Director Technical Excellence

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January 3, 2026 (15 days left to apply) job requisition :
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Reading, United Kingdom In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you;

whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
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Director of Technical Excellence (UK Nationals Only)
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Any Thales BL location
** As the Director for Technical Excellence working for the Thales UK CTO, you will play a pivotal role in enabling delivery of safe, secure, high-quality, and innovative solutions.  In addition, you will be focused on unifying and overseeing cross business-line Technical Design Authority, product and digital assurance, product safety assurance, solution innovation and engagement, technical capability strategy, intellectual property (IP) management, cross-business line technology transfer and knowledge management / engagement.  

You will be leading a high calibre functional team and will also work closely with the UK CTO and Business Line Technical Directors to build a strong, coherent and joined up Thales UK community.

This is a highly visible role for Thales UK, central to our strategic pillar of exploiting technology for the Nation’s benefit. It will provide a career defining opportunity, collaborating closely with external stakeholder groups in customer organisations, industry partners and academia, and with internal senior leaders across our Businesses, Country CTOs and Technical Assurance communities. The potential for impacting results is significant, the only limitation will be the extent of your professional ambitions.
** Key Dimensions of the Role
** This is a multi-dimensional role, offering a broad range of compelling professional challenges and career development opportunities. Key accountabilities are extensive and include:
** Technical Assurance & Governance:
*** Create a system across Thales UK for cross-business line technical assurance, creating a systematic approach to track and manage complex bids and projects, whilst also building a strong set reusable knowledge-base to assist with reuse across the business-lines.
* Set and steward safety and digital assurance frameworks and secure-by-design principles ensuring programmes and solutions comply with internal, customer, and regulatory standards (e.g. DEF STANs, ISO, NIST, DO-178C, IEC 61508).
* Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned, audits, capability assessments, and technical reviews.
** Solution Innovation & Technical Strategy:
*** Design the UK Technology Strategy for Thales, driving internal and external engagement on the key technical capabilities that Thales plans to invest and focus on.  Establish and align the technical capability strategy (methods, tools, labs, skills) with business needs and Group Key Technical Domains (KTDs).
* Define architectural principles, reusable patterns, and technology standards; ensure coherence and interoperability across digital and physical platforms.
* Support programme teams with risk evaluation, technical decision-making, and design assurance.
* Lead a team of Solution Innovation leads supporting the Thales Growth…