Director

83zero; Egham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Health insurance

Onsite lunch

Parking

Job summary

83zero seeks a Technical Director to act as the senior technical authority shaping the company’s strategy, architecture, and growth. You will own architecture across Private 5G, Open RAN, FWA and MNO environments, reviewing designs and guiding key technical decisions.

You will lead delivery across Innovate UK and R&D programmes, build and mentor a high-calibre team, and manage vendor relationships while contributing to bids and commercial plans. Must have UK work rights.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in telecoms or network technology.
• 5+ years in senior technical leadership.
• Deep expertise in 4G/LTE, 5G, Open RAN, 5G Core and Private 5G/SNPN.
• Strong knowledge of 3GPP standards.
• Proven track record building and leading technical teams.
• Strong commercial awareness and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical architecture and roadmap across Private 5G/SNPN, Open RAN, 5G Core and operator networks.
• Act as design authority — reviewing and approving architectures, designs and technical decisions.
• Lead technical delivery across Innovate UK and R&D programmes.
• Define and develop repeatable Enterprise Private Network deployment models.
• Provide technical input into bids, proposals and commercial decisions.
• Build, recruit and mentor the technology team.
• Manage vendor, partner and subcontractor relationships.
• Represent the business with customers, investors and industry bodies.

Skills

Telecoms/Network technology

Senior technical leadership

4G/LTE

5G

Open RAN

5G Core

Private 5G

3GPP standards

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Engineering/Telecoms or related field

Job description

Technical Director – Networks, Technology and Innovation

The Opportunity

A fast-growing Telco start-up developing next-generation connectivity across Private 5G, Open RAN, FWA and MNO environments is seeking a Technical Director to serve as senior technical authority and shape the company’s technology strategy, architecture and growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical architecture and roadmap across Private 5G/SNPN, Open RAN, 5G Core, FWA and operator networks
• Act as design authority — reviewing and approving architectures, designs and technical decisions
• Lead technical delivery across Innovate UK and R&D programmes
• Define and develop repeatable Enterprise Private Network (EPN) deployment models
• Provide technical input into bids, proposals and commercial decisions
• Build, recruit and mentor the technology team
• Manage vendor, partner and subcontractor relationships
• Represent the business with customers, investors and industry bodies

What We’re Looking For

• 15+ years in telecoms or network technology; 5+ years in senior technical leadership
• Deep expertise in 4G/LTE, 5G, Open RAN, 5G Core and Private 5G/SNPN
• Strong knowledge of 3GPP standards
• Proven track record building and leading technical teams
• Strong commercial awareness and communication skills
• Degree in Engineering, Telecoms or related field (Master’s preferred)
• Must have the right to work in the UK — no sponsorship available

FWA/MNO deployment, Innovate UK programmes, cloud-native/AI-ML network operations, O-RAN Alliance or 3GPP involvement, international deployments.

Why Join?

• £90k–£105k base + pension, health insurance, onsite lunch and parking
• Shape the technical strategy of an ambitious, innovative Telco start-up
• Build a technology function from the ground up
• Clear path to wider executive leadership as the business scales