Director of Engineering
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Director of Engineering | London | Hybrid | up to £145k + 20% Bonus
La Fosse has partnered with a global product-led technology business looking to strengthen its engineering leadership team. We're looking for a Director of Engineering to help lead the next stage of growth and maturity across a large-scale, customer-facing engineering organisation.
Your mission: Create the leadership layer beneath the VP of Engineering, bringing the structure, accountability and operational excellence needed to help a global engineering organisation perform at its best, whilst driving delivery across business-critical products and platforms.
What They're Looking For
Proven experience as a Director of Engineering, Head of Engineering or equivalent senior engineering leadership role
Track record leading Engineering Managers, Lead Engineers and senior technical leaders across multiple teams
Experience managing engineering organisations of 50+ engineers with accountability for delivery, performance and workforce planning
Strong background within modern product-led software engineering environments
Ability to balance engineering quality, delivery commitments and commercial priorities
Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging with executive leadership, customers and cross-functional teams
Experience driving organisational effectiveness, engineering excellence and operational maturity at scale
Exposure to budget ownership, vendor management and long-term engineering capability planning
Practical experience introducing AI-enabled engineering practices or improving engineering productivity through automation
Why Join?
Lead a global engineering organisation responsible for 60+ engineers
Shape the future operating model of a growing engineering function
Partner directly with executive leadership on engineering strategy and organisational design
Join a highly visible leadership team with genuine influence across the business
Play a key role in scaling engineering capability, delivery excellence and leadership maturity
Some of Their Benefits:
20% annual bonus
Private healthcare
Competitive pension scheme
Flexible hybrid working
Comprehensive employee benefits package
Location: Hybrid (London office, two days per week)
Interview Process: Efficient process including leadership discussions and a presentation focused on engineering enablement and organisational leadership.
If you're an engineering leader who has built and scaled engineering organisations through managers and senior technical leaders, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now!
Director of Engineering | London | Hybrid | up to £145k + 20% Bonus