Head of Engineering
Altery
WorldwideremotePosted 1 month ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- Manager-of-managers role with executive exposure
- Highly regulated fintech environment (PCI DSS, ISO 27001)
- AI-driven engineering culture
- Operational resilience and compliance focus (DORA, FCA)
- Global scale across payments, EMI, wallets, crypto, and cross-border services
Role overview
Altery is a regulated financial platform operating across payments, EMI, wallets, cards, crypto, and cross-border financial services, built to PCI DSS Level 1 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standards. The Head of Engineering role is a manager-of-managers position responsible for delivery execution, engineering performance, and operational excellence across all engineering streams. This leader will drive scalable, reliable delivery while ensuring quality, resilience, and cost efficiency, with a seat on the IT Governance Forum and influence at the executive level.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow the engineering organisation, including managing all Delivery Leads (hiring, coaching, career progression) and building a culture of accountability and quality
- Run the Delivery Governance function: standards, processes, and predictable execution against committed roadmaps across every stream
- Act as Major Incident Commander, owning release management, incident response, and DORA / FCA operational resilience compliance
- Drive AI adoption across engineering (e.g., capacity planning, incident detection) and measure productivity gains
- Allocate engineering capacity across streams, balance delivery against technical debt, and own cloud cost efficiency (FinOps)
- Build competency frameworks and career ladders, and co-own the Developer Experience programme with Platform Leads
- Represent the delivery agenda at the executive table and shape how engineering scales alongside the business
Requirements
- Significant experience leading engineering organisations at scale, with proven manager-of-managers experience
- Background in fintech, payments, banking, SaaS, crypto, or another highly regulated, high-growth environment
- Fluent in delivery frameworks — DORA / DevOps metrics, SPACE, Developer Experience, flow metrics — and modern CI/CD practice
- Working knowledge of DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act), FCA Operational Resilience requirements, and incident management in regulated environments
- Hands-on experience driving AI adoption within an engineering organisation, with a way to measure what it actually improves
- Calm, structured decision-making under pressure, with strong stakeholder and commercial judgement
Benefits
- The chance to lead engineering across a global fintech spanning payments, EMI, wallets, crypto, and cross-border services
- Direct influence on technology delivery, organisational design, and engineering strategy
- A seat at the table — exposure to executive leadership and governance forums
- An AI-first engineering culture built around innovation and operational excellence
Additional details
- Altery operates through licensed entities and regulated partners, including EMI infrastructure in the UK and EU, connected to global payment networks
- We empower our leaders to make decisions, challenge the status quo, and create lasting impact without unnecessary bureaucracy or micromanagement
- We are proud of our diverse team and believe different perspectives drive better engineering, stronger products, and smarter decisions