Director of Engineering - C#.NET, AWS, AI

Experian Software Solutions (ESS) is the global product and engineering function delivering world-class software solutions. ESS is structured around core business areas: Analytics, Decisioning, Identity & Fraud (ID&F), and Solutions. ESS is comprised of ~1,100 people across 14 countries, almost 80% of whom are engineers. We looking for an experienced Director of Engineering to provide strategic engineering leadership across the ID&F global organisation, combining people leadership, technology modernisation, and delivery accountability. You will be a senior partner to business and technology stakeholders, shaping how engineering teams operate, innovate, and deliver at scale. As the Director of Engineering, you will - Build and lead high-performing, globally distributed engineering teams, setting clear direction, priorities, accountability, and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. - Drive delivery excellence by translating strategic objectives into executable plans, measurable outcomes, and sustainable operating rhythms that ensure consistent, high-quality delivery. - Champion an AI-native engineering culture by embedding AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making into software development, delivery practices, and operational processes. - Provide technical leadership with expertise in Java Full Stack, .NET, AWS, EKS, Claude, Cursor, and modern engineering and deployment practices to guide solution design and technical strategy. - Lead technology modernisation initiatives, simplifying legacy environments and accelerating the adoption of new platforms, tools, architectures, and ways of working. - Act as a trusted advisor and solution provider for complex business and technology challenges, applying structured thinking, sound judgment, and pragmatic decision-making. - Partner closely with product, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to align priorities, remove blockers, manage dependencies, and deliver scalable solutions. - Ensure all engineering decisions and execution activities align with governance, security, compliance, enterprise risk standards, and organisational objectives. - Own workforce planning and talent strategy, including hiring, succession planning, capability development, diversity initiatives, and coaching people managers to build strong leadership pipelines. - Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and resourcing strategies while representing engineering in senior leadership forums, providing visibility into risks, dependencies, performance, and strategic progress. - Strong people leadership experience, building, coaching and developing global engineering teams, driving engineering best practice and providing technical leadership. - Proficient in .NET, AWS, EKS, Devops, Claude, Cursor based engineering and deployment practices. Any experience in Java is highly desirable. - Experience using AI tools and driving adoption across engineering teams. - Experience working within a secure development environment. - Expertise in building strong relationships with teams and leaders globally and influencing decision making using a data driven approach. - Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and learning, encouraging teams to challenge the status quo and adopt better ways of working - Demonstrate a strategic mindset while staying close to execution and driving delivery of solutions. - Solves problems with a business-first and technology-informed mindset and adapts quickly and works effectively through ambiguity