GBV Ltd

Role Purpose The Group Digital Engineering Director is accountable for building and leading a high-performing, scalable Digital Engineering function that delivers reliable, high-quality digital platforms and products. The role ensures that engineering capability, standards and delivery discipline underpin the growth ambitions, while enabling strong platform adoption across the business. Scope of Responsibility The GDED has accountability for the Digital Engineering function, including: * Product & Platform Engineering * Engineering Delivery (software, QA, DevOps, release discipline) * Data Engineering and analytics platforms * Digital Labs and R&D The role leads through senior Heads-of and is responsible for engineering outcomes across multiple platforms and regions. Key Responsibilities * Provide strategic leadership to the Digital Engineering function * Establish and maintain engineering standards, patterns and guardrails * Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery of digital platforms and products * Drive platform consistency, reuse and long-term sustainability * Act as senior advocate for Digital platforms across the business * Translate business needs into coherent engineering direction * Build, lead and develop senior engineering leaders * Partner closely with Digital Transformation and Digital Technology peers * Support international expansion through scalable engineering approaches What Success Looks Like * Engineering delivery is predictable, transparent and trusted * Platforms are stable, extensible and widely adopted * Engineering quality issues are identified and addressed early * Clear ownership and accountability exists across engineering domains * Reduced dependency on the CDO for engineering arbitration The successful candidate will have held senior leadership roles with accountability for complex, technology-enabled delivery environments, where engineering capability, platform adoption and organisational change were critical to success. This may include experience: * Leading multi-disciplinary engineering, digital or platform teams through senior leaders * Operating in technology-enabled operational or asset-heavy environments * Owning or influencing engineering standards, delivery quality and long-term sustainability * Driving adoption of platforms, products or digital capabilities across a diverse business * Translating between technical teams and senior business stakeholders The role requires 5 days on site per week and is paying circa £140k + car + bonus + benefits.

Software Engineering Manager Preston (Hybrid) Permanent £65,000 The Opportunity We're looking for an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead, develop, and support a growing team of engineers working across a modern digital platform landscape. This is a people-first leadership role focused on building a high-performing engineering culture, driving quality, and supporting engineers to grow and succeed. You won't own delivery roadmaps directly-instead, you'll ensure the engineering capability behind them is strong, scalable, and sustainable. You'll act as a trusted leader, mentor, and escalation point , working closely with cross-functional teams including Product, Delivery, DevOps, QA, and Architecture. What You'll Be Doing People Leadership & Development Line manage engineers across multiple teams and platforms Run regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and development planning Support career growth, coaching, and progression pathways Foster an inclusive, high-performance engineering culture Act as a safe and trusted escalation point Engineering Quality & Standards Champion best practices in coding, testing, and delivery Promote strong engineering discipline (CI/CD, code reviews, etc.) Balance delivery pressures with long-term technical health Identify and mitigate quality risks early Capability Building Coach engineers to deepen technical expertise and judgement Identify skill gaps and drive learning initiatives Support mentoring and knowledge sharing across teams Resource & Capacity Management Manage team capacity and allocation across platforms Support hiring, onboarding, and scaling efforts Align engineers to work that supports both delivery and development Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement Partner with cross-functional teams to support delivery Work with third-party and nearshore teams where needed Represent engineering in planning and prioritisation discussions Escalate risks with clear context and solutions Governance & Performance Ensure consistent application of engineering standards and processes Maintain documentation around performance and team structure Encourage accountability, ownership, and feedback culture Lead with calm, structured, evidence-based decision making What We're Looking For Essential Experience Strong background in modern software engineering practices Proven experience managing and coaching engineers Solid understanding of software quality, testing, and CI/CD Ability to balance people, delivery, and technical priorities Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Experience working in cross-functional delivery environments Desirable Experience in platform-led or capability-based models Exposure to scaling teams or organisational growth Familiarity with cloud and DevOps environments Experience working with third-party or offshore teams Understanding of architecture and long-term system design Why Join? Opportunity to shape and grow engineering capability at scale Work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment Influence engineering culture, standards, and ways of working Be part of meaningful, complex digital transformation initiatives 4 days per week in Preston leading a team of 8.