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# Director of Software Engineering

- **Company:** gb
Acuro Associates Ltd
- **Location:** Birmingham, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Enterprise Software Applications, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/director-of-software-engineering/acuro-associates-ltd-job107894301

## About the Role

* Proven director level ownership of Software Engineering covering workforce transformation, AI strategy & governance and global scale delivery
 * Strong commercial mindset with a track record of delivering growth in enterprise software and owning software portfolios of circa £100M
 * Experience delivering large-scale, regulated or mission-critical platforms
 * Demonstrated success leading AI-enabled or technology-led transformation
 * Strong cross-functional influence and stakeholder engagement skills
 * Experience leading global, multi-time-zone teams, 70+ headcount
 * Knowledge of regulated software environments such as healthcare desirable
 * Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar (or equivalent experience)
 * OK with remote based role and occasional travel to international company offices and customer sites

## Description

* Own Software Engineering end to end: architecture, delivery, and lifecycle for UKI products
 * Drive growth through differentiated capabilities, faster time to value, and commercial execution
 * Deliver high-quality, mission-critical, regulated clinical software with clear accountability for outcomes
 * Lead AI-first transformation across platforms, and engineering practices, improving velocity, quality, and cost to serve
 * Partner with Product Management, Sales, Marketing, Services, and Support to accelerate go-to-market, implementations, renewals, and expansion
 * Lead globally distributed teams with strong execution discipline and outcome-based accountability- headcount of 65+ across UK and India


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