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MyDiversity Jobs03-08-2026<p><strong>Director, Engineering</strong></p>
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<p><strong>UK (Regular travel required to Slough/London)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Competitive + Bonus</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Permanent full time</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Shape the Future of Engineering at IRIS</strong></p>
<p>We're looking for an exceptional engineering leader to take ownership of a strategic pillar within our Global Accountancy division.</p>
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<p>As <strong>Director, Engineering (Level 7)</strong>, you'll play a critical leadership role in driving engineering excellence, delivery predictability, platform modernization, and AI enabled innovation across our product portfolio. This is a highly visible leadership position where you'll influence engineering strategy, partner closely with Product and Architecture, and help shape the future direction of our technology organisation.</p>
<p>This role offers a unique opportunity to impact how IRIS delivers value to thousands of customers while helping define the next generation of cloud-native, AI-enabled accounting solutions. </p>
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<p><strong>What You'll Be Responsible For</strong></p>
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<li>Leading a strategic engineering function within the Global Accountancy business</li>
<li>Driving engineering excellence across delivery, quality, scalability and operational performance</li>
<li>Partnering with Product, Architecture and Commercial teams to deliver customer-focused outcomes</li>
<li>Establishing consistent engineering standards, governance and software development practices</li>
<li>Driving platform efficiency, automation and AI adoption across the software development lifecycle</li>
<li>Leading and developing high-performing engineering teams across multiple products and technologies</li>
<li>Ensuring secure, resilient and compliant SaaS platforms</li>
<li>Shaping long-term technology strategy, modernization and cloud transformation initiatives</li>
<li>Acting as a technology thought leader across IRIS and with key external stakeholders.</li>
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<p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p>
<p>You'll likely be:</p>
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<li>A current Director, Senior Director or Head of Engineering operating within a complex software organisation</li>
<li>An experienced SaaS technology leader with a track record of scaling engineering teams and platforms</li>
<li>Deeply familiar with modern cloud technologies, particularly AWS and/or Azure</li>
<li>Comfortable operating across engineering, product, commercial and operational environments</li>
<li>Experienced in Agile, Platform Engineering, DevOps and Site Reliability practices</li>
<li>Passionate about developing people, building capability and creating high-performing cultures</li>
<li>Commercially astute and customer focused</li>
<li>Excited by the opportunities AI presents to transform engineering effectiveness and customer outcomes. </li>
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<p><strong>Why Apply?</strong></p>
<p>This is an opportunity to:</p>
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<li>Influence engineering strategy at one of the UK's largest software companies</li>
<li>Lead transformation at scale</li>
<li>Work alongside senior leaders across Engineering, Product and Commercial teams</li>
<li>Drive innovation across cloud, platform and AI initiatives</li>
<li>Develop and mentor engineering teams that support thousands of businesses and accounting professionals globally. </li>
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<p>If you're ready for your next leadership challenge and want to make a significant impact across IRIS Engineering, we'd love to hear from you.</p>
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<p>Please note:</p>
<p>We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible.</p>
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