Director of Technology

Corporate Recruitment Solutions; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Corporate Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Director of Technology for a fast-growing FinTech SaaS business. You’ll lead software development, DevOps, data, BI, QA and information security, shaping the technology strategy to scale with the business.

You’ll join the Senior Leadership Team to professionalise the function, mentor high-performing teams and drive continuous improvement, accountability and innovation across the technology organisation.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a senior technology role.
• Fintech or payments experience.
• Experience scaling platforms and teams.
• Experience leading distributed and remote teams.
• Hands-on with modern tech stack across development, DevOps, data, BI, QA and InfoSec.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technology function and set strategic direction across development, DevOps, data, BI, QA and InfoSec.
• Partner with the executive team to shape the company’s tech strategy to support growth.
• Build a scalable technology organisation with accountable, high-performing teams.

Skills

Executive leadership

Fintech payments

Startup to scale-up

Full tech stack

.NET C# stack

Docker Kubernetes AKS

Azure Cloud

React/Angular

Snowflake Looker

Auth0

Looker

Bitbucket Atlassian

Distributed teams

Tools

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

AKS

Job description

Join a fast-growing, award-winning FinTech SaaS business that’s transforming how financial institutions manage payments, data and operational reconciliation at scale.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the business at a pivotal stage in its growth journey. Having established itself as an innovative and successful fintech, the company is now transitioning from a high-growth start-up into a mature, scalable organisation. As Director of Technology, you’ll play a key role in professionalising the technology function, embedding best practices and building the foundations needed to support the next phase of growth.

This is a people-first leadership role with a strong focus on developing, mentoring and inspiring high-performing teams. You’ll foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement, driving both individual and team performance while building a technology organisation that is equipped to scale with the business.

Leading software development, infrastructure, DevOps, data engineering, BI & analytics, QA, and information security, you’ll be responsible for delivering the technology strategy while ensuring operational excellence across the function. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you’ll work closely with the executive team to shape the company’s strategic direction, influence key business decisions and ensure technology remains a key driver of commercial growth and innovation.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven leadership experience in a senior technology role (CTO, CIO, or similar)
• Must have Fintech or Payments experience
• Experience guiding a business through start-up to scale-up
• Deep experience across the full technical spectrum: development, DevOps, data, BI, QA, InfoSec Strong technical foundation with hands-on knowledge of the following:
• Microsoft stack: .NET/ C#, containerisation (docker, Kubernetes, AKS), Azure Cloud (Azure SQL, App Insights)
• Front end technologies (React, Angular and ecosystem)
• Snowflake, Auth0, Looker, Bitbucket, Atlassian Suite
• Experience leading distributed and remote teams with strong communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated success in scaling platforms and teams