Head of Engineering (Software Applications) London (Hybrid) | Up to £200,000 base salary + Bonus A PE-backed financial services business
Our client is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead the next phase of its engineering and platform evolution.This is a high-impact leadership role reporting directly to the CTO, responsible for scaling the engineering organisation, modernising a complex applications estate, and enabling genuinely independent product and engineering delivery across the business.
The organisation has grown successfully around a centralised engineering model but as the business continues to scale, the focus now shifts toward evolving into a faster, domain-aligned technology organisation capable of delivering multiple strategic initiatives in parallel, without central bottlenecks slowing delivery.
This role will play a critical part in that transformation.
Customer-facing digital products AI-enabled engineering practices
The successful candidate will lead the evolution from tightly coordinated engineering delivery toward a scalable operating model built around independent teams, stronger technical ownership, and modern engineering leadership.
Scaling the engineering organisation and leadership capability Enabling faster delivery across digital product domains Embedding AI-assisted development practices into engineering workflows Improving delivery quality, pace and operational resilience Driving clearer accountability and stronger engineering culture This is not a traditional “run the engineering team” role. Evolving engineering leadership capability Significant experience leading and scaling software engineering organisations (40+) Strong experience within forward facing regulated environments such as fintech, insurance, banking or financial services Proven experience evolving engineering operating models and delivery structures Experience managing complex application estates and systems transformation Strong stakeholder engagement and commercial awareness Interest in AI-driven software delivery and modern engineering practices
This is an opportunity to shape the future engineering organisation of a growing, technology-led financial services platform with significant investment and executive backing behind the transformation agenda….