Director of Software Engineering

We’re partnering with a well-established, UK-based SaaS business that’s entering a major growth phase with a new platform on the horizon that will complete their SaaS offering to compete with major tech players globally. The business have grown to nearly 1,000 employees now and have been a driving force in their industry for decades. This is a senior, high-impact leadership role with real ownership, delivery, and visibility at board level.

You’ll take full ownership of engineering delivery for a brand new Finance SaaS platform, leading multi-disciplinary teams across the UK.

The platform is live, the ambition is big, and expectations are high. The business is investing heavily and now needs a commercial, technically credible Director to lead delivery, scale the product, and build long-term in-house capability.

This is a leadership role that suits someone who’s grown from an engineering background and thrives in complex, delivery-driven environments.

• Owning end-to-end engineering delivery for a Finance SaaS product
• Leading a team of 15 Engineers initially but responsible for scaling that team way beyond that
• Balancing new feature development with BAU stability
• Partnering closely with Product, Design, Finance, and Exec stakeholders
• Driving high standards across security, performance, reliability, and compliance

• Proven experience leading engineering teams at scale in a SaaS environment
• Strong technical background (ex-developer)- credible at architecture and delivery level
• Experience scaling complex platforms, ideally in finance, ERP, or regulated domains
• Commercial mindset- understands how engineering/product impacts customer base, revenue growth and ensures they can compete in the market
• Confident stakeholder manager who can challenge constructively
• Experience with finance platforms, transactional systems, analytics, or ERP-style products is highly desirable.

• Salary: up to £140,000
• Bonus:
  Performance based- 35%
• Private healthcare + strong benefits package
• Onsite
  - Nottingham (may have a slight flex but this Director of Engineering needs to be present with the team and c-suite)

If this sounds like you then please click apply now!