Technical Director

The opportunity

The Technical Director for DXP will support and encourage the growth of our DXP practice and will lead a community of talented people who are passionate about building best in class digital solutions.

This is a leadership role in the UK business, but we are a genuinely global business with a global community that actively supports and promotes the fostering of connections, knowledge sharing and influence across borders. So, whilst you’ll be based in the UK, we really want someone who is excited about being part of something bigger and who is up for impacting global strategy.

Our perfect candidate really cares about helping teams to make things better for users. They will be as credible as a coach and mentor as they are as a technologist. Curiosity, critical thought, and an ability to get under the skin of our clients’ businesses will make this role seriously satisfying.

This role reports into the UK Head of Technology and will work very closely with other functional directors and colleagues across Valtech.

Essential Expertise:

• Passionate about technology, developing teams, and delivering successful outcomes.

• Deep understanding of building .Net based DXP solutions at scale.

• Proven track record building and leading communities of technologists

• Proven ability to collaborate with clients and demonstrate passion for their outcomes.

• Adaptable to change and fostering cultural shifts within the organisation.

• Established as a well-rounded technologist with experience across technology and business domains.

• Proven ability to engage and influence at C-suite/DG level.

• Proven ability to advocate for delivery methods (especially agile) and understand the impact on technology planning/strategy.

• Deep experience in problem solving.

Technology domains we are particularly interested in talking to you about:

• DevSecOps culture.

• Continuous integration/delivery/deployment.

• Infrastructure automation and the evolution of infrastructure.

• Azure, AWS, GCP experience.

• Secure by design.

• Composable Architectures and MACH.

• Use of Data and AI to deliver successful outcomes and achieve our client’s goals.

About Valtech

Valtech, is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, our global team of 6,500 professionals in more than 60 offices help brands unlock value in a digitally accelerated world. At the intersection of insights and perspectives, we leverage the power of data, AI, creativity, and technology to achieve experience innovation for many of the world’s best-known organisations, including L’Oreal, NatWest, DWP, P&G, Volkswagen, and US department of Agriculture.

Valtech will always be recognized not just for the quality of the work we deliver, but for all the amazing people that make it happen. We work to create an equitable workplace that gives people from all backgrounds the support they need to thrive, grow and meet their goals (whatever they may be). At Valtech, we don’t just talk about how to get things done; we transform by doing.

As one global team, we offer solutions designed to achieve the exceptional, helping our clients leap beyond sameness and maximise their full potential.

At Valtech, we’ve got opportunities to offer you — for learning; for growing; for making world-changing impact; for being a real agent of change. Our global workforce exists to unlock a better way to experience the world, and that all starts with our workplace. We’re proud of:

We want to make the world a better place through the work we do.

Say hello to your future. Apply!