Head of Engineering

Head of Engineering (Retail) | London | Transformation Leadership | Azure / .NET

I'm currently supporting a Financial organisation based in Canary Wharf who require a Head of Engineering to lead a large-scale technology and engineering transformation within their Retail business.

This is a senior leadership role focused on modernising engineering capability, improving delivery maturity, and evolving engineering practices across a sizeable Microsoft/Azure environment.

The role will oversee an engineering function of c.40 people, including Engineering Managers, QA, and Application Support teams, and will play a key role in shaping the future engineering organisation.

Key areas of focus include:

• Leading enterprise-scale engineering transformation
• Driving modern engineering practices across Azure and .NET platforms
• Improving engineering governance, delivery, and operational resilience
• Building and developing high-performing technical leadership teams
• Supporting the organisation's move towards more AI-first and agentic engineering practices
• Partnering with senior business and technology stakeholders to drive strategic outcomes

We're looking for someone who is already operating at Head of Engineering / Engineering Director level within a complex environment - this is not a step-up opportunity.

Ideal background:

• Strong Microsoft /.NET ecosystem experience
• Azure cloud transformation experience
• Enterprise engineering leadership
• Experience leading managers and multi-team engineering functions
• Modern DevOps / CI-CD / cloud-native engineering practices
• Transformation and technical leadership within complex or regulated environments

This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation investing heavily in technology transformation and modern engineering capability! If you'd be interested in hearing more, apply now!