Technical Director

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborating with senior management, stakeholders, and cross functional teams to align technical goals with business objectives.
• Leading the technical strategy, product architecture, and project execution across multiple departments.
• Overseeing software development and technical operations to ensure efficiency and scalability.
• Ensuring best practices in software development, system integration, and cybersecurity.
• Driving innovation by evaluating and implementing new technologies that enhance company capabilities.
• Managing technical teams and their growth through coaching & development programmes.
• Responsible for product safety, ensuring compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements & data security policies as appropriate.
• Handling budgeting, resource allocation, and vendor negotiations for technical projects.
• Troubleshooting critical technical challenges and enabling strategic solutions to complex problems.
• Establishing and maintaining technical documentation, process guidelines, and quality assurance protocols for ISO compliance.
• Define and execute the company's technical roadmap to support product strategies for the short , medium and long term vision.
• Coordinate with product and business teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Oversee performance optimisation and ensure all systems meet scalability, security, and reliability requirements.
• Develop and mentor technical staff, fostering an environment of teamwork, continuous learning and improvement.
• Evaluate and improve development processes, tools, and infrastructure for operational efficiency.
• Represent the company in technical discussions, conferences, and partnerships.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and recommend emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge, with particular attention to leveraging AI tool adoption to accelerate/broaden product development.
• Support corporate acquisition teams through the diligence process from time to time.

Requirements for Consideration

• Minimum bachelor's degree in engineering or a physical science.
• 10+ years of experience in technical roles with a proven background in NPD leadership or engineering management.
• Proven ability to manage and lead multi discipline technical teams, budgets, and large scale projects.
• Excellent problem solving, strategic thinking, and leadership skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work with stakeholders and executives.

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Higher degree in Engineering, Physics or related field.
• Experience managing teams in US, Europe, India or Far East.
• Experience working with customers/key accounts to obtain commercially viable VOC.
• Previous experience working with a senior management team.

What Taylor Hobson offers you

• A fun, relaxed and supportive working environment.
• 1pm Friday finish.
• Competitive salary and 25 days holiday including Christmas.
• Fantastic and supportive onboarding to ensure joiners are well integrated and comfortable at Taylor Hobson.
• Life assurance.
• Option to join private health plan.
• Enhanced maternity pay.
• We are invested in developing your skills and will promote and encourage progression through the business.
• Mentoring and guidance for accreditation.
• Opportunity to get involved with charity and fundraising, which we are passionate about.
• Sports and Social Club - fun events and activities throughout the year including Christmas party.
• Perkbox - our rewards app offering discounts from a multitude of retailers, a GP service and a 24 hour Employee Assistance Program to ensure the health and wellbeing of our employees.
• On site mental health first aiders.
• Employee referral scheme of £1000.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free onsite parking, electric charging points and easy access to the city centre.

Business Unit

• Established in 1886, Taylor Hobson is the world leader in surface and form metrology and developed the first Roundness and Surface Finish measuring instruments.
• We provide contact and non contact measurement solutions for the most demanding applications on a global basis, with a worldwide infrastructure to support our clients; we are a truly global ultra precision metrology company.
• We are pioneers, continually developing our products to meet the ever increasing demands of next generation technologies, particularly in Optics, Bearings, Space, Defence, Aerospace, Automotive, Medical and Renewable Energy technologies.
• Taylor Hobson is part of the Ultra Precision Technologies Division of AMETEK, Inc. which is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.