Director of Technology

The role

You will set the technology strategy, architecture and data capabilities for the Experiences business. You will lead Engineering, Data and Product teams, including two cross-functional squads and the Experiences Data Platform team, and review and modernise the partner-side platform.

What you will do

• Define and lead the long-term technology strategy for the Experiences business, aligned with commercial ambitions.
• Review the existing technology estate and decide where to modernise, simplify, replace or retain platforms.
• Lead a comprehensive assessment of the partner-side platform and its recommendations.
• Lead platform transformation initiatives where replatforming is the right solution.
• Shape technology capabilities for partner content, catalogue data, merchant onboarding, consumer shopping, voucher fulfilment, redemption and exchange.
• Lead the Experiences Data Platform, ensuring reliable, accessible and well-structured data.
• Define how data architecture should evolve alongside application architecture.
• Partner with the General Manager and Experiences Leadership Team on strategic business decisions.
• Translate technical challenges into clear recommendations for senior business stakeholders.
• Lead two cross-functional squads and the Experiences Data Platform team, and develop engineering and data leadership capability.

Required qualifications

• Significant experience leading technology organisations at a senior level.
• Deep technical credibility across modern software architecture, platforms and engineering.
• Strong understanding of data architecture and modern data platforms.
• Proven experience leading platform modernisation, replatforming or large-scale technology transformation in commercial environments.
• Confidence evaluating architecture and engineering decisions while balancing technical debt, investment and long-term priorities.
• Experience leading or partnering closely with Data Engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of how application and data architecture work together to support business growth.
• Commercially minded, able to connect technology decisions to customer and business outcomes.
• Comfortable partnering with senior executives and influencing strategic decisions.
• Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex technology challenges for a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and developing future technology leaders.
• Comfortable operating in lean environments where prioritisation, pragmatism and sound judgement are essential.

Nice to have

• Experience within marketplaces, ecommerce, partner ecosystems, voucher businesses or complex retail integrations.
• The scale and complexity of challenges you have solved.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and bonuses.
• Generous pension plans and staff discounts.
• Private healthcare (UK) and mental health support.
• Generous holidays.
• Hybrid working (1-3 days in office, depending on role/team).
• Up to 20 days of international working.
• Learning allowances, coaching and development programmes.

Before you apply

• Interview process: recruiter screen (30 mins); the rest is to be confirmed and shared with shortlisted candidates.

About the company

Moonpig Group is home to Moonpig, Greetz, Red Letter Days and Buyagift, and focuses on online gifting and greeting cards. Experiences connects customers with memorable experiences through Buyagift, Red Letter Days and a network of merchant and retail partners.