Head of Software Engineering

Senior Director of Software Engineering, Nottingham | Wider East Midlands £(phone number removed) - £(phone number removed) plus benefits Shape the engineering direction of a growing software portfolio. Build the leadership team.

Put AI into practice. Experis is exclusively partnering with a global software business to appoint a Senior Director of Engineering at a pivotal stage in its growth. Following several acquisitions, the business is bringing together a diverse software portfolio.

This newly created role gives you the scope to shape its technical future, modernise established platforms and build an engineering organisation ready for further growth. You will lead approximately 60 people through four to five senior engineering managers.

With ownership of strategy, people and delivery, your decisions will influence how teams work, how products evolve and how the business delivers for its customers. The opportunity There is plenty to get your teeth into. You will bring teams and technologies together, tackle architectural challenges and turn AI adoption into practical improvements across the software development lifecycle.

Working closely with Product and senior leadership, you will help shape commercial plans and make sure engineering has a clear voice in the decisions that matter.

You will

Set engineering strategy across a growing portfolio of products. Develop senior engineering managers and build a strong leadership team. Lead the modernisation of legacy platforms while supporting newer technologies. Drive the adoption of AI tools and agents across engineering.

Improve software quality, delivery confidence and technical standards. Shape recruitment, team structures and investment priorities. Bring greater consistency to tooling, security and development practices. Support the integration of further acquisitions as your remit grows.

Your first six months will offer the chance to make a visible impact. You will establish priorities, build relationships and drive progress on AI adoption, tooling and security. What you will bring You are an experienced engineering leader with the technical depth to challenge architectural decisions and the judgement to connect them to business priorities.

You enjoy developing other leaders, bringing clarity to complex environments and staying close enough to the detail to help teams move forward. Your background will include: At least ten years in engineering, including experience managing engineering managers.

Ownership of engineering strategy and delivery across multiple teams or products. Successful modernisation of legacy systems. Practical experience applying AI within software engineering, including agent orchestration and quality controls.

Organisational design, headcount planning and recruitment. Strong relationships with Product, commercial teams and senior leadership. You...

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