Renaissance Learning EMEA APAC
Education
DirectorofEngineering
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“Director of Engineering at Renaissance Learning EMEA APAC. Skills: Engineering leadership, Team development, Delivery excellence. Lead and coach engineering teams. Foster psychological safety”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver scalable products; Deliver high-quality products; Align with strategic priorities
Industry & Context.
Travel to other offices, DBS checks, Background checks, Full work permit required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven experience leading engineering organisations, Managing engineering/QA leaders, Experience with workforce planning, Budget management, Resource allocation, Success delivering complex software products, Experience with modern QA practices, Test automation, Quality governance, Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, Operational reliability, Excellent stakeholder management, Communication skills, Experience with international, distributed teams, Organisational transformation
Nice to Have
AI-enabled engineering adoption, Automation adoption
What You'll Do.
Lead and coach engineering teams
Foster psychological safety
Manage career development
Manage succession planning
Manage talent retention
Manage workforce planning
Manage organisational design
Manage capability development
Manage budget planning
Manage operational expenditure
Optimise engineering efficiency
Ensure predictable delivery
Ensure high-quality delivery
Establish effective processes
Balance delivery pace
Partner with Architecture
Partner with business stakeholders
Work closely with technology teams
Coordinate across Infrastructure
Coordinate across Security
Coordinate across Data
Support global platform initiatives
Support localisation efforts
Establish engineering standards
Drive adoption of modern practices
Promote operational excellence
Promote service ownership
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional delivery teams; International technology teams; Infrastructure teams; Security teams; Data teams; QA teams
Communication Scope
Stakeholder management; Communication skills
Process & Methodology
Agile, Product-led
Full Job Description
About Us Renaissance® is a global leader in education technology. We help schools and school groups in the UK and around the world with educational assessments, practice and intervention solutions, and data analytics. Renaissance now incorporates GL Assessment (known internationally as GL Education), too – a leading provider of educational assessments. Together, our assessments offer the ideal starting point to help teachers understand their students’ strengths and pinpoint areas of need. Our teaching and learning tools then provide effective next steps, with online literacy and maths solutions that meet students exactly where we are. Worldwide, we support over 18 million students, operating in over 100 countries. We're looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our cross-functional delivery teams as we evolve toward an AI-enabled, platform-centric operating model serving international markets. You'll drive engineering excellence across our organisation, leading Engineering Managers, our QA Testing Manager, and multiple delivery teams to deliver scalable, high-quality products aligned with strategic priorities. What you'll be getting up to with us: Lead & Develop Teams Build and coach high-performing engineering and QA teams in an inclusive, collaborative environment Drive career development, succession planning, and talent retention Foster psychological safety, ownership, and continuous learning Manage Resources & Budget Own workforce planning, organisational design, and capability development Manage budget planning, forecasting, and operational expenditure Optimise engineering efficiency while maintaining quality and team wellbeing Drive Delivery Excellence Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery across multiple teams Establish effective processes and remove blockers Balance delivery pace with quality, security, and maintainability Partner with Product, Architecture, and business stakeholders Enable Collaboration Work closely with US-based and international t
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