At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead engineering teams to shape a unified tech culture and drive innovation.
- Company: Large, established UK business undergoing exciting transformation.
- Benefits: Opportunity to define your role, work closely with senior leadership, and grow the function.
- Other info: Ideal for those wanting to build rather than maintain; AI integration is key.
- Why this job: Be part of a reshaping journey, making a real impact in engineering leadership.
- Qualifications: Proven experience leading engineering leaders in complex environments.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
Head of Engineering - Large B2C - Birmingham/Nottingham, Hybrid Are you the kind of engineering leader who wants to build something, not just inherit it?
We're working with a large, well-established UK business that's in the middle of pulling three separate tech organisations into one.
It's not tidy yet.
That's the point - whoever takes this on gets to shape what it becomes.
What you'll be doing This isn't a \"keep the lights on\" kind of role.
You'll be: Leading engineering across Cloud Platforms, Frontend, Saa S Platforms, and Backend Engineering & Architecture - as one connected function, not four separate silos Managing managers, not just teams - think engineering managers and functional leads reporting into you, with 60-70 people within your scope Bringing three distinct tech cultures together without anyone feeling like they've been swallowed up Embedding modern engineering practice and Dev Ops discipline, with real metrics behind it Helping the business figure out where AI-enabled delivery actually fits, not just talking about it Working closely with Product, AI and Data leadership to keep capacity and strategy aligned What they care about Yes, they want someone with a serious engineering leadership pedigree.
But more than that, they want: Confidence.
Someone who doesn't need every decision rubber-stamped Someone who can make the call, then tell people after - not before A genuine focus on culture, not just delivery metrics Someone who accepts AI is now just part of how engineering works, without needing to be sold on it The technical bit Real experience leading leaders within engineering functions inside a complex, enterprise-scale environment Track record managing senior engineering managers across multiple disciplines and locations Comfortable across cloud (mostly AWS, some Azure, a bit of Google thrown in) Experience balancing in-house teams, strategic vendors and commercial platforms - buy vs. build calls Retail or B2C background is a genuine plus here, though not essential - broad experience in a complex, large-scale environment counts just as much Why this is worth a look Most Head of Engineering roles are about protecting what's already there.
This one isn't.
You're joining while the org is being reshaped, which means you help define it You'll sit close to genuinely senior leadership from day one There's real scope here - this function is only going to grow, and AI/Data are just down the corridor If you've led at this scale before and want to build something rather than maintain it, this is worth a proper look.
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