Director of Strategy and Engineering

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. 

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

Director of Enterprise Strategy & Engineering

Job Description

The Director of Enterprise Strategy & Engineering is a senior leadership role within the CTO function, accountable for shaping and delivering high‑quality engineering and future‑focused technology strategy across M&G. The role elevates the strategic leadership capability of the CTO organisation and ensures technology operates as an enabling service to the business.

Acting as a catalyst for transformation, the role aligns enterprise technology strategy with business objectives to deliver outcomes including competitive advantage, operational excellence, and sustainable growth. Working in close partnership with senior business and technology leaders, the role champions innovation, inclusion, and collaboration, ensuring technology investments are tightly linked to measurable business and customer value.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the development, communication, and execution of a multi‑year enterprise technology strategy aligned to M&G’s business goals and transformation agenda.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Chief Technology Officer and executive leadership, providing insight on technology trends, innovation, and strategic investment opportunities.
• Oversee the integration of enterprise technology strategy with business strategy, investment planning, and enterprise change initiatives.
• Translate strategic plans into prioritised, outcome‑focused roadmaps based on business impact and value.
• Lead Cloud and Platform engineering teams, ensuring high‑performance, high‑quality engineering practices and products that meet business needs.
• Ensure close collaboration with Security Engineering and Operations teams to maintain stable, secure, and resilient technology foundations.
• Govern enterprise innovation initiatives, including pilots and proofs of concept, ensuring successful scaling of high‑impact outcomes.
• Provide oversight of enterprise‑wide innovation activity and technology patterns, working closely with Enterprise Architecture leadership.
• Communicate technology vision, progress, and outcomes clearly to executive leadership, the Board, and key stakeholders.
• Build strong partnerships with strategic suppliers, ensuring alignment with M&G’s innovation and value objectives.
• Lead and develop engineering leaders, fostering an inclusive, high‑performance culture that values diversity of thought and continuous improvement.

Key Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Experience shaping and executing enterprise‑scale technology strategy and engineering initiatives within complex organisations.
• Demonstrated success delivering business outcomes through digital transformation and technology‑enabled change.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to translate technology opportunities into measurable business value.
• Broad understanding of modern and emerging technologies, including cloud, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms, and their business applications.
• Proven ability to engage, influence, and advise senior stakeholders, including executive leaders and Boards.
• Experience building and leading diverse, high‑performing, multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience operating in financial services or similarly regulated environments is desirable.

Suggested Essential Skills

• Enterprise technology strategy and execution
• Senior stakeholder engagement and influence
• Engineering leadership and governance
• Innovation sponsorship and value realisation
• Change leadership and organisational transformation
• Inclusive people leadership and talent development

What we offer:

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and Investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.

• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy – to balance your work and personal commitments.  

• Our market leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.

• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. 

If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: careers@mandg.com