Ready to shape the future of technology in one of the UK’s leading education resources businesses?
Findel is embarking on an exciting multi‑year technology transformation — modernising our platforms, elevating our digital experiences, and unlocking new ways to support schools, MATs and nurseries across the country.
We’re looking for a Head of Software Engineering & Innovation who can lead that charge.
This role is designed for a future CTO in the making — someone who combines strategic thinking, hands‑on engineering leadership, and a passion for delivering real customer and business impact.
The Opportunity
As our Head of Software Engineering & Innovation, you will:
* Shape our application and solution architecture for the next 2–3 years.
* Lead a talented engineering team to build scalable, secure, modern digital solutions that effectively leverage automation, data insights and AI capabilities.
* Drive innovation across the organisation by championing AI adoption, intelligent automation and modern engineering practices that accelerate delivery and performance.
* Partner closely with colleagues across Technology, Product, Data, Commercial and Operations to create seamless, end‑to‑end, AI‑enabled solutions that enhance customer and colleague experiences.
* Act as a trusted technical advisor to the Leadership and Executive teams, providing clear guidance on opportunities, risks, governance and emerging technologies.
* Play a key role in Findel’s digital transformation — improving customer experience, operational efficiency and colleague productivity.
* Be accountable for the organisation’s AWS cloud platform, ensuring appropriate governance, cost management, security and operational reliability.
This is a hands‑on, strategic, and highly visible role. You’ll get to influence major technology decisions and help design the foundations of Findel’s future from a technology perspective.
What You’ll Lead & Deliver
* Modern, scalable software engineering practices and standards
* End‑to‑end delivery of digital products and platforms
* Solution architecture and technical direction
* Adoption of agile, DevOps and CI/CD ways of working
* Innovation, AI solutions, applications & solutions prototyping and continuous improvement
* Improvements in platform reliability, quality and speed of delivery
* Cross‑functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement
What You Bring
* Proven leadership in software engineering or platform delivery
* Strong architectural thinking and engineering judgment
* Hands‑on technical expertise across modern stacks, cloud and integrations
* Experience delivering high‑quality digital products at pace
* Ability to simplify complexity and communicate clearly
* Curiosity, energy and a growth mindset
* Desire to shape and one day step into a CTO‑level role
If you're passionate about building modern engineering cultures, love creating practical solutions to real business
challenges, and want to make a big impact in a sector with real purpose — this is the role for you.
Why Findel?
* A meaningful mission supporting UK education
* A leadership team committed to real, sustained digital transformation
* Opportunity to build, influence and grow into the future CTO function
* A collaborative, supportive and ambitious culture
* Hybrid working with flexibility
* Real ownership, visible impact, and the ability to make change happen quickly
Ready to Lead the Change?
Apply now and help shape the next chapter of Findel’s technology journey.