Director of Architecture, Strategy and Engineering

Director of Strategy, Architecture & Engineering 

Permanent

Full time (34.5 hours) we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours

Hybrid - Split between home and our London Office  

Salary £127,000 - £135,000   – benefits and recognition 

About Us 

At Macmillan Cancer Support, we do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. Technology plays a vital role in how we reach, support, and empower millions of people and we’re looking for an exceptional leader to help shape what comes next. 

This is a rare opportunity to lead enterprise-wide technology strategy, architecture, and engineering at scale, driving innovation that delivers meaningful, measurable impact for people living with cancer. 

You’ll work in a mission-driven organisation where your decisions have real human impact every day. You’ll have the autonomy to shape strategy, the scale to deliver meaningful change, and the opportunity to build a modern technology ecosystem that truly makes a difference. 

About the role 

As Director of Strategy, Architecture & Engineering, you will define and lead our long-term technology vision, ensuring every investment we make delivers real value for our users, our colleagues, and the people we support. 

Working in close partnership with our Director of Product, you will be jointly accountable for turning strategy into outcomes, ensuring delivery is predictable, secure, user-centred, and high quality. 

You’ll shape how we design, build, and deliver modern, scalable technology, enabling sustainable growth and exceptional experiences across Macmillan. 

What you’ll do 

• Define and lead our enterprise-wide technology strategy, principles, and investment priorities 

• Translate organisational ambition into clear, actionable roadmaps 

• Drive innovation by identifying emerging technologies, opportunities, and risks 

• Make evidence-based investment decisions, stopping or reshaping initiatives when needed 

• Lead enterprise architecture and set the architectural vision, standards, and governance across platforms, data, and systems 

• Ensure technology is scalable, secure, and aligned, enabling faster delivery and lower complexity 

• Champion simplification, modernisation, and smarter use of data across the organisation 

• Lead high-performing engineering teams to deliver resilient, secure, user-focused products whilst helping to establish modern engineering practices (DevSecOps, CI/CD, continuous improvement) 

• Ensure predictable, outcome-led delivery in partnership with Product 

• Inspire, develop, and empower diverse, high-performing teams 

• Create an environment where innovation, learning, and accountability thrive 

• Role model inclusive, collaborative leadership aligned to Macmillan’s values 

• Drive governance, performance & value 

• Oversee technology governance, risk, and compliance 

• Use data and insight to inform decisions at Executive and Board level 

• Manage strategic suppliers and technology partners effectively 

What you’ll bring 

• Proven senior leadership across technology strategy, architecture, and engineering delivery 

• A strong track record of delivering multi-year technology strategies in complex environments 

• Experience leading large-scale, end-to-end delivery, balancing pace, quality, security, and cost 

• Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable value from technology investments 

• Deep expertise in modern engineering practices, cloud platforms, and integration patterns 

• Strong partnership experience with Product leadership 

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, including Executive and Board-level influence 

• A passion for building inclusive, high-performing teams 

• Strong commercial and financial acumen 

In return, we offer a range of benefits including: 

• 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days. 

• Pension matched up to 7.5% 

• 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications 

• Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am–4pm 

• Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more 

Recruitment process 

Application deadline: 11.59pm on 22nd April 2026  
1st stage interview dates: W/C 11 May

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. 

So we can support you to be at your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice and reasonable adjustments. 

We welcome applications from everyone who meets the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. 

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.