Director of Information Technology

Salt; London; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is searching for a Director of Technology to spearhead its tech strategy in e-commerce. This remote-first role entails leading cross-functional teams towards engineering excellence and innovation. You'll be responsible for shaping technical vision and ensuring alignment with commercial goals in a rapidly scaling business.

Benefits

Performance Incentives

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior engineering leadership roles in high-growth e-commerce.
• Deep experience building scalable cloud architectures.
• Leadership mindset to inspire innovation and manage distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the technical vision and engineering roadmap.
• Guide solution architecture across e-commerce and integration projects.
• Drive engineering team structure and quality standards excellence.

Skills

Engineering Excellence

Strategic Acumen

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Technical Vision

Budget Management

Supplier Relationships

Education

Senior Engineering Leadership Experience

Tools

Shopify

Cloud-Based Architectures

Job description

Lead the Future of Scalable E-Commerce Solutions

Remote-First, UK-Based

Competitive Six-Figure Package

We’re representing a fast-scaling tech-led company that’s redefining how software drives success in the e-commerce and retail space. They’re now looking for a Director of Technology – a seasoned engineering leader ready to shape vision, build capability, and execute with precision.

This is an opportunity to own the entire tech strategy – from architecture and engineering culture to process excellence and innovation delivery – in a dynamic, product-driven business with ambitious plans and a clear path to growth.

Location: Remote-first with UK HQ – some travel for collaboration may be required

Package: Competitive six-figure salary + performance incentives + excellent benefits

Why This Role?

This isn’t about maintaining the status quo. The company is scaling rapidly and looking to tech as a core differentiator. Your remit will span technical vision, cross-functional team leadership, engineering excellence, and next-gen innovation, particularly in automation, AI integration, and cloud-first architecture.

You’ll lead a diverse, distributed tech operation – in-house, third-party, near-shore – covering Shopify, integrations, and custom platforms. If you're comfortable in complexity, unafraid of scaling challenges, and fluent in the balance between commercial outcomes and engineering craft, you’ll thrive here.

• Define and deliver the technical vision and engineering roadmap aligned with commercial goals
• Oversee the SDLC across multiple tech stacks, continuously improving Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD maturity
• Guide solution architecture across complex e-commerce and integration projects
• Drive engineering team structure, quality standards, and technical documentation excellence
• Partner cross-functionally with delivery leads, product, and client stakeholders to ensure tech outcomes match commercial and user expectations
• Lead third-party engineering partnerships, including nearshore vendor management
• Incorporate AI and automation into workflows to drive operational efficiencies (targeting 30% gains)
• Represent technology in client governance, pitches, strategic boards, and leadership meetings

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven experience in senior engineering leadership roles – ideally within high-growth e-commerce or omnichannel environments
• Deep experience building scalable, secure cloud-based architectures
• Commercial and strategic acumen – able to align technical decisions with business outcomes
• Demonstrated success managing budgets, supplier relationships, and distributed teams
• Hands-on knowledge of modern tech stacks, compliance frameworks (GDPR, IP, etc.), and security best practices
• Leadership mindset – you know how to build high-performance teams and inspire innovation across cultures and geographies
• Practical exposure to Shopify, integrations, middleware, and platform engineering is a bonus

The Impact

You’ll be stepping into a critical, visible leadership role where your decisions will shape the company’s ability to scale, innovate, and serve top-tier clients across multiple sectors. You’ll be part of a senior leadership team that values clarity, challenge, creativity, and continuous growth.

Ready to take the helm and shape the future of tech in a high-growth, high-impact business? Let’s talk. This is one of the most exciting senior engineering opportunities on the market right now.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Information Services

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