Head Of Engineering

Head Of Engineering (Manchester - Hybrid)

Finova is the UK's largest mortgage and savings technology provider, powering one in every five mortgages across the country. Our agile, cloud-native solutions help over 60 banks, building societies, specialist lenders and equity release providers—plus a network of 2,400+ brokers—stay ahead of the market.

We offer a flexible, proven suite of software that covers the full customer journey—from mortgage and savings origination to servicing and CRM. Backed by an open architecture and a team with deep industry expertise, our platform is built to scale. Today, we process over £50 billion in loans each year, manage nearly £50 billion in savings, and support the digital servicing of more than 650,000 UK borrower accounts.

Finova offers a flexible, modular technology suite designed to help lenders move faster, scale efficiently, and deliver standout digital experiences. You can run your entire mortgage and savings business on Finova—or just use the modules you need, tailored by our team or configured in-house through our low-code platform.

Our solutions include:

• Lending – end-to-end mortgage and specialist lending software built for speed, flexibility, and scale.
• Decisioning – powerful tools for smarter, more personalised lending decisions.
• Servicing – intuitive workflows and automation to simplify day-to-day account management and customer servicing.
• Savings – configurable onboarding and customer engagement tools across all savings products.
• Intermediary Manager – broker relationship and compliance management, powered by real-time external data.
• Broker ID – fast, automated broker verification and compliance tracking using KYB, KYC, and live monitoring from public data sources.

Lenders use Finova to launch products faster, process applications up to 50% more efficiently, and reduce operational costs—all while staying fully compliant in a fast-moving market.

About The Role:

Finova is looking for a Head of Engineering who wants to lead a technology team on its journey to a fast paced, innovative and delivery focused future. As a business we have an amazing collection of market leading and profitable products that have a huge opportunity to grow through the use of technology.

A highly successful, technology focussed management team has been created to drive Finova to the next stage of its growth and we want someone with the right skills and enthusiasm to join us on this incredible opportunity.

As the number two to the CTO, the Head of Engineering will be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team and will help to create and then drive the execution of Finova's technology strategy. This role requires a hands-on, delivery-oriented leader with deep technical capability, commercial acumen, and experience in scaling teams through change, ideally including post-acquisition integration.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Act as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, helping shape the strategic direction of the business and evolving the technical roadmap

• Drive a customer-first, delivery-focused engineering culture that balances innovation with execution

• Collaborate closely with Product, Commercial, Operations, and wider business functions to drive alignment and high-impact delivery

• Provide strong mentorship and leadership to engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement

• Lead the evolution toward SaaS best practices across engineering functions

About You:

Technology Execution and Oversight:

• Experienced full stack technologist able to drive to pragmatic and deliverable solutions throughout all levels of the company

• Demonstrated success in leading complex migrations from on-prem to cloud environments

• Excited by the use of technology to solve problems quickly and effectively

• Expertise in managing both modern and legacy technology platforms; able to rationalise and modernise effectively

• Knowledgeable about the use of AI in modern software delivery

• Able to design and build enterprise class software that is secure, tested and instrumented

• Understands and can implement software practices such as CI/CD, TDD and SRE

Leadership and Strategy:

• Experienced in creating high performing engineering teams that excel at getting things done

Change, Integration, and Private Equity Acumen:

• Experience in PE-backed organisations, with a deep understanding of investor expectations, value creation, and delivery pace

• Proven ability to manage the integration of engineering teams post-acquisition, handling complexity with pragmatism

• Brings a hands-on, "get it done" mindset to solving real-world problems in fast-paced, evolving settings

• Commercial and Client-Centric Focus

• Strong understanding of B2B workflows and business process engineering

• Familiarity with the tech platform landscape supporting enterprise and financial services

• Brings a client mindset to the role – committed to delivering quality and results for internal and external stakeholders

Innovation and Future-Readiness:

• Keeps abreast of emerging technology trends, exploring opportunities for innovation and differentiation

• Able to articulate and justify business cases for new investments or changes across the technology stack

What We Offer:

Flexible Working: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, bank holiday trading and holiday purchase options, the opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks per year, and a flexible hybrid working policy.

Looking After You: Life Assurance, Group Income Protection, Private Medical Insurance, a pension scheme via Salary Exchange, an Employee Assistance Programme, and access to a Virtual GP.

Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, as well as paid time off for fertility treatments and pregnancy loss.

Extra Perks: Cycle to Work Scheme, discounts on shops, restaurants, and gym memberships, free fresh fruit daily, and opportunities to join colleague networks and social groups.

Giving Back: One paid volunteering day annually and the Give-As-You-Earn scheme to support your favourite charities.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you're passionate about this role but don't meet all the criteria, please reach out—we'd love to discuss how your skills and experiences align with our needs.