Head of Software

At MHR, our employees are central to our success and play a key role in helping customers achieve sustainable high performance. With a team of over 900 professionals, we work to make things flow smoothly, whether it's for large organisations or individual employees. As businesses face rapid changes in the world of work, our team is here to help them adapt and thrive. By focusing on the core needs of efficiency, productivity, growth, and impact, our employees use their expertise to deliver real solutions through our People and Finance platform. This system, which covers finance, HR, payroll, and learning, helps businesses run more smoothly and make better decisions in real time. With over 40 years of experience behind us, MHR’s track record as a high‑performance organisation is built on clear goals, a shared vision, and strong communication—all of which we pass on to our customers. MHR is more than just a place to work; it’s a platform for empowerment. Joining us means bringing innovation, technology, and teamwork seamlessly removes obstacles, enhances your skills, and allow you to focus on what’s most important to you—work that matters. With us, you’ll grow, find your flow, and make a lasting difference in your career, your team, and your impact. Your Career People First is MHR’s flagship SaaS HR and Payroll platform, supporting organisations to put people at the heart of their business. We’re looking for a Head of Software to lead the technical vision, delivery, and ongoing evolution of People First. This is a highly influential leadership role where you’ll shape engineering strategy, embed modern Agile practices, and evolve how software is built and delivered at MHR. You’ll work as part of the wider technology leadership team, driving improvements across tooling, processes, and ways of working while growing as a senior engineering leader. Your Team You’ll lead a senior engineering organisation across People First, setting clear technical direction, OKRs, and standards. Working closely with Engineering Managers, Senior Software Engineers, and Product, you’ll build and develop high‑performing teams, hire exceptional technologists, and create an environment focused on quality, learning, and continuous improvement. Your Impact You’ll own the technical health, risk, and delivery outcomes of People First, ensuring platforms are scalable, secure, well‑tested, and observable. By partnering closely with Product and business stakeholders, you’ll enable predictable delivery of customer and commercial value while identifying future technology and capability needs to keep People First at the forefront of the market. What You’ll Bring To The Role And MHR Senior leadership experience leading software engineering teams in a SaaS or complex product environment A strong track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing engineering leaders and senior engineers Deep hands‑on software engineering background with the credibility to guide technical decisions Strong practical experience with Agile development methods Advanced knowledge of testing strategies and quality engineering Experience setting engineering standards, metrics, and continuous improvement practices Proven ability to work closely with Product and senior stakeholders to deliver predictable outcomes Benefits To Support You Personally And Professionally Access to over 60 internal training courses, professional qualifications, and cross‑departmental mentoring and coaching programs 24/7 access to a GP through Help at Hand for you and your family, confidential mental health support, and paid sick leave Ability to purchase or sell additional holiday days beyond 25 days and bank holidays Enhanced Family leave My MHRewards offering discounts at over 900 retailers Monthly employee recognition program and departmental awards Referral bonus scheme of up to £2,000 Employee‑led social events such as running clubs, football teams, book clubs, and bake‑offs On‑site subsidised restaurants offering a variety of fresh meals daily Opt‑in benefits schemes such as private medical insurance and dental coverage We value the well‑being, financial stability, and inclusivity of our employees, and strive to provide a supportive working environment. At MHR, we’re completely committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where all voices are heard, and everyone feels valued and supported. Whatever your background, abilities and experiences, if you’re excited by this role we want to hear from you. If you require assistance for an interview, please let us know and we’ll make sure your needs are met when you arrive. If we receive an exceptionally high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than originally advertised. #J-18808-Ljbffr