About the role

VP of Engineering leading the engineering organisation for scalable SaaS solutions at Elsevier. Driving engineering strategies and governance for advanced data and AI capabilities in academic and healthcare domains.

Responsibilities

Define and deliver the engineering strategy and multi-year technology roadmap in partnership with the SVP AL&F Solutions and the CTO.
Lead the design, development, and operation of scalable, cloud-based, customer-facing SaaS platforms with advanced data and AI capabilities
Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery of complex software solutions using Agile and hybrid delivery models across globally distributed teams.
Drive platform standardisation, reuse of shared capabilities, and effective management of technical debt to improve speed to market and efficiency.
Establish strong engineering governance, metrics, and quality standards to ensure security, resilience, and regulatory compliance.
Partner closely with product management, UX, customer success, and implementation teams to deliver a high-quality end-to-end customer experience.
Build, lead, and develop a global engineering organisation of approximately 120 colleagues, fostering an inclusive and high-performance culture.
Develop engineering leadership capability, talent pipelines, and succession plans to support long-term growth.
Operate effectively within a complex matrix, influencing senior stakeholders and translating technical complexity into clear business outcomes.
Act as an escalation point for critical delivery, operational, and technical issues across the portfolio.
Support build, buy, or partner decisions through technical assessment, due diligence, and post-acquisition integration.

15+ years’ experience in commercial software development, including senior engineering leadership roles.
Proven track record of delivering complex, customer-facing SaaS platforms at scale.
Strong experience with cloud-native architectures and modern engineering practices.
Experience working in data-intensive, analytics, and/or AI-enabled environments.
Demonstrated success leading large, global engineering organisations (100+ technologists).
Proven ability to deliver within a global, matrixed organisation.
Strong experience with Agile delivery and execution at scale.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders across technology, product, and commercial functions.
Experience scaling organisations organically and through acquisition; M&A experience desirable.
Experience delivering workflow-based solutions is desirable.
Bachelor’s degree required.

Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
Wellbeing programs
Life assurance
Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
Save As You Earn share option scheme
Travel Season ticket loan
Electric Vehicle Scheme
Optional Dental Insurance
Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
Access to extensive learning and development resources
Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work