Director of Software Engineering

Director of Software Engineering

We are looking for a Director of Software Engineering to lead a team of 100+ engineers. We're looking for someone who is results-oriented, able to partner with business leaders and go toe-to-toe with the best engineers on technical rigour.

You’ll be responsible for all the technologists within a series of our “outcome teams”: established to drive forward business outcomes. You’ll be an excellent leader of people and communicator. You’ll be able to seamlessly switch from executive‑level progress conversations, to diving deep into solutions, to contributing to strategic discussions around roadmaps. You’ll be able to provide clear thinking and direction to cut through ambiguity.

You’ll be able to partner well with the local business leadership team and with enterprise stakeholders; providing objective assessments of the likely cost and risk trade‑offs for different solutions, and clear paths forward.

• Leadership of a team of 100+ technologists (Software Engineers, Quality Engineers and Architects): operating engineering at scale within a complex regulated environment
• Work together with Product and Design teams on the overall product roadmap for key business capabilities and goals
• Elevate great talent and ensure you have a clear agenda for development in the team. Actively manage performance across the team to develop talent over time
• Drive for effective delivery with pace and precision across the different outcome teams
• Liaising with and managing enterprise stakeholders primarily based in the US, who often have deep expertise on particular domains
• Manage a team with a blend of associates and third party engineers, and ensure effective oversight of the relevant third parties within the domain.
• Seek and share the context of the wider organisation, its purpose, commitments and opportunities to enable and engage your team with customer and organisational outcomes
• Stay up to date with the latest relevant changes in regulation and enterprise process
• Maintain broad knowledge and awareness of the latest relevant technologies and engineering practices
• Be a key voice in technical design reviews – ensuring a clear and consistent approach to engineering practices
• Support the career growth and development of the team, REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies
• Out Front – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates
• Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all
• Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech
• Empow
  
  HER – network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry
• Enabled – focused on supporting associates with disabilities and neurodiversity

You’ll have a clear track record of leading large software engineering teams, and a proven track record of driving high performance. You’ll be able to solve complex challenges across people, process and technology. A high level of intellectual curiosity and comfort with ambiguity is essential. You will have the ability to deep‑dive on different technology options quickly and provide recommendations on a path forward.

You will have excellent critical thinking skills and be able to provide thoughtful and effective counsel to leaders across the business. You’re passionate about recruiting and developing great engineering talent. You’ll be able to drive results quickly individually, whilst enabling others through the establishing of clear patterns and practices for engineering teams.

You’ll possess excellent communication skills, with an ability to adapt and communicate compellingly and with authenticity to any audience (including internal and external stakeholders). You’ll be aware of the latest native developments within AWS and have real world experience. You’ll have an understanding of the latest cybersecurity trends and how they impact engineering practice. You’ll be able to work within enterprise policies/guidelines while customising to fit the UK to strike the right balance.

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