Technical Director

Jackson Hogg; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson Hogg Limited is recruiting on behalf of a leading life-saving technology manufacturer for a Technical Director to join the Board and steer the company’s technical agenda. The role encompasses strategy, innovation, product and technology roadmaps, engineering capability, compliance and product integrity across a multi-disciplined Technical function.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will lead a team of around 25 including Heads of Engineering and Project Delivery, with

Qualifications

• Extensive senior leadership experience in electronics-based product businesses.
• Experience delivering hardware/software products through certification and industrialisation.
• Regulated/high-integrity product experience with post-certification change control.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute 3–5 year technical strategy and technology roadmap.
• Provide Board-level leadership on investment, risk, product, portfolio and capability decisions.
• Govern NPD from concept through verification, certification, industrialisation and launch.

Skills

Board leadership

Strategic planning

Regulatory compliance

Product lifecycle

Technical strategy

People leadership

Hardware & software

Education

Engineering or scientific degree

Job description

Jackson Hogg are delighted to be supporting our client, a leading manufacturer of life-saving technology, to recruit a Technical Director.

Our client are looking for an experienced Technical Director to join the Board and lead the company’s technical agenda. This is a business leadership role with accountability for technical strategy, innovation, product and technology roadmaps, engineering capability, compliance, product integrity and the effectiveness of the wider multi disciplined Technical function.

Reporting to the Managing Director the role will have lead a team of ~ 25 people including - Head of Engineering; Head of Project Delivery, Head Compliance and Verification and Validation Manager.

YOUR ACCOUNTABILITY

• Develop and execute the three-to-five-year technical strategy and technology roadmap.
• Provide Board-level leadership on investment, risk, product, portfolio and capability decisions.
• Govern NPD from concept through verification, certification, industrialisation and launch.
• Protect product integrity, compliance and controlled change throughout the lifecycle.
• Transform sustaining engineering from reactive demand into a governed, knowledge-led capability.
• Build strong technical leaders, succession, critical knowledge and effective external partnerships.
• Work with Product Management and Commercial leaders to shape a portfolio and technology roadmap grounded in customer applications, market evidence and competitive understanding.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Senior technical leadership in an electronics-based product business, with accountability beyond a single discipline.
• Board, executive or divisional leadership experience covering strategy, investment, risk and commercial decisions.
• Delivery of complex hardware and software products through certification, industrialisation and sustained manufacture.
• Experience of regulated, safety-related or high-integrity products and controlled post-certification change.
• Commercial judgement on customer value, product cost, margin, market access, supply continuity and lifecycle risk.
• The ability to turn broad ambition into clear decisions, priorities, ownership and measurable execution.
• Proved ability to lead organisational change and transformation.
• A relevant engineering or scientific degree, or equivalent depth of senior technical experience.

The role will be based onsite at the UK HQ near Stevenage.