Job Description

💰 Salary: Up to £145,000 + 20% bonus + equity options

🕒 Type: Full-Time, Permanent

📍 Location: Manchester (Hybrid – 2 days on-site per week)

🎯 Industry: InsurTech / SaaS / AI / B2B-B2C

We’re partnering with a well-funded, innovation-led InsurTech that is transforming traditional insurance workflows into powerful, automated experiences through AI-powered SaaS platforms.

As Director of Engineering, you’ll play a pivotal role in scaling their technical infrastructure, leading cross-functional teams, and shaping the architectural strategy of several key product lines. You’ll work at the intersection of tech, product, and design with a clear mandate to drive velocity, quality, and innovation.

This role is ideal for a senior leader who has moved from hands-on engineering into management and thrives on balancing product delivery with team culture.

🌐 Key Responsibilities:

• Lead 4 agile squads (~25 engineers) across backend, frontend, and DevOps

• Manage tech leads, mentor engineers, and oversee delivery managers

• Define and evangelise the engineering strategy, tooling, and architecture

• Collaborate with Product and UX teams to prioritise high-impact initiatives

• Oversee technical planning, sprint execution, and release cycles

• Implement strong engineering standards, CI/CD, and scalable code practices

• Foster a culture of experimentation, learning, and cross-functional alignment

• Shape recruitment plans and future technical hiring

✅ Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience as a Director, Head of Engineering, or Senior Engineering Manager

• Track record leading cross-functional SaaS product teams

• Deep knowledge of modern web architecture (cloud-native, APIs, microservices)

• Background in AI, data platforms, or insurance tech is a strong advantage

• Comfortable working in a hybrid team setup

• Experience balancing short-term delivery with long-term tech vision

• Passionate about coaching teams, enabling autonomy, and reducing friction

🎁 Benefits:

• Salary up to £145K + 20% bonus

• Equity/share options

• 25+ days holiday, flexible hours, private healthcare

• Remote-friendly with two in-office days in a Manchester innovation hub

• Annual learning budget + wellness stipends

• Executive-level impact in a growing B2B & B2C AI platform business

• A collaborative, diverse, and low-ego leadership culture