Technical Manager

Lynx Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynx Recruitment is seeking a Technical Manager to act as the senior technical anchor across multiple client engagements. You will move between solution architecture, hands-on problem solving, and senior client advisory in a fast-paced, AI-first delivery environment.

You will design end-to-end solutions across various technologies, mentor engineers, and drive engineering standards while ensuring delivery quality and speed.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering end-to-end solutions across multiple technologies.
• Experience in client-facing or consulting environments.
• Ability to mentor engineers and raise technical capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture across a portfolio of client engagements.
• Act as the senior technical voice in client conversations, advising on feasibility, trade-offs, and risk.
• Drive engineering standards and best practices, ensuring speed doesn’t compromise quality.
• Shape and deliver AI-first solutions, embedding modern tooling into real-world use cases.
• Support and mentor engineers, helping raise the overall technical capability of the team.
• Collaborate with wider teams to scale prototypes into robust, long-term solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Client-facing experience

End-to-end design

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

AI tools experience

Job description

An opportunity has arisen with a forward-thinking consultancy that operates as an AI-first delivery team, helping clients rapidly move from idea to scalable, production-ready solutions.

This is a high-impact, fast-paced environment where innovation, speed, and quality are equally valued.

The role is for a Technical Manager who will act as the senior technical anchor across multiple client engagements — moving between solution architecture, hands-on problem solving, and senior client advisory.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading solution architecture across a portfolio of client engagements
• Acting as the senior technical voice in client conversations, advising on feasibility, trade-offs, and risk
• Driving engineering standards and best practices, ensuring speed doesn’t compromise quality
• Shaping and delivering AI-first solutions, embedding modern tooling into real-world use cases
• Supporting and mentoring engineers, helping raise the overall technical capability of the team
• Collaborating with wider teams to scale prototypes into robust, long-term solutions

What We’re Looking For

• Strong background in engineering, architecture, or technical leadership
• Experience operating in client-facing or consulting environments
• Proven ability to design and deliver end-to‑end solutions across multiple technologies
• Comfortable working across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern architectures
• Practical experience with AI tools and emerging technologies, with a clear understanding of where they add value
• A natural communicator, able to engage both technical teams and senior stakeholders
• Someone who thrives in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments and enjoys variety in their role

Why This Role?

• Work in a genuinely AI-first environment where modern tooling is embedded into delivery
• High level of autonomy and influence over technical direction and standards
• Exposure to a wide range of industries and complex challenges
• A role that blends strategy, architecture, and hands‑on delivery
• Opportunity to shape how a growing team delivers and scales