Director of Technology and engineering (Consulting background)

Location: London – hybrid, 3 days per week in the office
Salary: £115,000-£125,000
Employment Type: Permanent
Visa Sponsorship: Not available

We are seeking an experienced Technology Business Partner to provide strategic technology leadership across a major business division within a large, enterprise-level organisation.

This is a senior, highly visible role for someone with a strong software engineering background, extensive experience in modern technology architecture and the ability to operate confidently with executive stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be hands-on and technically credible, while also being comfortable operating in a client-facing, consultancy-style environment.

The Role

You will act as a trusted technology adviser to senior business leaders, translating business objectives into practical technology strategies, roadmaps and measurable outcomes.

Working across both central technology functions and business-facing technology teams, you will help shape and deliver transformation initiatives involving software engineering, microservices, cloud platforms, data, AI and machine learning.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with executive and senior business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities and technology requirements.
• Shape technology strategies, roadmaps and transformation programmes.
• Provide technical leadership across software engineering, architecture, cloud, data, AI and machine learning.
• Advise on microservices architecture, modern engineering practices, integration and scalable enterprise platforms.
• Work across centralised technology stacks and business-specific technology environments.
• Lead and influence engineering, architecture, product, platform and delivery teams.
• Support AI-enabled modernisation, automation and continuous improvement.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business language.
• Drive delivery excellence, governance, operational resilience and measurable business outcomes.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, external partners and technology vendors.

About You

You will have:

• Around 10 years’ experience in software engineering, technology leadership or enterprise technology consulting.
• A strong software development background with hands-on technical credibility.
• Extensive experience with microservices architecture, cloud-native platforms and enterprise systems.
• Practical experience across AI, machine learning, data platforms or AI-enabled transformation.
• Experience working across both central technology functions and business-led technology teams.
• A consultancy or client-facing background, with strong stakeholder and relationship management skills.
• The ability to communicate technical concepts clearly using strong business language.
• Experience working with executive-level stakeholders and influencing strategic decisions.
• Strong understanding of modern engineering, architecture, Agile, DevOps and delivery practices.
• The ability to balance strategic leadership with sufficient technical depth to challenge and guide engineering decisions.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking enterprise organisation where technology is central to business growth and transformation.

You will have significant exposure to executive leadership, influence major technology decisions and play a key role in shaping modern engineering, AI and digital transformation initiatives.