Head of Applications

Xact Placements Limited; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity innovator is seeking a Head of Applications to lead their global engineering team. This high-impact role involves shaping engineering culture, scaling SaaS systems for enterprise clients, and driving technical excellence across multiple regions including the UK and Singapore. Candidates should have strong leadership experience in application engineering and a proven track record of SaaS development.

Qualifications

• Experience leading global engineering teams in technology.
• Proven track record in scaling SaaS systems.
• Background in driving technical culture and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a global application engineering team.
• Build critical SaaS capabilities for enterprise clients.
• Drive a high-performance engineering culture.

Skills

Leadership in application engineering

SaaS development

Technical excellence

Team building

Coaching experience

Job description

Head of Applications | Global Leadership Role | High-Growth Cybersecurity Scale-Up | UK (Hybrid / Remote)

This is an unmissable opportunity to join one of the fastest-scaling cybersecurity innovators on the market. Recognised by Gartner, backed by top-tier VC investors, and trusted by Fortune 500s and critical infrastructure providers, this scale-up is building the future of continuous offensive security.

They’re now seeking an ambitious Head of Applications to lead their global Application Technology team across the UK, Singapore, and the US. This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll shape engineering culture, drive technical excellence, and scale customer-facing SaaS systems used by some of the largest enterprises in the world.

What you’ll be doing :

• Leading and growing a global application engineering team , spanning backend and frontend systems
• Building critical SaaS capabilities for enterprise clients : account lifecycle, access control, notifications, logging, multi-tenancy, and more
• Partnering with local leads to ensure global alignment and consistent delivery standards
• Driving a high-performance engineering culture through structured reviews, coaching, and career development pathways
• Partnering with Product Design to deliver intuitive, robust enterprise workflows

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