Tech Growth Leader - SaaS & FinTech

Harrington Starr; England; Hybrid; GBP 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly / flexible working

Executive leadership exposure

Job summary

Harrington Starr has partnered with an award-winning fintech company seeking a Director of Technology to lead and scale its technology function.

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth SaaS business at a pivotal stage of its journey, reporting directly to the Managing Director and sitting on the Senior Leadership Team to shape technology strategy, drive platform scalability, and build top engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technology teams in SaaS/fintech or high-growth tech environments.
• Track record delivering scalable platforms and reliable production systems.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams across engineering, data, infrastructure and DevOps.
• Strong cloud architecture and modern software delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering, data engineering, infrastructure and DevOps functions.
• Define and execute the technology strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Deliver a secure, scalable, and resilient SaaS platform.
• Partner with product and business leaders to prioritise technical delivery.
• Oversee engineering standards, release management, platform reliability and governance.
• Support architecture decisions for long-term scalability and performance.
• Build, mentor and develop high-performing technology teams.
• Own technical risk, security and operational resilience.
• Contribute to company strategy, budgeting, and organisational growth.
• Identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies to drive innovation.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Delivery focus

Commercial awareness

Hands-on leadership

Team scaling

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Snowflake

Looker

React

Angular

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Harrington Starr has partnered with an award-winning fintech company seeking a Director of Technology to lead and scale its technology function.

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth SaaS business at a pivotal stage of its journey. Reporting directly to the Managing Director and sitting on the Senior Leadership Team, you will play a key role in shaping technology strategy, driving platform scalability, and building high-performing engineering teams while helping define the future direction of the business.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading software engineering, data engineering, infrastructure, and DevOps functions

• Defining and executing the technology strategy in line with business objectives

• Driving the delivery of a secure, scalable, and resilient SaaS platform

• Partnering with product and business leaders to prioritise technical delivery and platform evolution

• Overseeing engineering standards, release management, platform reliability, and operational excellence

• Supporting architecture decisions to ensure long-term scalability and performance

• Building, mentoring, and developing high-performing technology teams

• Managing technical risk, security, governance, and operational resilience

• Contributing to company strategy, budgeting, resource planning, and organisational growth

• Identifying opportunities to leverage emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience leading technology teams within SaaS, fintech, payments, or other high-growth technology environments

• A strong track record of delivering scalable platforms and reliable production systems

• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams across engineering, infrastructure, data, and DevOps

• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, engineering governance, deployment pipelines, and modern software delivery practices

• Excellent leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills

• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical leadership

• Strong commercial awareness and experience aligning technology outcomes with business goals

• A practical, delivery-focused mindset with a passion for building high-performing teams

Technical environment:

• Microsoft technology stack including C# and .NET

• Azure cloud services and modern cloud-native architecture

• Containerisation technologies including Docker and Kubernetes

• Modern front-end technologies including React and Angular

• Data and analytics platforms including Snowflake and Looker

• DevOps and collaboration tooling across the software development lifecycle

What you will gain:

• A genuine opportunity to shape the technology vision of a growing fintech business

• Executive-level influence and direct exposure to business strategy and decision-making

• The chance to lead and develop talented multidisciplinary teams

• A flexible, remote-friendly working environment

• The opportunity to work on innovative products solving complex challenges within the payments and financial technology sector

If you're a technology leader who enjoys building teams, scaling platforms, and driving innovation within a fast-growing business, I'd be keen to speak with you.