Director leading product technology and engineering initiatives in higher education. Overseeing teams and developing innovative solutions for institutional clients with a focus on data-driven platforms.
Responsibilities
Shape the future of higher education through data solutions
Lead the product and platform engineering and technology agenda for QS’s government, institutional, and enterprise clients
Oversee global engineering teams responsible for building, scaling, and maintaining both internal systems and client-facing platforms
Collaborate closely with domain experts across rankings, reputation, skills, innovation, and student recruitment
Work with QS’s Data Science, AI, and Analytics groups to integrate advanced capabilities into products
Lead and mentor a diverse global team of engineering talent, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
Manage the architecture, performance, security and ongoing development of QS’ B2B platforms
Directly oversee infrastructure teams managing AWS and other cloud compute environments
Drive adoption of modern technology stacks including AWS, cloud-native services, React, and JavaScript
Implement changes to enterprise architecture toward an AI-first DaaS portfolio
Oversee scoping, management and delivery of complex technical projects
Requirements
Master’s level degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent fields
Deep technical expertise in AWS, cloud infrastructure, and modern web technologies
Proven track record of leading distributed engineering teams at scale
Experience in architecting, building, and operating scalable, distributed data platforms
Experience in managing infrastructure and platform reliability in complex global environments
Understanding of the applicability of AI to transform Data-as-a-Service models
Relevant experience of technical development of AI use cases via new products or features
Strong ability to work across functions, balancing technical excellence with business and customer needs
Strong customer focus and commercial acumen with an outcome orientation and a track record of establishing and monitoring against robust productivity and impact measures
Proven experience in leading Engineering teams and instilling leading practices into development cycles
Track record of scaling DaaS or SaaS in terms of their usage and commercial value
Strong communicator, able to work with breakdown complex concepts and explain the implications for non-specialists
Benefits
Competitive base salary
Access to an annual bonus scheme (for qualifying roles only)
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays – increasing to 27 days after 5 years’
Access to a Buy Holiday scheme allowing you to buy up to 5 additional holiday days per year
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Generous pension through Royal London
Comprehensive private medical insurance and wellness scheme through Vitality
Access to QSmiles – a discount scheme that actually makes a significant difference
Cycle to work scheme
A vibrant social environment and multicultural and multinational culture
Free subscription to the Calm App – the #1 app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
A focus on welfare which is led by our global wellness team, with mental health first aiders globally
Access to a variety of diversity and inclusion initiatives and groups
Strong recognition and reward programs – including a peer-to-peer recognition platform, quarterly and annual QS Applaud Awards, Connect with your Career annual PD event
Support for volunteering and study leave
Free subscription to LinkedIn learning – with over 5000 courses and programmes at your fingertips
Options to join our outstanding global Mentorship programme
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