Tech Director

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We're looking for a Technical Director to join our team at Futurice UK. As a Technical Director, you will take responsibility for technical strategy, client success, and delivery quality across multiple projects. You will support and develop a growing team of technologists and play an active role in evolving our technical capabilities and ways of working. You'll also be a visible thought leader and a champion of our values, guiding technical direction while fostering a healthy and inclusive culture.

About the role

You're an experienced technologist with a strategic mindset, equally confident in architecture discussions, stakeholder communication, and hands-on problem-solving. You thrive in a consultancy environment where adaptability, clear communication, and impact are key. You enjoy supporting teams to do their best work and are energised by leading high-impact technical engagements across clients.

You are passionate about data and architecture, and how technology can shape modern organisations. You work well with ambiguity, can juggle multiple responsibilities, and have a good eye for both the big picture and the underlying technical details.

Technical skills

• Broad expertise across frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, and data platforms.
• Strong experience leading and architecting complex software systems across multiple domains.
• Deep understanding of modern application design, system integration, and scalability challenges.
• Comfortable engaging in strategic conversations about data architecture, security, and platform design.
• Awareness of data privacy, compliance, and security practices.

Collaboration

• You're confident working with client C-level, technical leads, and delivery managers alike.
• Trusted advisor to clients - able to shape delivery roadmaps, tech strategies and support presales conversations.
• Skilled at managing stakeholders and resolving complex delivery or technical challenges.
• Supportive mentor and people leader who helps individuals grow and teams thrive.
• You work well with ambiguity, helping teams find clarity and direction through uncertainty.
• Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and delivery leads to ensure we build the right thing, the right way.

Attitude and preferences

• Comfortable across methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and can guide others to adapt appropriately.
• You care about inclusive, healthy team cultures and psychological safety.
• Curious about emerging technologies and their practical application.
• You write and speak confidently about your work and support others to do the same.
• You think holistically about how architecture, people, and culture interact.

What you will be responsible for

• Overseeing multiple client projects from a technical leadership perspective - providing hands-on guidance, coaching teams, and supporting strategic alignment.
• Working with clients to define impactful, scalable and maintainable technical strategies.
• Partnering with Design, Product, and Delivery peers to align on goals and ensure consistent project success.
• Ensuring technical quality across projects and identifying risks early - working with teams to resolve them before they impact delivery.
• Supporting presales and commercial activities - leading technical input for proposals and pitches.
• Line managing senior technologists, helping them grow and perform at their best.
• Helping to define and evolve our technical practices, mentoring others, and setting a high standard across the community.
• Building strong relationships with client stakeholders and influencing decision-making with empathy and expertise.
• Promoting knowledge sharing, psychological safety, and high-performing team environments.
• Contributing to business growth and helping shape the future of Futurice UK.

At Futurice UK, we believe that our people are our greatest asset. When you join us as a Tech Director, you'll become part of a team that values your well-being, growth, and contributions.

Futurice offers you

• Competitive salary benchmarked externally and internally for salary fairness
• Company pension contribution of 6% (increasing with tenure)
• Private health insurance with WPA
• 25 days of holidays + plus bank holidays and a day off for your birthday too. We offer a long service annual leave scheme of an additional day per year after three years' unbroken service, up to a maximum of 30 days
• A tiered parental leave policy, which offers 16-weeks maternity full pay and 6- weeks partner full pay (dependant on your tenure)
• A Learning budget of £1200 per year for self initiated learning, books and training courses
• EV salary sacrifice (dependant on your tenure)
• A flexible wellbeing budget of £50 per month (via a Juno platform subscription)
• A remote-first setup with two days per month to co-work together in London

Your professional growth is important to us. We conduct progression reviews twice a year to provide regular opportunities for feedback, goal setting, and career development. Our flexible work policy supports continuous learning and adaptation, ensuring you have the resources and support to advance your career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Don't worry about whether you're a 100% fit! Take a look at what we do and what we've done and get in touch. Don't just tell us where you've worked or studied, tell us who you are, where you are heading, and why you want to join us!

Next steps

If this sounds like the opportunity you've been looking for and are ready to take the next step, please submit your application.

Our application form is about as easy as it gets. All you need to do is enter your contact information and upload your attachments. We'd love to see a CV, and a few lines about yourself and why you want to join Futurice.You can also submit links to your LinkedIn, as well as share other attachments relevant to the application.

We usually follow the following format for interviews, currently all held remotely:

• 30min video/telephone introductory call
• 1hr interview with 2 people, a developer and a designer
• 1hr tech task interview with 2 developers
• 1hr interview with 2 directors

How we work

We are a dynamic team of designers, strategists, and software engineers dedicated to creating a progressive environment and culture. Operating on a remote-first basis centred in London, we regularly gather in person to collaborate and strengthen our team spirit. We pride ourselves on our craft and our commitment to a people-first, one-team mentality that drives impactful results.

Ever since Futurice was founded, we've been committed to offering a workplace people will genuinely enjoy coming to every morning, Mondays included. We've put tons of effort into fostering a healthy and welcoming company culture combined with fair and competitive salaries as well as perks that improve the wellbeing of each Futuricean - take a look here to learn more, check our Culture handbook 2.0 and get to know some of our people through their career stories. Each of our offices also adds its own unique vibe and flavor into the mix. Learn more about our offices here !

At Futurice, new joiners are not expected to fit into a specific mold - people are free to come as they are, regardless of their background. We believe there's power in perspectives and consider diversity an important part of our success. You can learn more about our DE&I commitment and efforts here .