Director, Engineering

Director, EngineeringUK (Regular travel required to Slough/London)Competitive + BonusPermanent full timeShape the Future of Engineering at IRISWe're looking for an exceptional engineering leader to take ownership of a strategic pillar within our Global Accountancy division.As Director, Engineering (Level 7) , you'll play a critical leadership role in driving engineering excellence, delivery predictability, platform modernization, and AI enabled innovation across our product portfolio. This is a highly visible leadership position where you'll influence engineering strategy, partner closely with Product and Architecture, and help shape the future direction of our technology organisation.This role offers a unique opportunity to impact how IRIS delivers value to thousands of customers while helping define the next generation of cloud-native, AI-enabled accounting solutions.What You'll Be Responsible ForLeading a strategic engineering function within the Global Accountancy businessDriving engineering excellence across delivery, quality, scalability and operational performancePartnering with Product, Architecture and Commercial teams to deliver customer-focused outcomesEstablishing consistent engineering standards, governance and software development practicesDriving platform efficiency, automation and AI adoption across the software development lifecycleLeading and developing high-performing engineering teams across multiple products and technologiesEnsuring secure, resilient and compliant SaaS platformsShaping long-term technology strategy, modernization and cloud transformation initiativesActing as a technology thought leader across IRIS and with key external stakeholders.What We're Looking ForYou'll likely be:A current Director, Senior Director or Head of Engineering operating within a complex software organisationAn experienced SaaS technology leader with a track record of scaling engineering teams and platformsDeeply familiar with modern cloud technologies, particularly AWS and/or AzureComfortable operating across engineering, product, commercial and operational environmentsExperienced in Agile, Platform Engineering, DevOps and Site Reliability practicesPassionate about developing people, building capability and creating high-performing culturesCommercially astute and customer focusedExcited by the opportunities AI presents to transform engineering effectiveness and customer outcomes.Why Apply?This is an opportunity to:Influence engineering strategy at one of the UK's largest software companiesLead transformation at scaleWork alongside senior leaders across Engineering, Product and Commercial teamsDrive innovation across cloud, platform and AI initiativesDevelop and mentor engineering teams that support thousands of businesses and accounting professionals globally.If you're ready for your next leadership challenge and want to make a significant impact across IRIS Engineering, we'd love to hear from you.Please note:We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible.TPBN1_UKTJ