Head of Engineering
Pearson • United Kingdom, United Kingdom • Posted June 28, 2026
Position Overview
**Head of Software Engineering, ELS**
**Job Family:** Technology
**Job Category:** Engineering
**Career Architecture Role:** Software Engineer
**Role Summary**
Leads a multidisciplinary Innovation Engineering capability, accountable for translating emerging technologies into scalable, enterprise-ready products and platforms. Sets strategic direction, prioritization, and execution standards across innovation squads, ensuring alignment with business objectives, product strategy, and enterprise architecture.
Drives technical excellence, accelerates experimentation-to-production cycles, and builds organizational capability across engineering, data science, and AI—delivering measurable commercial and operational impact.
**Key Responsibilities**
**1. Strategic & Functional Leadership**
+ Define and execute the innovation engineering strategy, aligning with ELS busine...
**Job Family:** Technology
**Job Category:** Engineering
**Career Architecture Role:** Software Engineer
**Role Summary**
Leads a multidisciplinary Innovation Engineering capability, accountable for translating emerging technologies into scalable, enterprise-ready products and platforms. Sets strategic direction, prioritization, and execution standards across innovation squads, ensuring alignment with business objectives, product strategy, and enterprise architecture.
Drives technical excellence, accelerates experimentation-to-production cycles, and builds organizational capability across engineering, data science, and AI—delivering measurable commercial and operational impact.
**Key Responsibilities**
**1. Strategic & Functional Leadership**
+ Define and execute the innovation engineering strategy, aligning with ELS busine...