Senior Software Engineering Manager

Shape the future of digital assessment at scale

At the company, we’re transforming how qualifications are delivered globally, combining deep educational expertise with cutting‑edge technology. We’re now looking for a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead the engineering and operations teams behind our critical assessment services.

This is a high‑impact leadership role at the heart of our transformation, ensuring millions of learners experience secure, reliable, and high‑quality qualification delivery.

You’ll lead globally distributed engineering, Dev Ops, and service teams responsible for the technology that underpins the company’s regulated and non‑regulated qualifications.

Working as part of the PQ Technology Senior Leadership Team, you’ll shape and deliver a product‑led technology strategy, balancing innovation, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance. You’ll also play a key role in the PQ Transformation Programme, helping build a more agile, collaborative, and future‑ready organisation.

This is a role with real breadth and influence, spanning delivery, stakeholder leadership, and strategic planning.

• Own delivery of the company’s qualifications technology portfolio, ensuring exam series are delivered on time, to quality, and at scale
• Lead global engineering and Dev Ops 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, Dev Sec Ops , 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

You’ll bring a strong blend of technical depth, delivery leadership, and stakeholder influence, with experience operating in complex, regulated environments.

• Proven experience leading large‑scale engineering and Dev Ops 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, Dev Sec Ops , 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

• Inspirational and inclusive leadership style
• Strong communicator who can engage at all levels
• Collaborative and outcome‑focused
• Adaptable, resilient, and comfortable operating in complexity
• Passionate about solving problems that have real‑world impact

At the company, we believe learning never stops, not for the people we serve, and not for the people who work here.

Joining us means

• Working on technology that impacts millions of learners worldwide
• Being part of a major transformation programme, shaping the future of assessment
• Collaborating with talented, globally distributed teams
• Having real influence over strategy, delivery, and innovation
• Continuing your own journey of learning, growth, and impact

At the company, our purpose is simple: to help people realise the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world’s lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn’t just what we do. It’s who we…