Engineering Director
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Arbor EducationEducation Technology
United KingdomFull-TimeDirector
SalaryAt least 120,000 GBP per year
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Job Details
- Required Skills
- Artificial IntelligencePeople ManagementSoftware ArchitectureMentorshipChange Management
Requirements
- Exceptional people management experience, with a proven track record of managing and growing managers and Senior individual contributors
- Extensive experience leading multiple teams whilst collaborating with peers on standardised ways of working and organizational growth.
- Demonstrable examples of using data and metrics as a "carrot" for continuous improvement rather than a "stick" for management.
- Proven ability to partner with and effectively challenge Product leaders to balance commercial value with technical sustainability.
- Examples of operating with a sense of urgency, coupled with the ability to thrive in a high-autonomy, high-ambiguity environment.
- Real world experience of leading teams through organizational shifts, process changes, or rapid scaling challenges.
- Demonstrated success in building high performance engineering teams, without losing speed or autonomy.
- Expert communication skills, capable of advocating for technical excellence, building credibility with engineers and "challenging upward" to influence direction.
- A strong foundation/background in modern software architecture, with the ability to maintain technical credibility and trust with senior individual contributors.
- An understanding of how AI-first engineering will change the SDLC and how to lead through change where there is no playbook
Responsibilities
- Lead an organization of 7+ teams to deliver high-impact results, directly managing Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers.
- Foster a culture of mentorship and coaching, focusing on the professional growth and leadership capabilities of your direct reports.
- Partner with Product Directors and VPs to align roadmaps with commercial goals, customer needs and technical strategy.
- Contribute to the maturity of the entire engineering function, collaborating with peers and leading by example, such as leverage the best of the shifting AI landscape
- Instill a "customer outcome" mindset, ensuring teams are solving the right problems rather than just shipping features.
- Balance the value of commercial delivery with the necessity of managing support, technical debt, and architectural risks.
- Navigate and resolve issues pragmatically, providing clarity and direction to your teams when paths are unclear.
- Oversee the holistic health of your teams through effective use of data to drive tangible improvements
- Serve as a point of escalation for issues and incidents across your teams, ensuring sustainable preventative measures and post-mortem learning.
- Support and input into our strategic direction, providing a technical perspective for investment planning and scenario modeling.
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