# Head of Technology

## About the Role

The Head of Technology will define and lead the technology strategy and engineering organisation for secure, scalable, and compliant solutions in a Business-to-Government environment. The role exists to turn business and regulatory requirements into a clear multi-year roadmap and a strong operating model as the organisation grows.

You will work closely with engineering, product, business, and leadership stakeholders to improve delivery, resilience, and innovation while delivering measurable business outcomes. The role also acts as a senior technical point of contact for strategic clients and helps translate technology decisions into business impact.

As the organisation expands, you will build the structures, standards, and leadership capability needed to sustain high performance across a cross-border technology team.

## Key Responsibilities

– Define and drive the technology strategy and multi-year roadmap, including build/buy/partner decisions, aligned to business goals and regulatory needs.
– Own the technology budget and improve efficiency across build and run through FinOps, total cost of ownership, and unit economics.
– Set and govern the target architecture, including cloud-native, event-driven, microservices, and zero-trust principles.
– Lead innovation initiatives, including structured pilots and AI-augmented development approaches such as code assistance, test generation, and defect prediction.
– Establish engineering standards and quality benchmarks across DevSecOps, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability.
– Ensure security and compliance across GDPR, ISO 27001, and PSD2 through secure-by-design practices, third-party risk management, and incident response capability.
– Act as a senior technical counterpart for strategic clients and shape joint roadmaps.
– Manage vendor and partner relationships with clear strategic and commercial accountability.
– Serve as the main interface between technology and other departments, including Product Management.
– Build and lead a high-performing, cross-border technology organisation with clear structure, role clarity, and an inclusive culture.
– Support senior technology hiring and drive consequence management to strengthen long-term capability.
– Align technology, product, and business through structured planning, prioritisation, and leadership-level communication.

## Required Skills

– Significant experience in technology leadership roles, including leading multi-disciplinary teams at scale.
– Proven ownership of enterprise technology strategy.
– Experience delivering large-scale, multi-year digital or software programmes.
– Deep knowledge of modern architectures, including APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems.
– Experience with cloud-native operations, DevSecOps/SRE, and the impact of AI on technology organisations.
– Strong stakeholder communication skills, including the ability to influence at board and regulatory level.
– Ability to build high-trust, high-performance, inclusive engineering cultures.
– Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

## Preferred Skills

– Experience in financial or security technology environments.
– Business-to-Government experience.
– Background in development or architecture.
– Experience scaling organisations in growth or M&A contexts.
– Experience managing technology portfolios, vendors, and partners at scale.
– Strong understanding of how technology investments align with business KPIs and outcomes.
– Experience in regulated or compliance-heavy environments.
– Experience in highly secure or regulated industries.
– Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Architecture
– APIs
– Cloud-native
– Event-driven architecture
– Microservices
– Zero-trust

### Delivery & Operations
– DevSecOps
– CI/CD
– Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
– Observability
– SRE

### AI & Development Automation
– AI-augmented development
– Code assistance
– Test generation
– Defect prediction

### Security & Compliance
– GDPR
– ISO 27001
– PSD2

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Own the technology budget.
– Drive efficiency across build and run.
– Manage total cost of ownership.
– Improve unit economics.

## Benefits

– Flexible compensation options, including transport tickets, training, and private insurance.
– On-site canteen with breakfast and lunch service, including menus, salad options, and sandwiches at favourable prices.
– Flexible working hours.
– Remote work option.
– Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:30–17:30; Friday, 8:30–15:30.
– Location in Sant Joan Despí, with good public transport access.
– Continuous training, coaching, and talent development programmes.

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the chance to shape technology strategy, architecture, and operating standards in a highly regulated environment. It combines leadership, budget ownership, client engagement, and cross-functional influence in one senior position. The remit includes modern engineering practices, AI-augmented development, and building capability across a cross-border team. If you want a role with clear business impact and long-term organisational scope, this is a strong opportunity.