Product Engineering Manager

Product Engineering Manager | Reading | Contract-to-Perm | Inside IR35

Location: Reading (Hybrid, 1-2 days/week in office)

Contract: 3 months initially, converting to permanent

We’re hiring on behalf of a growing consultancy based in Reading, looking for a hands-on Product Engineering Manager to lead day-to-day engineering delivery across their Innovation platform.

Start date: early August.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading engineering delivery, including DevOps, testing, analytics, and platform reliability
• Managing third-party and offshore development teams (India-based)
• Owning infrastructure oversight: capacity planning, priorities, continuous improvement
• Bringing AI tooling into the team to support governance and increase capacity
• Line managing 3-4 direct reports within a wider team of 10
• Contributing to budget planning and risk management

What we’re looking for:

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure, DevOps, and Power Platform
• Experience managing third-party/offshore development teams
• Solid infrastructure background, not just theory
• AI experience beyond just using it, ideally governance and controlled implementation
• A player-coach mentality, still close to the technical detail, not purely strategic

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