Who we are
We are a leading provider of supply chain automation solutions, enabling the seamless, secure, and scalable exchange of business data across complex trading ecosystems. Our global Business Network connects 1,000s of organisations, supporting the digital transformation of supply chains across multiple sectors. From retail and logistics to manufacturing, Transalis powers the connected, digital supply chains of today and tomorrow.
Role Purpose:
The Technical Director is the owner of technology across the company.
This role holds end-to-end accountability for our technology strategy, systems architecture, infrastructure, platforms, product engineering, and technical delivery. You'll lead the teams that design, build, and run the systems that power our business and define the roadmap that ensures we continue to scale, evolve, and lead in our space. You are a key member of the leadership team, working closely with the managing director and your peers across Product, Commercial, and Operations to deliver our mission.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Technology Ownership & Strategy
2. Define and own the end-to-end technology vision, architecture, and roadmap.
3. Ensure all systems and platforms are aligned with business goals, customer needs, compliance requirements, and operational excellence.
4. Lead the transformation of our platform into an API-first model, enabling external access to our services and connected network.
5. Establish and uphold technical standards, including security, scalability, resilience, and maintainability.
6. Leadership & Team Management
7. Lead and our teams across:
8. Products & Solutions development (front-end, back-end, API)
9. Infrastructure, Operations & Security
10. Customer projects & Partner enablement
11. Foster a strong engineering culture focused on collaboration, accountability, quality, and delivery.
12. Recruit, mentor, and develop talent aligned with long-term needs of the business.
13. Infrastructure, Operations & Security
14. Own all aspects of infrastructure across:
15. Colocation and data centres, Cloud services (AWS, Rapid Switch Azure)
16. Networking, and virtualisation
17. Ensure robust operational performance, including uptime, observability, DR, and cybersecurity.
18. Maintain compliance with relevant data protection, industry standards, and regulatory frameworks (ISO27001).
19. Products & Solutions Development
20. Oversee design and delivery of core B2B integration capabilities, including:
21. Traditional EDI protocols (EDIFACT, X12, TRADACOMS, etc.)
22. eInvoicing systems and compliance layers (Peppol, etc.)
23. Real-time APIs and developer-accessible services
24. Drive modern engineering practices: Agile, CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated testing, and iterative delivery.
25. Partner with Product Management to turn strategy into features that deliver real customer value.
26. Customer Projects and Partner Enablement
27. Lead the customer projects development team
28. Guide the externalisation of platform services through APIs and SDKs to enable partners, platforms, and service providers.
29. Ensure all customers — direct or indirect — benefit from consistent, scalable, and future-proof technology.
Required Experience & Skills:
* Proven experience as a senior technology leader (e.g. Technical Director, CTO, VP Engineering).
* Full ownership of technology across architecture, engineering, infrastructure, operations, and security.
* Strong engineering background across full-stack systems and APIs.
* Experience transforming managed service systems into scalable, developer-facing platforms.
* Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Why Join TRANSALIS?
* Full ownership of technology in a business with a clear purpose and proven traction.
* Lead the evolution of our platform into an extensible, API-driven network that helps others connect instantly.
* Work alongside a talented and motivated leadership team committed to quality and innovation.
* Enjoy a flexible, collaborative, and fast-moving environment with significant scope to shape and scale.