Head of Product & Technical Consultancy - Sheffield
19 hours ago
Sheffield
Head of Product & Technical Consultancy - Broad Street West, Sheffield, EnglandCompany Description ___ is home for leading brands (Axway, SBS Software) with mission-critical enterprise applications and infrastructure software serving a growing range of markets and geographies – each with their own identities and value propositions. ___ helps financial institutions navigate challenging and changing times. With our technology and strong commitment to being a trusted partner, we build software products for banks and enterprises. Now part of 74Software, a major global software player, SBS brings decades of expertise to the finance industry, supporting banks and financial institutions on their digital transformation journey. SBS is a trusted partner of more than 1,500 financial institutions and large-scale lenders in 80 countries worldwide, including Santander, Societé Generale, KCB Bank, Kensington Mortgages, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota FS. Its cloud platform offers clients a composable architecture to digitize operations, ranging from banking, lending, compliance, to payments, and consumer and asset finance. With 3,400 employees in 50 offices, SBS is recognized as a Top 10 European Fintech company by IDC and as a leader in Omdia’s Universe: Digital Banking Platforms. SBS is headquartered in Paris, France. ___ is a global software company specializing in API management, MFT, and B2B integration. Trusted by thousands of enterprises worldwide, Axway delivers proven solutions that enable secure, scalable, and reliable AI-ready ecosystems. Job Description Role Purpose The Head of Product & Technical Consultancy leads a specialist team that bridges product capability, technology, and client needs. Shaping scalable solutions, guiding complex design decisions, and ensuring consultancy outputs accelerate successful delivery and adoption. Key Responsibilities Leadership & Team Management • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Product & Technical Consultancy function., • Set clear priorities, ways of working, quality standards, and performance expectations., • Responsible for the consultancy approach for product and technical design across all client engagements., • Provide technical governance and oversight across solution design, integration, configuration, and customisation., • Translate business requirements into product-led, technically feasible designs and roadmaps., • Act as a senior client-facing leader, supporting technical credibility, influencing decisions, and de-risking delivery., • Partner with Business Consulting, PS Delivery, QA/Testing, Support/Service, Engineering, and Product Management., • Implement repeatable consulting assets, templates, patterns, accelerators, and reusable approaches., • Drive continuous improvement based on delivery outcomes, defects, and client feedback., • Reduced delivery risk and improved quality through stronger design assurance., • Increased baseline adoption / reduced unnecessary customisation., • Improved client satisfaction for design and technical decision making., • Stronger cross-team alignment between Product, Engineering, and PS Delivery., • Improved team capability and utilisation. Qualifications, • Proven leadership experience in Product Consultancy / Technical Consultancy / Solutions Architecture within a software organisation., • Strong understanding of enterprise solution delivery including integrations, APIs, data migration, environments, and release processes., • Track record of leading discovery and design phases for complex client implementations., • Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior internal and client leadership., • Experience in regulated industries (e.g., financial services)., • Familiarity with core banking / lending / savings platforms (where relevant)., • Commercially aware, outcome-driven, and pragmatic., • Clear communicator who can simplify complexity and lead decisions., • High standards, structured thinker, strong accountability., • Collaborative leader who builds trust and capability. #LI-SV1 Additional Information At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences. All of our positions are open to people with disabilities.