At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead global engineering teams to deliver high-quality tech solutions for Pearson's qualifications.
- Company: Join a leading education technology company focused on innovation and excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a focus on modern engineering practices and global collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in education technology while driving innovation and operational excellence.
- Qualifications: Proven leadership in engineering, experience with digital products, and strong stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 75000 - 90000 £ per year.
Responsibilities
- Own delivery of Pearson’s qualifications technology portfolio, ensuring exam series are delivered on time, to quality, and at scale.
- Lead global engineering and DevOps teams, translating business priorities into effective technical execution.
- Drive operational excellence, including incident management, service performance, and resilience during critical exam periods.
- Partner with regulators and senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted technology leader across internal and external audiences.
- Enable innovation, overseeing delivery of new features, platform improvements, and agentic deployment approach.
- Champion modern engineering practices, including agile, DevSecOps, and secure cloud-based delivery.
- Collaborate cross-functionally across Product, Operations, Assessment, and Regulatory teams to align delivery to business goals.
- Manage third-party and internal partnerships to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across multiple locations.
- Own budget and investment planning, contributing to business cases and long-term strategy.
- Ensure compliance and security standards are met, in line with both internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading large-scale engineering and DevOps organisations.
- Strong background delivering complex digital products or platforms at scale.
- Experience working in regulated environments (for example education, finance, or healthcare).
- Deep understanding of cloud, DevSecOps, APIs, and secure system design.
- Experience driving agile transformation and modern engineering practices.
- Strong stakeholder management, including senior leadership and external or regulatory bodies.
- Experience building and scaling global, distributed teams.
- Commercial awareness, including budget ownership and supplier management.
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