Overview
The Interim Director of Technical Transformation will lead a significant technical transformation within a well-established UK media business. Reporting to the CTO and CPO, this role involves providing senior architecture direction during an essential transitional period while fostering collaboration among engineering teams adapting to new disciplines. The successful candidate will be a hands-on technical leader, making real decisions while mentoring and guiding teams through their transformation journey.
Responsibilities
- Own technical direction and decision-making across the transformation.
- Lead end-state and transitional architecture using live projects.
- Provide interim architecture leadership and support to the client's architects.
- Set and uphold engineering standards throughout the transition.
- Mentor engineering teams retraining towards Agentic and Design Engineering.
- Establish agentic and design engineering as working practices.
- Identify and address AI identity and access management skills gaps.
- Ensure a smooth technical handover to permanent leadership at the end of the engagement.
Requirements
- Proven senior technical leadership experience with hands-on architecture credibility.
- Experience developing end-state and transitional architecture for live platforms.
- Hands-on experience building an agentic engineering practice from the ground up.
- Experience leading and supporting engineering teams through skills and role changes.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership during organizational change.
- Track record of successful clean handovers.
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.