Global Software Engineering Manager in Bristol

Are you a hands-on, high-energy software leader ready to drive global transformation and take a software organisation to the next level of excellence?

SPX Radiodetection is seeking a Global Software Manager to lead, inspire, and scale our international software organisation across the UK and India. This is a senior leadership role for someone who thrives in fast-paced, complex environments, enjoys rolling up their sleeves, and can deliver high-quality software solutions under very tight timelines.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping our global software strategy across a diverse software portfolio, including mobile applications, cloud platforms, PC/desktop applications, and developer SDKs, while driving innovation through digitalisation and AI. You will build a high-performance culture that consistently delivers business and customer value.

Location: UK (Bristol – hybrid). Office days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with international travel required.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a dynamic, pragmatic, and solution-oriented leader with a strong delivery mindset. You bring clarity to complexity, lead with confidence, and know how to motivate teams to achieve ambitious goals across multiple software domains.

• Has successfully delivered complex, multi-platform software and solution programs under aggressive timelines
• Demonstrates a strong “can-do” attitude and a bias for action
• Is creative, curious, and forward-thinking, with a passion for leveraging AI and emerging technologies across products and development practices
• Is comfortable engaging with customers and partners to integrate solutions into cloud ecosystems (Azure, AWS, or equivalent)

What You’ll Do

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a globally distributed team of software engineers, architects, and technical leaders covering mobile, cloud, PC applications, and SDK development.
• Build and develop a world-class, multi-domain software organisation known for excellence, innovation, accountability, and delivery.
• Take end-to-end ownership of software delivery across multiple platforms, ensuring solutions are delivered on time, to scope, and to quality—especially in high-pressure environments.
• Define and execute a long-term global software strategy spanning mobile apps, cloud services, desktop applications, and SDKs, aligned with product and business objectives.
• Set clear delivery goals and establish robust execution frameworks, including KPIs, planning, estimation, and performance tracking.
• Drive continuous improvement across Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices for all software domains.
• Oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and interoperable.
• Work closely with Product Management and Project Management to define and deliver short-term and long-term multi-platform software roadmaps.
• Promote a high-performance, ownership-driven culture that values proactive problem-solving and cross-domain collaboration.
• Partner with customers, vendors, and internal teams to deliver cloud-integrated and SDK-enabled solutions.
• Champion the adoption of AI, automation, and emerging technologies across mobile, cloud, desktop, and SDK development.
• Ensure security, compliance, and performance standards are embedded across all software products and platforms.

What You’ll Bring

• Significant experience in global software leadership across multiple software domains.
• Proven success leading distributed, multicultural teams delivering mobile, cloud, PC/desktop, and SDK-based solutions.
• Strong background in SaaS, cloud-native architectures, and connected software ecosystems.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering complex, multi-platform software programs under tight timelines.
• Deep expertise in Agile methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering frameworks.
• Experience driving organisational transformation and scaling software teams and processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to bridge technical depth and business outcomes.
• A hands-on, delivery-focused leadership style combined with strategic thinking.
• Passion for innovation, digitalisation, and AI-driven improvement across diverse software platforms.

Why Join SPX Radiodetection?

• Join SPX Radiodetection, a recognised global leader in its industry, with a strong reputation for engineering excellence and trusted solutions used worldwide.
• Be part of an organisation with high growth ambitions, driven by a clear strategy focused on innovation, digitalisation, and AI-led differentiation in the years ahead.
• Lead a global, multi-platform software organisation with real influence on products, customers, and future business models.
• Shape the future of mobile, cloud, PC, and SDK-based solutions at the core of next-generation product and service offerings.
• Drive AI adoption and technological innovation in a business that is actively investing in software as a strategic growth engine.
• Benefit from clear opportunities for career progression and expanded leadership scope within a growing global organisation.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

• Engineering, Information Technology, and Management
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, and Software Development