Tech Director

Futurice Oy; London; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Futurice UK is seeking a Technical Director to oversee technical strategy and project delivery across various clients. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technical leadership, a background in architecture discussions, and a passion for fostering an inclusive team culture. As part of a dynamic team, you'll influence the organization's future while supporting your team's growth and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary benchmarked for fairness

Company pension with 6% contribution

Private health insurance

25 days of holidays plus bank holidays

Flexible wellbeing budget

Learning budget of £1200 per year

Flexible working hours and locations

Qualifications

• Experienced technologist with a strategic mindset.
• Proficient in leading and architecting complex software systems.
• Strong stakeholder management and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing multiple client projects and providing technical guidance.
• Defining scalable technical strategies with clients.
• Line managing senior technologists and supporting their development.

Skills

Architecture discussions

Stakeholder communication

Hands-on problem-solving

Data architecture

System integration

Team mentorship

Agile methodologies

Job description

We’re looking for a Technical Director to join our team at Futurice UK. As a Technical Director, you will take responsibility for technical strategy, client success, and delivery quality across multiple projects. You will support and develop a growing team of technologists and play an active role in evolving our technical capabilities and ways of working. You'll also be a visible thought leader and a champion of our values, guiding technical direction while fostering a healthy and inclusive culture.

Does this sound like you?

You’re an experienced technologist with a strategic mindset, equally confident in architecture discussions, stakeholder communication, and hands-on problem-solving. You thrive in a consultancy environment where adaptability, clear communication, and impact are key. You enjoy supporting teams to do their best work and are energised by leading high-impact technical engagements across clients.

You are passionate about data and architecture, and how technology can shape modern organisations. You work well with ambiguity, can juggle multiple responsibilities, and have a good eye for both the big picture and the underlying technical details.

Technical skills

• Broad expertise across frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, and data platforms.
• Strong experience leading and architecting complex software systems across multiple domains.
• Deep understanding of modern application design, system integration, and scalability challenges.
• Comfortable engaging in strategic conversations about data architecture, security, and platform design.
• Awareness of data privacy, compliance, and security practices.
• You’re confident working with client C-level, technical leads, and delivery managers alike.
• Trusted advisor to clients – able to shape delivery roadmaps, tech strategies and support presales conversations.
• Skilled at managing stakeholders and resolving complex delivery or technical challenges.
• Supportive mentor and people leader who helps individuals grow and teams thrive.
• You work well with ambiguity, helping teams find clarity and direction through uncertainty.
• Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and delivery leads to ensure we build the right thing, the right way.

Attitude and preferences

• Comfortable across methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and can guide others to adapt appropriately.
• You care about inclusive, healthy team cultures and psychological safety.
• Curious about emerging technologies and their practical application.
• You write and speak confidently about your work and support others to do the same.
• You think holistically about how architecture, people, and culture interact.

What you will be responsible for

• Overseeing multiple client projects from a technical leadership perspective – providing hands-on guidance, coaching teams, and supporting strategic alignment.
• Working with clients to define impactful, scalable and maintainable technical strategies.
• Partnering with Design, Product, and Delivery peers to align on goals and ensure consistent project success.
• Ensuring technical quality across projects and identifying risks early – working with teams to resolve them before they impact delivery.
• Supporting presales and commercial activities – leading technical input for proposals and pitches.
• Line managing senior technologists, helping them grow and perform at their best.
• Helping to define and evolve our technical practices, mentoring others, and setting a high standard across the community.
• Building strong relationships with client stakeholders and influencing decision-making with empathy and expertise.
• Promoting knowledge sharing, psychological safety, and high-performing team environments.
• Contributing to business growth and helping shape the future of Futurice UK.

At Futurice UK, we believe that our people are our greatest asset. When you join us as a Tech Director, you'll become part of a team that values your well-being, growth, and contributions.

Here's what you can look forward to:

Our Culture

At Futurice UK, we put people first. Mutual respect and trust are the foundations of our team, enriched by curiosity, talent, and energy. We value self-starters who thrive in a low-hierarchy environment built on Nordic straightforwardness. If you're eager to be part of a culture that emphasises transparency and collaboration, you'll find your home with us.

How we work

We are a dynamic team of designers, strategists, and software engineers dedicated to creating a progressive environment and culture. Operating on a remote-first basis centred in London, we regularly gather in person to collaborate and strengthen our team spirit. We pride ourselves on our craft and our commitment to a people-first, one-team mentality that drives impactful results.

Flexibility

We understand that life doesn't always fit into a traditional 9-to-5 schedule. Whether you're not a morning person or need to pick up the kids from school, we offer flexible working hours and locations. We believe well-rested people produce their best work, so we support flexible arrangements that allow you to balance personal commitments with concentrated, impactful work.

Growth and Development

Your professional growth is important to us. We conduct progression reviews twice a year to provide regular opportunities for feedback, goal setting, and career development. Our flexible work policy supports continuous learning and adaptation, ensuring you have the resources and support to advance your career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary benchmarked externally and internally for salary fairness
• Company pension contribution of 6% (increasing with tenure)
• Private health insurance with WPA
• 25 days of holidays + plus bank holidays and a day off for your birthday too. We offer a long service annual leave scheme of an additional day per year after three years’ unbroken service, up to a maximum of 30 days
• A tiered parental leave policy, which offers 16-weeks maternity full pay and 6- weeks partner full pay (dependant on your tenure)
• A Learning budget of £1200 per year for self initiated learning, books and training courses
• EV salary sacrifice (dependant on your tenure)
• A flexible wellbeing budget of £50 per month (via a Juno platform subscription)
• A remote-first setup with two days per month to co-work together in London

Don’t worry about whether you’re a 100% fit! Take a look at what we do and what we've done and get in touch. Don’t just tell us where you’ve worked or studied, tell us who you are, where you are heading, and why you want to join us!

More about our process

Please send your CV and a brief covering letter explaining why you would like to work at Futurice UK to [e-mail] .

We usually follow the following format for interviews, currently all held remotely:

• 30min video/telephone introductory call
• 1hr interview with 2 people, a developer and a designer
• 1hr tech task interview with 2 developers
• 1hr interview with 2 directors

Inclusion and diversity are critical to the success of Futurice, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or any other protected category. We will offer interviews at times that suit your schedule and circumstances. Please get in touch if you have any questions or if there is anything we can do to make the process more accessible and convenient for you.

To apply, please send your CV and a brief covering letter explaining why you would like to work at Futurice UK to [e-mail] .

We're a team of 800 professionals with more than 50 nationalities in 7 offices, and we help forward-thinking organizations develop resilience and take control of their futures. Bringing together strategy, design, engineering and data, we help clients put data to work, rethink customer experiences, and design entirely new business models. We unleash a culture of innovation and create digital products and services that make companies and societies future capable. We collaborate closely with our clients across industries, both on-site and remotely. Our strong culture is built on our core values of Care, Trust, Transparency and Continuous Improvement. We'd like to welcome you home.