Mindera
Interim Head of Engineering
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Contract: Initial 3–6 months
Start: ASAP
Level: Head of Engineering / Engineering Director
Hybrid: 3 days a week onsite in Paddington
The Role
We are looking for a senior engineering leader to provide technical and delivery oversight across two key areas: Contact Centre Transformation and Personalisation.
This is an interim cover role for a few months, focused on providing stability, supporting the engineering teams and two new Engineering Managers, maintaining delivery momentum, and ensuring a smooth handover to the permanent replacement.
There is no line management responsibility.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide senior technical leadership across Contact Centre Transformation and Personalisation.
- Quickly understand the technology landscape, programmes, teams, suppliers, and key risks.
- Provide technical oversight across a complex, third-party and partner-led delivery environment.
- Support two new Engineering Managers, providing senior-level guidance and air cover.
- Maintain delivery momentum, resolve technical blockers, and manage dependencies.
- Ensure technical decisions and engineering direction remain aligned to business and customer objectives.
- Work closely with product, architecture, delivery, and external partners.
- Prepare a clear and effective handover for the permanent engineering leader.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
About You
- Head of Engineering / Engineering Director-level experience.
- Strong track record leading engineering in complex digital environments.
- Able to get up to speed quickly and operate effectively in an interim capacity.
- Strong technical judgement and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable working across internal teams, third parties, and large delivery partners.
- Pragmatic, confident, and delivery-focused.
- Experience in large-scale retail or similarly complex customer environments would be advantageous.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Competitive Rates
- Flexible working arrangements
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement within a global company
- A dynamic, innovative, and supportive work environment, where your ideas and contributions are valued
- The chance to work on cutting-edge projects that are transforming the industry
- Most of all, you get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together in a politics-free environment. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organisation attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way, and talk to everyone to enhance communication. Freedom and Responsibility go hand in hand, and we value commitment, feedback, and empathy.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location