Chief Technology Officer

Salary: £34,000 - 74,000 per year

Requirements:

• 15+ years of software engineering or technology experience.
• 5+ years at CTO, VP Engineering, Engineering Director, R&D Director or equivalent level.
• Experience leading distributed international engineering teams.
• A track record of transforming engineering organisations towards product-led development.
• Strong experience within SaaS, enterprise software, cloud, transportation/mobility, or another complex software environment.
• Experience developing engineering managers and future technical leaders.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering, architecture, DevOps, and cloud technologies.
• Proven experience implementing AI within the software development lifecycle.
• The credibility to work effectively with highly experienced technical specialists while providing clear strategic leadership.
• Experience within private equity, acquisitive, or multi-business-unit environments would be advantageous.
• Additional European language skills would be advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop our global engineering and R&D teams, including engineering managers and technical leads.
• Shape and deliver our technology and engineering strategy.
• Transition our organisation towards a scalable, product-led development model.
• Improve delivery predictability, engineering quality, and operational performance.
• Drive greater use of automated testing, DevOps, and modern engineering practices.
• Establish meaningful engineering KPIs around delivery, quality, and recovery.
• Oversee architecture, deployment standards, and technical decision-making across cloud and on-premise environments.
• Strengthen succession planning, knowledge sharing, and engineering capability.
• Manage third-party development partners and external technical resources.
• Embed secure-by-design principles and support relevant regulatory requirements.
• Lead our adoption of AI-assisted software development, delivering measurable improvements in productivity, quality, speed, and cost.

Technologies:

• AI
• Cloud
• CTO
• DevOps
• Support

More:

We are supporting an established technology business in the appointment of a CTO / R&D Director to lead our global software engineering and R&D function. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is a senior leadership role focused on technology strategy, engineering delivery, software quality, architecture, team performance, and operational excellence. A key priority is transitioning our organisation towards a more product-led development model while reducing dependency on individual technical experts and strengthening engineering leadership across international teams.

last updated 33 week of 2026