Wilmington plc
City, London
Director of Technical Delivery Location: Hybrid / Office based in London EC4R Salary: Circa £100,000 £110,000 (DoE) + 15% bonus Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent What We Can Offer You: 25 Days Annual Leave (Pro-Rata for Part-time and Fixed-Term Roles), Additional Holiday Purchase, Hybrid Working, Life Assurance, Vitality Private Healthcare, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources Why Do We Want You This is a newly created, senior leadership role reporting directly to the CTO, offering the opportunity to shape and elevate how Wilmington delivers large-scale, technically complex change. We already have a strong project management foundation. What we need now is a technically credible leader who can bring authority, structure, and confidence to the delivery of complex integrations and platform evolution, someone who can connect strategy to execution and raise the bar for technical delivery across the Group. You ll operate at the heart of Wilmington s technology agenda, working closely with Managing Directors and senior leaders to guide acquired businesses onto a scalable, future-ready platform. This is a highly visible role for someone who enjoys challenge, influence, and ownership. This is not a requirements-taking role. You ll be a trusted expert able to challenge assumptions, set clear direction, and articulate what great looks like from a technology and delivery perspective. Please note: To complete your application, you will be redirected to Wilmington Plc s career site. At Wilmington Plc, we celebrate individuality and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we shortlist all applicants who meet the essential role criteria and guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet these criteria. For reasonable adjustments or to apply under our interview guarantee scheme, please use the contact details provided once you have clicked apply . Job Purpose, Tasks and Responsibilities You will be responsible for: • Owning the end-to-end technical delivery of acquired business onboarding and platform integration, from early discovery through to successful go-live and handover • Leading programme planning, dependency management, cutover planning, and hypercare, coordinating across engineering, data, Salesforce, ecommerce, and enterprise systems teams to deliver high-quality, low-risk outcomes • Establishing and embedding repeatable, scalable delivery practices, including onboarding playbooks, runbooks, documentation standards, delivery metrics, risk tracking, and release management processes • Ensuring controlled, predictable go-lives across multiple integration programmes • Acting as a senior technical authority, championing Wilmington s composable, microservice-based platform strategy and making sound architectural decisions on integration approaches and system design • Proactively identifying and mitigating technical risks and support the CTO with technical due diligence for future acquisitions • Operating across multiple scrum teams, bridging project and product delivery models, supporting backlog management and sprint planning, and embedding Agile best practices with a focus on continuous improvement • Building strong, trusted relationships with acquired business leadership and senior stakeholders, providing clarity, confidence, and momentum through periods of significant change What s the Best Thing About This Role This is a rare opportunity to make a visible, lasting impact at a strategic level. You ll play a defining role in delivering Wilmington s technology vision within a well-structured, high-performing environment where learning and improvement are actively encouraged. Crucially, much of the foundational work has already been done. Major technical debt has been addressed, giving you the opportunity to focus on shaping the future driving innovation, scale, and integration rather than unpicking the past. What s the Most Challenging Thing About This Role You ll be working at the intersection of technology, strategy, and stakeholder alignment across multiple businesses. While executive sponsorship is strong, success will depend on your ability to influence, bring clarity, and guide leaders through change advocating for a centralised, scalable technology approach while balancing commercial realities with technical integrity. What We re Looking For To be successful in this role, you must have: • Deep technical background with hands-on engineering or architecture experience, providing the credibility to confidently interrogate system designs, integration strategies, and technical trade-offs • Strong expertise in composable, microservice-based architectures, including API design, event-driven integration, and service decomposition • Proven track record delivering large-scale platform integration or migration programmes across complex, multi-system and multi-vendor environments, including API integration, data migration, identity consolidation, release management, and cutover execution • Strong capability in Agile delivery, with experience working across multiple scrum teams and bridging project-led and product-led delivery models, applying frameworks such as Scrum and SAFe pragmatically • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience leading cross-functional delivery across teams not directly managed and influencing senior internal stakeholders and acquired business leadership • Comfortable operating in ambiguity, bringing structure, pace, and clarity to fast-moving and evolving environments • Beneficial experience with platforms such as Salesforce, Commercetools, Business Central, Administrate, or HubSpot, alongside exposure to M&A or post-acquisition integration programmes and backgrounds in SaaS, professional services, regulatory technology, or listed-company environments We know it s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role s location by the start of their employment. About Us Wilmington plc is a dynamic and expanding group of companies united by a simple purpose turning knowledge into advantage. We provide trusted information, training, and insight to professional markets across Risk & Compliance, Finance, Legal, and Insight sectors. Our businesses help organisations and professionals perform better through high-quality, relevant, and reliable knowledge. We collaborate across the Group, share success, and remain relentlessly focused on delivering value for our customers. Join us and do Work That Means Something At Wilmington plc, we help customers do the right business in the right way providing data, insights, and education to navigate the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) landscape. When you join us, you ll enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working alongside a broad range of learning, career, and development opportunities. Whether you re returning to work, taking your next step, or looking to make a bigger impact, you ll be doing work with real meaning. Join us and make a real difference. Click APPLY today.
