Director, Engineering

IRIS Software Group; Slough; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

IRIS Software Group in the UK is seeking a Director, Engineering to own a strategic pillar within the Global Accountancy division. You will lead multiple product teams, drive platform modernization and AI-enabled innovation across our SaaS portfolio.

In this highly visible role you’ll partner with Product and Architecture to set engineering strategy, elevate delivery predictability, and develop high-performing teams across cloud-native technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Director/Senior Director level in a large software organisation.
• Strong SaaS and cloud platform modernization experience.
• Experience with AI-enabled innovation and driving technology strategy.

Responsibilities

• Leading a strategic engineering function within the Global Accountancy business.
• Driving engineering excellence across delivery, quality, scalability and operational performance.
• Partnering with Product, Architecture and Commercial teams to deliver customer-focused outcomes.
• Establishing consistent engineering standards, governance and software development practices.
• Driving platform efficiency, automation and AI adoption across the lifecycle.
• Leading and developing high-performing engineering teams across multiple products and technologies.
• Ensuring secure, resilient and compliant SaaS platforms.
• Shaping long-term technology strategy, modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Acting as a technology thought leader across IRIS and with key external stakeholders.

Skills

SaaS leadership

Cloud technologies

Agile practices

People development

Strategic thinking

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Director, Engineering

Location: UK (Regular travel required to Slough/London)

Compensation: Competitive + Bonus

Employment type: Permanent full time

Shape the Future of Engineering at IRIS

We'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 For

• Leading a strategic engineering function within the Global Accountancy business
• Driving engineering excellence across delivery, quality, scalability and operational performance
• Partnering with Product, Architecture and Commercial teams to deliver customer-focused outcomes
• Establishing consistent engineering standards, governance and software development practices
• Driving platform efficiency, automation and AI adoption across the software development lifecycle
• Leading and developing high-performing engineering teams across multiple products and technologies
• Ensuring secure, resilient and compliant SaaS platforms
• Shaping long-term technology strategy, modernization and cloud transformation initiatives
• Acting as a technology thought leader across IRIS and with key external stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

• A current Director, Senior Director or Head of Engineering operating within a complex software organisation
• An experienced SaaS technology leader with a track record of scaling engineering teams and platforms
• Deeply familiar with modern cloud technologies, particularly AWS and/or Azure
• Comfortable operating across engineering, product, commercial and operational environments
• Experienced in Agile, Platform Engineering, DevOps and Site Reliability practices
• Passionate about developing people, building capability and creating high-performing cultures
• Commercially astute and customer focused
• Excited by the opportunities AI presents to transform engineering effectiveness and customer outcomes.

Why Apply?

• Influence engineering strategy at one of the UK's largest software companies
• Lead transformation at scale
• Work alongside senior leaders across Engineering, Product and Commercial teams
• Drive innovation across cloud, platform and AI initiatives
• Develop 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.