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Engineering & Innovation Manager
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Engineering & Innovation Manager
Phoenix Software Limited
• Define and evolve the strategy for AI, automation and software engineering, aligning with business objectives and customer needs. • Translate business challenges into a clear technical roadmap and prioritised portfolio of initiatives. • Identify and assess emerging technologies, including AI and automation solutions within the Microsoft and Azure ecosystem. • Drive internal transformation by automating manual processes and enabling data‑driven decision making. • Support the adoption of AI and automation in a secure and responsible way, ensuring alignment with compliance and governance requirements. • Act as a senior technical voice, supporting communication between engineering teams and the wider business. • Build business cases for new initiatives and contribute to securing stakeholder and leadership buy‑in. • Present updates and progress to senior stakeholders, including contribution to regular reviews. • Build and maintain relationships with internal teams, customers, partners and suppliers. • Lead, mentor and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team, supporting performance and growth. • Support recruitment and onboarding activity as the team expands. • Promote a collaborative team culture with a focus on quality, delivery and continuous improvement. • Support resource planning and workload management across multiple initiatives. • Remain hands‑on where needed, contributing to solution design and supporting delivery. • Support the definition of technical architecture and best practices across the portfolio. • Maintain engineering standards across quality, testing, security and delivery processes. • Support resolution of complex technical challenges where required. • Manage and maintain the engineering roadmap across projects and initiatives. • Support agile delivery across multiple workstreams, including planning and prioritisation. • Contribute to the development and improvement of delivery processes, standards and documentation. • Support reporting on delivery metrics, progress and outcomes. • Support the development of internal solutions into commercially viable products. • Contribute to proposals, go‑to‑market activity and overall service development. • Help define and measure the value of innovation and automation initiatives.
Job Requirements
- Strong technical leadership experience, with the ability to balance strategy and delivery.
- Good understanding of the Microsoft and Azure ecosystem, including AI, automation and software development.
- Experience contributing to solution architecture and designing scalable, secure solutions.
- Awareness of AI and automation technologies and how they can be applied in a business context.
- Experience managing and developing technical teams.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior audiences.
- Commercial awareness and interest in how technology can create business value.
- Experience working in agile delivery environments across multiple workstreams.
- Understanding of regulated environments and associated security and compliance requirements.
- Practical and solution‑focused approach, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
- Experience leading engineering or technical teams within Microsoft or Azure‑focused environments.
- Experience delivering AI, automation or software solutions end to end.
- Strong hands‑on technical background with the ability to remain involved in delivery.
- Experience working within IT services or similar environments desirable.
- Experience working with public sector or regulated customers beneficial.
- Exposure to agile delivery methods and tools such as Azure DevOps.
- Microsoft Azure certifications desirable but not essential.
- Eligibility for UK security clearance desirable.
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