Head of Mobile Engineering

About the Position

Head of Mobile Engineering

London

Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values-driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience.

Responsibilities

At Valtech, you'll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact and professional growth. We're looking for a senior mobile leader to define and evolve our mobile capability in the UK, partnering with clients and multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional digital experiences at scale.

This role combines technical leadership, consulting, capability development and commercial impact. You will work with some of the world's leading brands to shape mobile strategies, modernise platforms and drive innovation across native and cross-platform ecosystems.

You'll work alongside multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, strategists, designers and consultants, helping clients define and deliver world-class mobile experiences.

This is both a leadership and hands-on consulting role. You'll provide technical direction, advise clients on platform strategy, support business growth and help build a thriving mobile capability across Valtech.

You will operate across strategy, architecture and delivery, bringing together engineering excellence, customer experience and commercial thinking. We operate across sectors including financial services, retail, automotive, healthcare, media and consumer brands. Each presents different technology landscapes, constraints and transformation ambitions.

Mobile experiences increasingly sit at the centre of customer engagement. We design scalable, secure and high-performing platforms that enable organisations to deliver connected and intelligent digital experiences. This role will be 60% client strategy & delivery, 40% operational & capability leadership and growth.

Requirements

Must Have Qualifications

Leadership

• Experience leading mobile engineering teams, practices or capabilities.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence senior business and technology leaders.
• Passion for coaching and developing talent.

Technical Expertise

Experience across:

• Native mobile development (iOS and/or Android)
• Cross-platform technologies such as Flutter or React Native
• Mobile architecture and platform strategy
• API-driven ecosystems
• CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Security, identity and authentication
• Analytics and observability
• Cloud-native platforms and backend integration

Consulting Experience

• Experience delivering within consulting, agency or digital transformation environments.
• Comfortable operating across strategy, architecture and delivery.
• Experience leading client engagements and workshops.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Commercial awareness and experience supporting growth initiatives.

Nice to Have Qualifications

• Experience with AI-powered mobile experiences and agentic AI.
• Knowledge of modern data and personalisation platforms.
• Experience leading globally distributed teams.
• Public speaking, thought leadership or contributions to the wider technology community.

We Offer

• Growth opportunities
• Values-driven culture
• International careers
• Chance to shape the future of experience

About the Company

We design experiences that work for all kinds of people - and that starts with our own teams. At Valtech, we’re intentional about building an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported to grow, thrive and achieve their goals. No matter your background, you belong here. Explore our Diversity & Inclusion site to see how we’re creating a more equitable Valtech for all.