Senior Engineering Manager - Data & Digital Platforms - Up to £110,000
A large, globally distributed organisation is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead multiple data and digital engineering teams delivering enterprise-scale platforms and products.
This is a senior leadership role focused on people, delivery, and operational excellence rather than hands-on coding. You will set standards, enable predictable delivery, mature engineering capability, and oversee vendor and internal teams operating across a modern Microsoft and cloud-based stack.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead globally distributed engineering teams across data platforms and low-code tools
- Create clear delivery rhythms, sprint discipline, and engineering standards
- Develop engineering leads through coaching, feedback, and capability uplift
- Oversee vendor delivery to ensure quality, value, and alignment to standards
- Champion continuous improvement across tooling, processes, and ways of working
- Support delivery across platforms including cloud data, workflow, and collaboration tools
Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams
- Proven delivery leadership across multiple squads in complex environments
- Experience managing vendor and partner delivery models
- Strong understanding of modern data and platform ecosystems
- Confident supporting service operations and production environments
- Ability to build, scale, and mature high-performing engineering functions
- Strong stakeholder engagement and senior-level communication skills
Technical Environment (Exposure Required)
- Cloud data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Azure)
- DevOps and agile delivery tooling
What's on Offer
- Competitive bonus
- Strong pension contribution
- Private medical cover and wellbeing support
- Highly flexible working approach
- Significant scope to shape engineering culture and platforms