Responsible for the end-to-end design, delivery, and continuous evolution of the Engineering Academy
Ensure the Academy consistently develops customer-centric, product-aware, and business-aligned engineers
Accountable for program quality, cross-functional integration, participant experience and outcomes, scalability, and talent pipeline
Own and continuously refine the Engineering Academy curriculum across all phases
Ensure curriculum alignment with the product roadmap, technical direction, customer needs, and business priorities
Partner with Customer Service, Product, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to define real-world tasks
Collaborate closely with People & Culture to build relationships with selected universities and technical institutions
Ensure participants produce production-quality work aligned with established engineering best practices
Own the participant journey from onboarding through graduation
Identify, onboard, and support engineering tutors, business tutors, and team buddies
Define and track success metrics such as graduation rate, time to independent task ownership, and business impact
Own the transition from Academy to product teams

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline or above
Formal training or certification in Learning & Development, Instructional Design, Coaching, or Program Management is a strong plus
Proven experience designing, launching, and running structured learning programs such as engineering academies, bootcamps, graduate programs, or internal training initiatives
Strong people-centric leadership with demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop early-career talent
Excellent organisational and program management skills, with experience running multi-month, cohort-based programs
Strong teaching and facilitation capabilities, with the ability to explain complex topics clearly and adapt to diverse learning styles
Experience creating psychologically safe learning environments with clear expectations, feedback loops, and accountability
Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering leaders, business teams, and People & Culture without reliance on formal authority
Experience working with universities or early-career talent pipelines is highly desirable
Solid technical and product literacy sufficient to understand engineering work, learning objectives, and quality standards (deep specialisation not mandatory)
Comfortable operating in evolving environments and driving continuous improvement
Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Head of Engineering Academy

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