Director Of Software Engineering

Acuro Associates Ltd; City Of London; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuro Associates Ltd. is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to own uk-and-global software delivery and AI-enabled differentiation.

You will lead end-to-end architecture, delivery, and lifecycle while driving revenue growth and platform convergence across UKI markets. The role requires a proven track record in managing large, regulated software ecosystems, leading globally distributed teams, and embedding AI as a core productivity tool.

Qualifications

• Proven director-level ownership of software engineering and AI strategy.
• Experience delivering large-scale, regulated platforms.
• Strong cross-functional influence with customers, product, and sales.

Responsibilities

• Own Software Engineering end-to-end architecture, delivery, and lifecycle.
• Drive revenue growth through differentiated capabilities and faster time to value.
• Deliver mission-critical healthcare software with accountable outcomes.
• Lead AI-first transformation across platforms and practices.
• Partner with Product, Sales, Marketing, Services, and Support to accelerate go-to-market.
• Lead globally distributed teams with >70 headcount across UK and India.

Skills

Software architecture

Delivery leadership

AI strategy

Global delivery

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

People leadership

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Director of Software Engineering

Remote based in the UKI

Overview

A senior leadership role owning end-to-end engineering delivery, and commercial outcomes for a UK and global healthcare software supplier. You will drive product growth, lead global platform convergence, and embed AI as a core productivity and differentiation capability.

This role will be overseeing software engineering delivery for well established, market leading products at a point where customer led requirements will drive future development effort. You will also be leveraging AI across the software engineering organisation. A great time to join. This will suit someone who has previously owned and can drive strategic decision making across a Software Engineering organisation.

Genuine growth potential

This role is UKI focussed initially, and has genuine growth potential with a road to VP, which would include owning engineering for UKI and EU products.

Key Responsibilities for the Director of Software Engineering

• Own Software Engineering end to end: architecture, delivery, and lifecycle for UKI products
• Drive revenue growth through differentiated capabilities, faster time to value, and commercial execution
• Deliver high-quality, mission-critical, regulated clinical software with clear accountability for outcomes
• Lead AI-first transformation across platforms, and engineering practices, improving velocity, quality, and cost to serve
• Partner with Product Management, Sales, Marketing, Services, and Support to accelerate go-to-market, implementations, renewals, and expansion
• Lead globally distributed teams with strong execution discipline and outcome based accountability- headcount of 70+ across UK and India

Skills & Experience for the Director of Software Engineering

• Proven director level ownership of Software Engineering covering workforce transformation, AI strategy & governance and global scale delivery
• Strong commercial mindset with a track record of delivering growth for a software vendor/author and owning software portfolios of circa £100M
• Experience delivering large-scale, regulated or mission-critical platforms
• Demonstrated success leading AI-enabled or technology-led transformation
• Strong cross-functional influence and stakeholder engagement skills with Customers, Product Management, Sales & Marketing, Support and Professional Services
• Experience leading global, multi-time-zone teams, 70+ headcount
• Knowledge of regulated software environments such as healthcare desirable
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar (or equivalent experience)
• OK with remote based role and occasional travel to international company offices and customer sites