Director of Technical Delivery Location: Hybrid / Office based in London EC4R Salary: Circa £100,000 £110,000 (DoE) + 15% bonus Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent What We Can Offer You: 25 Days Annual Leave (Pro-Rata for Part-time and Fixed-Term Roles), Additional Holiday Purchase, Hybrid Working, Life Assurance, Vitality Private Healthcare, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources Why Do We Want You This is a newly created, senior leadership role reporting directly to the CTO, offering the opportunity to shape and elevate how Wilmington delivers large-scale, technically complex change. We already have a strong project management foundation. What we need now is a technically credible leader who can bring authority, structure, and confidence to the delivery of complex integrations and platform evolution, someone who can connect strategy to execution and raise the bar for technical delivery across the Group. You ll operate at the heart of Wilmington s technology agenda, working closely with Managing Directors and senior leaders to guide acquired businesses onto a scalable, future-ready platform. This is a highly visible role for someone who enjoys challenge, influence, and ownership. This is not a requirements-taking role. You ll be a trusted expert able to challenge assumptions, set clear direction, and articulate what great looks like from a technology and delivery perspective. Please note: To complete your application, you will be redirected to Wilmington Plc s career site. At Wilmington Plc, we celebrate individuality and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we shortlist all applicants who meet the essential role criteria and guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet these criteria. For reasonable adjustments or to apply under our interview guarantee scheme, please use the contact details provided once you have clicked apply . Job Purpose, Tasks and Responsibilities You will be responsible for: • Owning the end-to-end technical delivery of acquired business onboarding and platform integration, from early discovery through to successful go-live and handover • Leading programme planning, dependency management, cutover planning, and hypercare, coordinating across engineering, data, Salesforce, ecommerce, and enterprise systems teams to deliver high-quality, low-risk outcomes • Establishing and embedding repeatable, scalable delivery practices, including onboarding playbooks, runbooks, documentation standards, delivery metrics, risk tracking, and release management processes • Ensuring controlled, predictable go-lives across multiple integration programmes • Acting as a senior technical authority, championing Wilmington s composable, microservice-based platform strategy and making sound architectural decisions on integration approaches and system design • Proactively identifying and mitigating technical risks and support the CTO with technical due diligence for future acquisitions • Operating across multiple scrum teams, bridging project and product delivery models, supporting backlog management and sprint planning, and embedding Agile best practices with a focus on continuous improvement • Building strong, trusted relationships with acquired business leadership and senior stakeholders, providing clarity, confidence, and momentum through periods of significant change What s the Best Thing About This Role This is a rare opportunity to make a visible, lasting impact at a strategic level. You ll play a defining role in delivering Wilmington s technology vision within a well-structured, high-performing environment where learning and improvement are actively encouraged. Crucially, much of the foundational work has already been done. Major technical debt has been addressed, giving you the opportunity to focus on shaping the future driving innovation, scale, and integration rather than unpicking the past. What s the Most Challenging Thing About This Role You ll be working at the intersection of technology, strategy, and stakeholder alignment across multiple businesses. While executive sponsorship is strong, success will depend on your ability to influence, bring clarity, and guide leaders through change advocating for a centralised, scalable technology approach while balancing commercial realities with technical integrity. What We re Looking For To be successful in this role, you must have: • Deep technical background with hands-on engineering or architecture experience, providing the credibility to confidently interrogate system designs, integration strategies, and technical trade-offs • Strong expertise in composable, microservice-based architectures, including API design, event-driven integration, and service decomposition • Proven track record delivering large-scale platform integration or migration programmes across complex, multi-system and multi-vendor environments, including API integration, data migration, identity consolidation, release management, and cutover execution • Strong capability in Agile delivery, with experience working across multiple scrum teams and bridging project-led and product-led delivery models, applying frameworks such as Scrum and SAFe pragmatically • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience leading cross-functional delivery across teams not directly managed and influencing senior internal stakeholders and acquired business leadership • Comfortable operating in ambiguity, bringing structure, pace, and clarity to fast-moving and evolving environments • Beneficial experience with platforms such as Salesforce, Commercetools, Business Central, Administrate, or HubSpot, alongside exposure to M&A or post-acquisition integration programmes and backgrounds in SaaS, professional services, regulatory technology, or listed-company environments