Senior Engineering Director: AI & Architecture Strategy

Zopa; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

London office

Job summary

Zopa in London is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead an established engineering organisation responsible for a key business area. You’ll set direction, build high-performing teams and drive improvements across people, technology and ways of working, turning opportunities into measurable progress.

You’ll influence architecture, partner with Product and Commercial leaders, and push the use of data and AI to raise engineering effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading large engineering teams.
• Strong ability to shape strategy and architecture.
• Experience driving AI initiatives in engineering.
• Excellent stakeholder management in fintech context.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and drive meaningful change in engineering.
• Build and develop high-performing teams with clear career paths.
• Partner with Product and Commercial to align outcomes.
• Use data and metrics to guide decisions and improvements.
• Champion AI-driven engineering practices.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Strategy development

AI in engineering

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Zopa in London is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead an established engineering organisation responsible for a key business area. You’ll set direction, build high-performing teams and drive improvements across people, technology and ways of working, turning opportunities into measurable progress.

You’ll influence architecture, partner with Product and Commercial leaders, and push the use of data and AI to raise engineering effectiveness.