Head of Engineering

THE ROLE

• Own end-to-end delivery of the product and tech roadmap ensuring all solutions are technically achievable aligned with long-term strategy and providing transparent communication to stakeholders.
• Provide strategic leadership to the Tech team.
• Champion engineering excellence by embedding best practices and disciplined decision-making into the teams daily workflow.
• Cultivate a high-performance culture rooted in psychological safety autonomy and continuous growth.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to plan roadmaps and ensure strategic goals are feasible and well-planned.
• Optimise delivery processes by implementing just enough structure to maintain visibility and accountability without slowing down velocity.
• Lead transformative tech initiatives managing cross-team dependencies to ensure smooth execution.

Qualifications :

THIS PERSON IS SOMEONE WITH

• Proven experience leading engineering teams (headcount of 1550) in a fast-paced highly innovative scale-up environment preferably in a Financial Services organisation.
• A strong track record of delivering complex strategic roadmaps that have significant business impact on time.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills ability to bridge technical and non-technical worlds.
• Strong full-stack engineering background with experience in cloud native microservices architectures. Experience in Typescript Node React AWS preferred.
• A passion for people development coaching and building high-retention cultures.
• Pragmatic approach to process favouring agility over rigid bureaucracy.

Additional Information :

PERKS & BENEFITS

Wellbeing: Free counselling seasonal activities Wellbeing Allowance wellness room flu shots

Work Life: Home Workspace Allowance Purchased Leave Parental Leave Parental Flex Leave Lumi Life Leave for challenging events breastfeeding/expressing space

Social & Food: Monthly lunches regular celebrations stocked kitchen beer & kombucha on tap board games rooftop BBQs

Rewards & Recognition: Competitive pay referral bonuses shout-out recognitions

Community Support: Paid volunteer leave diversity celebrations company volunteer days

Career & Growth: Advancement opportunities higher education sponsorship hackathons

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time