Technical Director
Journey, London
About the job
About the Role
Role Overview
We are looking to work with a Technical Director who will become the senior technical authority for key projects at our London studio, ensuring success in delivering products and services to our clients. Hands-on, client-facing, and leading projects from start to finish, this is a central technological position within the tech team and the business. You will lead all project technical production to ensure smooth delivery, advocate modern agentic SDLC workflows, and manage client technical relationships.
Key Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
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Plan, own, and oversee technical project architectures, implementations, and deployments. Monitor technical budgets, enforce deadlines with project Producers, review project outputs regularly, and ensure quality control (bug-free, robust, clean code).
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Client & Stakeholder Management: Align with clients' technical departments on needs, capabilities, and governance. Step in as Director to resolve client technical concerns and communicate complex technical concepts effectively (including scope creep).
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Business Development & Pitches: Assess briefs with leadership, present technology and processes in client pitch scenarios, and support the quoting process by estimating skill specialisms, time, and effort required.