Lead an organization of 7+ teams to deliver high-impact results, directly managing Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers.
Foster a culture of mentorship and coaching, focusing on the professional growth and leadership capabilities of your direct reports.
Partner with Product Directors and VPs to align roadmaps with commercial goals, customer needs and technical strategy.
Contribute to the maturity of the entire engineering function, collaborating with peers and leading by example, such as leverage the best of the shifting AI landscape
Instill a "customer outcome" mindset, ensuring teams are solving the right problems rather than just shipping features.
Balance the value of commercial delivery with the necessity of managing support, technical debt, and architectural risks.
Navigate and resolve issues pragmatically, providing clarity and direction to your teams when paths are unclear.
Oversee the holistic health of your teams through effective use of data to drive tangible improvements
Serve as a point of escalation for issues and incidents across your teams, ensuring sustainable preventative measures and post-mortem learning.
Support and input into our strategic direction, providing a technical perspective for investment planning and scenario modeling.

Exceptional people management experience, with a proven track record of managing and growing managers and Senior individual contributors
Extensive experience leading multiple teams whilst collaborating with peers on standardised ways of working and organizational growth.
Demonstrable examples of using data and metrics as a "carrot" for continuous improvement rather than a "stick" for management.
Proven ability to partner with and effectively challenge Product leaders to balance commercial value with technical sustainability.
Examples of operating with a sense of urgency, coupled with the ability to thrive in a high-autonomy, high-ambiguity environment.
Real world experience of leading teams through organizational shifts, process changes, or rapid scaling challenges.
Demonstrated success in building high performance engineering teams, without losing speed or autonomy.
Expert communication skills, capable of advocating for technical excellence, building credibility with engineers and "challenging upward" to influence direction.
A strong foundation/background in modern software architecture, with the ability to maintain technical credibility and trust with senior individual contributors.
An understanding of how AI-first engineering will change the SDLC and how to lead through change where there is no playbook, ideally with examples

A dedicated wellbeing team who champion initiatives such as mindfulness, lunch n learns, manager training, mental health first aid training and much more!
32 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays). This is made up of 25 days annual leave plus 7 extra company wide days given over Easter, Summer & Christmas
Life Assurance paid out at 3x annual salary
Comprehensive wellness benefit provided by AIG Smart Health, which provides a 24/7 virtual GP service, Mental health support, Counselling, and personalised Health Checks
Private Dental Insurance with Bupa
Salary sacrifice Pension provided by Scottish Widows
Enhanced maternity and adoption leave (20 weeks full pay) and paternity (6 weeks full pay) pay
5 free return to work maternity coaching sessions, helping you adapt to this new exciting time of life!
Access to services such as Calm and Bippit (financial wellbeing coaching)
All of our roles champion flexible working and we are happy to discuss what this means to you
Social committees that plan team, office and company wide events to bring people together and celebrate success
Dedicated professional development training budget (CPD courses, upskilling resources, professional memberships etc)
Volunteer with a charity of your choice for a day each year
Dog friendly offices!

Engineering Director

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