We know it s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role s location by the start of their employment. About Us Wilmington plc is a dynamic and expanding group of companies united by a simple purpose turning knowledge into advantage. We provide trusted information, training, and insight to professional markets across Risk & Compliance, Finance, Legal, and Insight sectors. Our businesses help organisations and professionals perform better through high-quality, relevant, and reliable knowledge. We collaborate across the Group, share success, and remain relentlessly focused on delivering value for our customers. Join us and do Work That Means Something At Wilmington plc, we help customers do the right business in the right way providing data, insights, and education to navigate the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) landscape. When you join us, you ll enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working alongside a broad range of learning, career, and development opportunities. Whether you re returning to work, taking your next step, or looking to make a bigger impact, you ll be doing work with real meaning. Join us and make a real difference. Click APPLY today.
Wilmington plc
City, London
Chief Technology Officer Location: Hybrid/Office based in London EC4R Salary: £170,000+ and 20% performance-related bonus + Excellent Benefits! Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent What We Can Offer You: 30 Days Annual Leave, 20% share package, Additional Holiday Purchase, Hybrid Working, Life Assurance, Vitality Private Healthcare, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources Why Do We Want You We are seeking a bold, visionary, and hands-on Chief Technology Officer to lead Wilmington Plc s technology strategy at a defining moment in our journey. Wilmington is undergoing a significant evolution, repositioning itself as a RegTech Business Services platform. Technology is no longer a support function, it is the engine that will drive our growth, differentiation, and long-term success. This role exists because we are serious about transformation. As CTO, you will play a central role in shaping how Wilmington looks, operates, and competes in the future. You will unite platforms, people, data, and products into a coherent, scalable, and future-ready technology ecosystem that enables innovation at pace. This is a rare opportunity to leave a lasting legacy: architecting a modern technology landscape, embedding AI at scale, and leading change across an acquisitive, ambitious business. Please note: To complete your application, you will be redirected to Wilmington Plc s career site. At Wilmington Plc, we celebrate individuality and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we shortlist all applicants who meet the essential role criteria and guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet these criteria. For reasonable adjustments or to apply under our interview guarantee scheme, please use the contact details provided once you have clicked apply ! Job Purpose, Tasks and Responsibilities Reporting directly to the CEO, the CTO is accountable for defining and delivering Wilmington s technology vision, ensuring it underpins our strategic ambitions and accelerates transformation across the group. You will operate as a trusted executive leader, shaping corporate strategy, guiding investment decisions, and ensuring technology enables innovation, scalability, and sustainable growth. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on influence, setting direction while ensuring delivery excellence. You will be responsible for: Leading the delivery of a modern, composable architecture across proprietary platforms, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and core business systems such as Salesforce Ensuring technology scalability and integration capability to support ongoing acquisitions and rapid business growth Building, inspiring, and leading a high-performing, future-focused technology function spanning Engineering, Architecture, Data, and Systems Embedding a culture of technical excellence, learning, accountability, and continuous improvement Championing Agile and product-led delivery models that drive measurable business outcomes Defining and executing an ambitious AI strategy, unlocking value from LLMs and emerging technologies while ensuring governance, ethics, and IP protection Designing and overseeing an internal AI operations platform that integrates enterprise systems, automation workflows, and data assets Establishing robust AI governance frameworks aligned with regulatory expectations and industry best practice Driving AI-assisted development approaches to significantly enhance productivity, quality, and speed-to-market Managing strategic technology partnerships and vendors to maximise value, innovation, and performance Setting enterprise-wide technical standards to ensure consistency, resilience, and long-term sustainability Improving operational efficiency, availability, and performance across infrastructure and services Supporting strategic planning, financial oversight, and investment business cases at executive level Leading technology input into product and platform roadmaps aligned to business-unit priorities Acting as a visible, credible technology leader both internally and externally, representing Wilmington s vision and capability What s the Best Thing About This Role You will define and deliver the technology vision for a business in the midst of meaningful, purposeful transformation. With strong board-level sponsorship and a broad mandate for change, this role offers genuine freedom to innovate. You will shape how Wilmington competes in an increasingly AI-driven and regulated world building platforms, products, and capabilities that truly differentiate