Are you ready to shape the future of data?
Matillion is the company behind Maia, the AI Data Automation platform.
In the AI economy, demand for data is exploding. Manual data engineering can’t keep up. Maia fixes that by combining 15 years of data expertise with agentic AI to eliminate the manual work that slows data teams down. Organisations like Cisco, DocuSign, and Slack are already using it to deliver real business impact, faster.
We started in Manchester and now we’re global - with teams across the UK, US and India.
We are driven, curious, energetic people who move fast, think big and hold ourselves to a high standard. We’re here to make a dent in the universe bigger than ourselves. And we’re looking for people who want to be part of it.
About the Role
We're looking for a Director of Engineering Productivity & Operations to lead how our engineering organisation builds, delivers and operates the Maia platform. You'll own the strategy and execution behind our engineering productivity agenda, including the evolution of our software development lifecycle towards an increasingly agentic model, alongside the operational disciplines that keep engineering efficient: metrics, reporting, cloud and tooling spend, and vendor management. Working closely with engineering leaders across the business and with Finance, you'll lead a team spanning developer experience, release engineering and CloudOps, and have real scope to shape the role and make it your own.
What you will be doing
Setting and leading the engineering productivity strategy, driving the move towards an agentic software delivery model across planning, coding, testing, review and deployment.
Owning the roadmap for shared engineering platforms and delivery capabilities, including CI/CD, release automation, observability and the developer experience.
Running the engineering operating rhythm and a trusted metrics framework, giving leadership clear visibility of delivery, quality, reliability and cost.
Leading engineering FinOps and cloud cost optimisation, working with your CloudOps analysts to build forecasting, accountability and sustainable savings.
Managing the engineering tooling portfolio end to end, including vendor evaluation, contract negotiation and renewals, in partnership with Finance, Procurement, Legal and Security.
What we are looking for
Significant engineering leadership experience in SaaS, cloud platform, DevOps, developer experience, SRE or engineering productivity organisations.
A practical understanding of AI-assisted and agentic software development, ideally having led a team that builds AI agents or tooling for engineers, or a genuine drive to learn it fast.
Experience running engineering operations, with a track record of measuring productivity through outcomes rather than activity.
Hands-on experience with cloud cost management, vendor and contract management, and technical procurement.
Excellent communication and sound commercial judgement, with the ability to influence engineering, finance and executive stakeholders.
More about Matillion
We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance, with benefits including:
Company Equity
30 days holiday + bank holiday
5 days paid volunteering leave
Private Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Pension
Access to mental health support
Your Safety
Matillion recruiters will only contact you from @matillion.com email addresses. We occasionally work with trusted recruiting partners; they will always tell you they are working on our behalf. We will never ask for money, fees, or bank details at any point in the hiring process. If something feels off, trust that instinct. Don't click any links. Go straight to matillion.com/careers to verify open roles or reach us at [email protected].
Want to know more?
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Matillion is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our team. Matillion prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Matillion does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- Significant engineering leadership experience in SaaS, cloud platform, DevOps, developer experience, SRE, or engineering productivity organizations
- Practical understanding of AI-assisted and agentic software development
- Experience running engineering operations and measuring productivity through outcomes
- Hands-on experience with cloud cost management
- Experience with vendor and contract management
- Experience with technical procurement
- Excellent communication skills
- Sound commercial judgment and ability to influence engineering, finance, and executive stakeholders
- Experience leading teams that build AI agents or tooling for engineers
Matillion Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Matillion and has not been reviewed or approved by Matillion.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible or remote work arrangements are frequently cited alongside solid tech stack mentions, indicating adaptable policies that support work-life balance. Feedback suggests these arrangements are a consistent strength across regions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, volunteer days, and sabbatical options are highlighted as standout elements of the package. Feedback suggests time-off policies compare favorably with typical industry offerings.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity or stock options are noted as a meaningful component, particularly appreciated in certain roles. Feedback suggests equity contributes positively to perceived total compensation.
Matillion Insights
What We Do
We help teams get data business-ready, faster, accelerating time-to-value and increasing the impact data can have. Our platform helps organisations that want to be data-driven to connect their data, shape it into business-ready formats, and get all this done faster with the cloud. We have a series of services that help teams load, transform, synchronise, and orchestrate their data, built on top of a cloud that ties everything together from end to end.
Why Work With Us
Matillion has fostered a culture that is collaborative, fast-paced, ambitious, and transparent; an environment where people genuinely care about colleagues and communities. We have 6 values by which we live and breathe. We are collaborative, passionate, honourable, and genuinely care about each other and the communities in which we live and work.
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