embark on an exciting journey to help shape the future of learning for primary secondary and vocational education. We believe that your journey is our success as a company.
Sanoma Learning is a leading K12 European learning company operating in 12 countries. Our learning products and services enable and support teachers and schools to develop the talents of every child to reach their potential. By offering printed and digital learning content as well as digital learning and teaching platforms for primary secondary and vocational education we want to grow our positive impact on learning across Europe. With over 3000 employees we help shape the future of education for 25 million of students.
So are you ready to start your journey to help shape the future of learning and help teachers to support all students to reach their potential
Sanoma Learning is an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to inclusion and diversity ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or any other characteristics.
Employment Type
Full-Time
