Director of Engineering: AI-Driven Performance & Insights

Hawk-Eye Innovations; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawk-Eye Innovations is seeking a Director of Engineering - Performance & Insights to lead a ~50-strong product & engineering organisation across web/mobile/data/cloud platforms. The role focuses on building AI-first foundations, scalable data governance, and reliable software delivery for top-tier sports clients.

You will shape engineering standards, drive cross-functional collaboration with product, and create an environment where ownership, accountability and continuous improvement enable

Qualifications

• Strong technology leadership with experience building data-driven product capabilities.
• Experience delivering reliable, scalable engineering programs in complex environments.
• Ability to set ownership, standards, and disciplined operating practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a ~50-person Product & Engineering function across sports-focused squads.
• Define engineering standards and shared ways of working for reliability and data governance.
• Drive operational leadership to reduce bottlenecks and improve resilience.
• Enable AI-ready foundations with platform and data governance for scale.
• Partner with product and engineering leaders to accelerate delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering leadership

Data-driven engineering

AI foundations

Cloud infrastructures

Stakeholder management

Job description

Hawk-Eye Innovations is seeking a Director of Engineering - Performance & Insights to lead a ~50-strong product & engineering organisation across web/mobile/data/cloud platforms. The role focuses on building AI-first foundations, scalable data governance, and reliable software delivery for top-tier sports clients.

You will shape engineering standards, drive cross-functional collaboration with product, and create an environment where ownership, accountability and continuous improvement enable