Global Senior Director Software Platforms & Engineering

Clarivate Plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarivate Plc is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead, shape, and execute engineering strategy across a large, global portfolio. You will build and mentor high-performing teams, drive reliability and security, and partner with product, architecture, and operations to align delivery with business priorities.

In this hybrid role, you will oversee modernization initiatives, budgets, and vendor partnerships while ensuring cross-functional collaboration across US, Europe, and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive software engineering experience in enterprise-scale environments.
• Bachelor-level degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on or leadership experience across cloud platforms, distributed systems, APIs, automation, and software operations.
• Experience leading an engineering organization globally.
• Accountability for delivering business outcomes and managing several enterprise software platforms serving thousands of customers across regions.
• Experience leading modernization programmes involving legacy migration and cloud adoption.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering strategy for the technology portfolio.
• Lead delivery of reliable, scalable, secure, and maintainable platforms and services.
• Drive modernization, automation, and continuous improvement across engineering practices.
• Build and develop high-performing engineering leaders and teams with clear accountability.
• Partner with Product, Architecture, Operations, Security, Data and Business stakeholders to prioritize investments.
• Establish engineering standards for quality, reliability, and observability.
• Oversee workforce planning, budgets, vendor partnerships, and resource allocation.

Skills

Leadership experience

Software engineering

Global team leadership

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / IT

Tools

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

APIs

Automation

Job description

Clarivate Plc is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead, shape, and execute engineering strategy across a large, global portfolio. You will build and mentor high-performing teams, drive reliability and security, and partner with product, architecture, and operations to align delivery with business priorities.

In this hybrid role, you will oversee modernization initiatives, budgets, and vendor partnerships while ensuring cross-functional collaboration across US, Europe, and