EU Engineering Director | Remote, Equity, Scale Europe

Userc Dehradun; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 170,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Flexible working hours

Learning budget £1,000 a year

Distributed UK-friendly

Job summary

Monzo is seeking an Engineering Director to lead a distributed engineering organisation across the UK, Spain and remote locations, partnering with Product, Design, Data and Compliance to scale Europe.

You will influence with decisive leadership, craft operating models, and help identify product-market fit in new markets while balancing short-term delivery with long-term strategic investments. The role offers London base or distributed UK working and visa relocation support.

Qualifications

• This role requires proven experience leading large engineering teams through multiple leaders.
• Ability to influence without direct authority across diverse groups.
• Experience scaling organisations during growth or market expansion.
• Strong relationship-building and decision-making in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed engineering organisation across markets and countries.
• Develop Engineering Managers and senior leaders.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to execute the European strategy.
• Drive alignment across collectives to deliver Europe capabilities.
• Shape market expansion, localisation and regulatory readiness.
• Influence priorities across teams without direct reports.
• Design scalable org structures and operating models for Europe.
• Identify product-market fit in new markets balancing short- and long-term bets.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to shape Monzo's European future.

Skills

People leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Influence without authority

Organizational design

Scaling organisations

Job description

Monzo is seeking an Engineering Director to lead a distributed engineering organisation across the UK, Spain and remote locations, partnering with Product, Design, Data and Compliance to scale Europe.

You will influence with decisive leadership, craft operating models, and help identify product-market fit in new markets while balancing short-term delivery with long-term strategic investments. The role offers London base or distributed UK working and visa relocation support.