
Global Engineering Director
- Sunderland
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Leadership & Strategy
- Lead and manage distributed engineering teams across global locations.
- Develop and execute engineering strategies aligned with company objectives.
- Project & Program Management
- Oversee global engineering projects, ensuring timely delivery, quality, and budget adherence.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Implement scalable processes and tools for global project tracking and reporting.
- Talent Development
- Recruit, mentor, and retain top engineering talent.
- Promote a diverse and inclusive engineering culture.
- Conduct performance reviews and support career development initiatives.
- Technical Oversight
- Provide technical guidance and support to engineering team.
- Ensure compliance with global standards, regulations, and security protocols.
- Drive innovation and adoption of emerging technologies.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a key liaison between engineering and executive leadership.
- Communicate technical strategies and project updates to stakeholders.
- Represent engineering in global forums and strategic planning sessions.
- Bachelor's, Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
- National and International travel expected 5-10% of the time.
- Flexibility to work with US based locations & time zones will be required.
- Experience in a leadership role.
- Proven success managing global or distributed teams.
- Strong understanding of agile methodologies and modern engineering practices.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Experience with budget management and strategic planning.
- 25 days holiday and bank holidays (Option to purchase additional 5 days)
- 7% Employer pension contribution
- Westfield Health medical cash plan cover
- Death in service benefit of 4 x salary
- Cycle scheme (after probation period)
- Electric car scheme (after one year of employment)
- 10% of salary in shares (after one year of employment)
- Employee assistance program
- Enhanced maternity & paternity policies
- LinkedIn Learning access