us and create long-term value. What s the Most Challenging Thing About This Role The challenge lies in balancing ambition with pragmatism. You will need to unlock innovation and transformation while maximising the value of existing platforms, teams, and investments. At the same time, you will be navigating rapid technological change (particularly in AI) while maintaining stability, governance, and trust across a complex and regulated environment. What We re Looking For To be successful in this role, you must have / be: Deep expertise in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including large-scale, resilient system design and frameworks such as Well-Architected, with the ability to clearly communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders Strong experience in Enterprise Architecture, solution design, and delivering complex technology transformations at scale Proven capability in modern engineering practices, including containerisation, CI/CD pipelines, Agile delivery, and code quality tooling Strong understanding of data platforms, visualisation, and product management principles, translating market and technology trends into compelling roadmaps Experience with CRM platforms (Salesforce and/or Dynamics 365), e-learning platforms, and data-led or information services environments Demonstrable success leading M&A technology integration, from due diligence through to post-acquisition execution Strong research orientation with a passion for identifying, assessing, and embedding emerging technologies Extensive experience (10+ years) in senior technology leadership roles within digitally enabled, platform-driven, or media-led environments Hands-on experience with AI and LLM platforms (e.g. Claude, GPT), including an understanding of capabilities, trade-offs, and enterprise adoption Working knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agentic AI architectures, with experience integrating AI securely and at scale Practical experience in enterprise AI governance, prompt engineering, and deployment approaches (including RAG, fine-tuning considerations, and risk mitigation) Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) to materially improve engineering productivity and delivery outcomes We know it s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role s location by the start of their employment. About Us Wilmington plc is a dynamic and expanding group of companies with a shared purpose turning knowledge into advantage. We provide trusted information, training, and insight to professional markets across Risk & Compliance, Finance, Legal, and Insight sectors. Our businesses empower organisations and professionals to perform better by providing high-quality, relevant, and reliable knowledge. We collaborate across the group, share success, and focus relentlessly on delivering value to our customers. Join us and do Work That Means Something At Wilmington plc, we help global customers do the right business in the right way providing the data, insights, and education they need to navigate an increasingly complex GRC landscape. When you join us, you won t just shape a company s technology future you ll make a meaningful impact for our customers. We offer flexible hybrid working, strong development opportunities, and an environment where leadership, innovation, and purpose go hand in hand. Whether you re seeking your next defining role or ready to lead change at scale, this is work with meaning. Join us and make a real difference. Click on APPLY today!
Chief Technology Officer Location: Hybrid/Office based in London EC4R Salary: £170,000+ and 20% performance-related bonus + Excellent Benefits! Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent What We Can Offer You: 30 Days Annual Leave, 20% share package, Additional Holiday Purchase, Hybrid Working, Life Assurance, Vitality Private Healthcare, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources Why Do We Want You We are seeking a bold, visionary, and hands-on Chief Technology Officer to lead Wilmington Plc s technology strategy at a defining moment in our journey. Wilmington is undergoing a significant evolution, repositioning itself as a RegTech Business Services platform. Technology is no longer a support function, it is the engine that will drive our growth, differentiation, and long-term success. This role exists because we are serious about transformation. As CTO, you will play a central role in shaping how Wilmington looks, operates, and competes in the future. You will unite platforms, people, data, and products into a coherent, scalable, and future-ready technology ecosystem that enables innovation at pace. This is a rare opportunity to leave a lasting legacy: architecting a modern technology landscape, embedding AI at scale, and leading change across an acquisitive, ambitious business. Please note: To complete your application, you will be redirected to Wilmington Plc s career site. At Wilmington Plc, we celebrate individuality and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we shortlist all applicants who meet the essential role criteria and guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet these criteria. For reasonable adjustments or to apply under our interview guarantee scheme, please use the contact details provided once you have clicked apply ! Job Purpose, Tasks and Responsibilities Reporting directly to the CEO, the CTO is accountable for defining and delivering Wilmington s technology vision, ensuring it underpins our strategic ambitions and accelerates transformation across the group. You will operate as a trusted executive leader, shaping corporate strategy, guiding investment decisions, and ensuring technology enables innovation, scalability, and sustainable growth. