Head of Product Engineering

How youll be contributing to Accurx as our Head of Product Engineering...

The Head of Product Engineering is a strategic leadership role responsible for delivering exceptional customer-facing features and driving impactful outcomes through innovative scalable and high-quality product development. This senior leadership position oversees all customer-facing engineering teams and Product Staff Engineers ensuring alignment with business goals and a relentless focus on delivering value to users.

A key focus of this role is fostering high-performing customer-centric engineering teams that excel in collaboration agility and execution. By creating an environment where teams are empowered aligned and equipped with the right processes and tools the Head of Product Engineering ensures the organisation consistently delivers impactful high-quality solutions that delight customers. You work within Product and Technical Leadership and across Customer Success & Support Teams UX teams and our Go-To-Market & Clinical teams.

Youll demonstrate a strong ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in complex and evolving situations. This role requires a proactive leader who can autonomously define priorities align teams and execute effectively over a 612 month horizon without constant oversight. By balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution the Head of Product Engineering ensures that the organisation consistently delivers measurable results even in the face of uncertainty. You will be reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer.

Your day to day tasks should you choose to accept this mission ...

• Building and mentoring a high-performing customer-focused engineering organisation.

• Collaborating with Product and Design leaders to define and execute the product roadmap.

• Ensuring timely delivery of features that meet quality performance and scalability standards.

• Driving a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within engineering teams.

• Establishing best practices for software development and rapid iteration.

• Implementing metrics and systems to track and improve engineering productivity and quality.

• Aligning engineering efforts with business goals ensuring prioritisation reflects customer and organisational impact.

Wed like to hear from you if

Leadership:

• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing cross-functional teams.

• Experience mentoring and developing engineering leaders and teams.

Customer Focus:

• Strong understanding of customer needs and the ability to translate them into impactful engineering solutions.

• Track record of delivering exceptional user experiences through innovative product development.

Strategic Thinking:

• Experience aligning engineering efforts with business goals and product strategies.

• Ability to create and execute long-term strategies for scalable and sustainable product development.

Technical Expertise:

• Strong grasp of front-end and back-end development cloud-based architectures and scalable systems.

• Familiarity with modern frameworks microservices and API design.

Operational Excellence:

• Demonstrated success in delivering complex customer-facing solutions on time and within budget.

• Proven experience improving development velocity and time-to-market without sacrificing quality.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical domains.

• Collaborative approach to problem-solving and decision-making.

Adaptability and Resilience:

• Comfortable leading through change and uncertainty in a fast-paced environment.

• Resilient under pressure with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.

How you work

At Accurx we believe in making every day count as we hold a vital role in supporting our users by driving innovative solutions to fix healthcare communication. We want everyone at Accurx to reflect our principles in how they work by looking to:

Fix healthcare communication

Raise the bar

Be a driver not a passenger

Succeed together

Move with urgency

Be relentlessly resourceful

Embrace challenge

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What we can offer...

Competitive salary dependent on experience the value of 80000 share options

Access to Happl - a flexible benefits provider with a given budget of 600 to spend on perks of your choice. Options include private health insurance wellness providers and more.

We are office first all accuFolk come to our office in Shoreditch a minimum of 3 days per week with the option to work remotely 2 days a week. Read more about our policy here.

Allocated annual learning & development budget

Enhanced parental leave policy

Prayer meditation and breastfeeding room

Working abroad policy

We have our very own Chef! Free healthy breakfasts snacks and lunches will be provided with the occasional sweet treat!

...And much more.

Like the sound of this role and want to know more about the company Heres more about us...

Were a fast-growing healthcare technology company which makes it easier for patients and healthcare teams to communicate.

Accurx is where conversations happen with and about patients. Our software helps doctors nurses pharmacists administrators and other professionals to seamlessly connect with both patients and each other.

Our mission is simple: everything we do is to make patients healthier and healthcare staff happier. Today Accurx is used in 98% of GP practices nationwide and every day more healthcare professionals are using our software in hospitals pharmacies care homes and the community.

Were passionate about staying close to our users which is why everyone at Accurx visits a GP practice at least twice a quarter to understand how a practice runs the difficulties they face with technologies and how we can help.

Head over to our main careers page to find out more about the team and our candidate hub.

You can also find out more about us on Medium LinkedIn and Twitter & Instagram.

Our YouTube channel is full of demos of our product webinars we have held with our users and some clips about life at Accurx.

Diversity & Inclusion

Accurx is committed to being an inclusive part of this were glad to accommodate candidates who need adjustments throughout the interview process.

Pre-employment Screening

All successful candidates are asked to complete a Basic DBS check along with other pre-employment checks (referencing & right to work). You can find more on our process here. If youd like to ask questions before you apply please email .