Engineering Lead - People Technology

Requirements:

• Engineering Leadership: Experience managing or leading engineering teams, with a proven track record of coaching talent, conducting performance reviews, and building high-performing cultures.
• Domain Expertise: Good experience within the HR Tech ecosystem or employee experience platforms (e.g. recruitment tools, onboarding systems, core HRIS systems).
• Technical Background: Strong engineering foundation with experience delivering technical roadmaps and making sound architectural/integration decisions (APIs, data mapping, automated workflows).
• Value-Driven & Collaboration: Strong communication skills with an ability to collaborate across functions (Product, Design etc) to challenge opinions in an egoless manner and align technical capabilities to the product roadmap.
• Structured execution: Ability to bring structure to complex environments, coaching the team through a new way of working to align with the engineering practices of the wider Platform tribe.

Nice to Have:

• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with a cross-functional, globally distributed team.
• Strong understanding of agile development methodologies.
• Background in turning traditional IT support/service processes into automated, self-service platform products.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Own the Technical Roadmap: Drive the technical roadmap for the People Tech Growth team.
• Deliver the Journey Layer: Ensure the team shifts from purely maintaining SaaS configurations to supporting end-to-end employee journeys.
• Maintain Product Quality: Hold a high standard for the quality of the products you own.
• Day-to-day Execution: Act as an active contributor to the delivery of your team.
• Standardise Engineering Rituals: Implement a "Think, Build, Fix" framework using Jira Product Discovery (JPD).
• Manage & Coach: Take direct line-management responsibility for a global team of engineers.
• Cultivate Culture: Foster an egoless culture of strong ownership, inclusivity, and open two-way feedback.
• Hiring & Onboarding: Actively participate in the interview panel to grow the team.
• Team Balance: Ensure the team’s composition is balanced and sized correctly.

Perks and Benefits:

• Starting salary: £105,000-£135,000 + RSUs
• Wise Benefits