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on influence, setting direction while ensuring delivery excellence. You will be responsible for: Leading the delivery of a modern, composable architecture across proprietary platforms, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and core business systems such as Salesforce Ensuring technology scalability and integration capability to support ongoing acquisitions and rapid business growth Building, inspiring, and leading a high-performing, future-focused technology function spanning Engineering, Architecture, Data, and Systems Embedding a culture of technical excellence, learning, accountability, and continuous improvement Championing Agile and product-led delivery models that drive measurable business outcomes Defining and executing an ambitious AI strategy, unlocking value from LLMs and emerging technologies while ensuring governance, ethics, and IP protection Designing and overseeing an internal AI operations platform that integrates enterprise systems, automation workflows, and data assets Establishing robust AI governance frameworks aligned with regulatory expectations and industry best practice Driving AI-assisted development approaches to significantly enhance productivity, quality, and speed-to-market Managing strategic technology partnerships and vendors to maximise value, innovation, and performance Setting enterprise-wide technical standards to ensure consistency, resilience, and long-term sustainability Improving operational efficiency, availability, and performance across infrastructure and services Supporting strategic planning, financial oversight, and investment business cases at executive level Leading technology input into product and platform roadmaps aligned to business-unit priorities Acting as a visible, credible technology leader both internally and externally, representing Wilmington s vision and capability What s the Best Thing About This Role You will define and deliver the technology vision for a business in the midst of meaningful, purposeful transformation. With strong board-level sponsorship and a broad mandate for change, this role offers genuine freedom to innovate. You will shape how Wilmington competes in an increasingly AI-driven and regulated world building platforms, products, and capabilities that truly differentiate us and create long-term value. What s the Most Challenging Thing About This Role The challenge lies in balancing ambition with pragmatism. You will need to unlock innovation and transformation while maximising the value of existing platforms, teams, and investments. At the same time, you will be navigating rapid technological change (particularly in AI) while maintaining stability, governance, and trust across a complex and regulated environment. What We re Looking For To be successful in this role, you must have / be: Deep expertise in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including large-scale, resilient system design and frameworks such as Well-Architected, with the ability to clearly communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders Strong experience in Enterprise Architecture, solution design, and delivering complex technology transformations at scale Proven capability in modern engineering practices, including containerisation, CI/CD pipelines, Agile delivery, and code quality tooling Strong understanding of data platforms, visualisation, and product management principles, translating market and technology trends into compelling roadmaps Experience with CRM platforms (Salesforce and/or Dynamics 365), e-learning platforms, and data-led or information services environments Demonstrable success leading M&A technology integration, from due diligence through to post-acquisition execution Strong research orientation with a passion for identifying, assessing, and embedding emerging technologies Extensive experience (10+ years) in senior technology leadership roles within digitally enabled, platform-driven, or media-led environments Hands-on experience with AI and LLM platforms (e.g. Claude, GPT), including an understanding of capabilities, trade-offs, and enterprise adoption Working knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agentic AI architectures, with experience integrating AI securely and at scale Practical experience in enterprise AI governance, prompt engineering, and deployment approaches (including RAG, fine-tuning considerations, and risk mitigation) Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) to materially improve engineering productivity and delivery outcomes We know it s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role s location by the start of their employment. About Us Wilmington plc is a dynamic and expanding group of companies with a shared purpose turning knowledge into advantage. We provide trusted information, training, and insight to professional markets across Risk & Compliance, Finance, Legal, and Insight sectors. Our businesses empower organisations and professionals to perform better by providing high-quality, relevant, and reliable knowledge. We collaborate across the group, share success, and focus relentlessly on delivering value to our customers. Join us and do Work That Means Something At Wilmington plc, we help global customers do the right business in the right way providing the data, insights, and education they need to navigate an increasingly complex GRC landscape. When you join us, you won t just shape a company s technology future you ll make a meaningful impact for our customers. We offer flexible hybrid working, strong development opportunities, and an environment where leadership, innovation, and purpose go hand in hand. Whether you re seeking your next defining role or ready to lead change at scale, this is work with meaning. Join us and make a real difference. Click on APPLY today!
