Product Engineering Manager

Product Engineering Manager | Reading | Contract-to-Perm | Inside IR35

Location: Reading (Hybrid, 1-2 days/week in office)

Contract: 3 months initially, converting to permanent

Rate: Open, DOE | Inside IR35

We're hiring on behalf of a growing consultancy based in Reading, looking for a hands-on Product Engineering Manager to lead day-to-day engineering delivery across their Innovation platform.

What you'll be doing:

Leading engineering delivery, including DevOps, testing, analytics, and platform reliability

Managing third-party and offshore development teams (India-based)

Owning infrastructure oversight: capacity planning, priorities, continuous improvement

Bringing AI tooling into the team to support governance and increase capacity

Line managing 3-4 direct reports within a wider team of 10

Contributing to budget planning and risk management

What we're looking for:

Strong hands-on experience with Azure, DevOps, and Power Platform

Experience managing third-party/offshore development teams

Solid infrastructure background, not just theory

AI experience beyond just using it, ideally governance and controlled implementation

A player-coach mentality, still close to the technical detail, not purely strategic

This is a fast-moving process with an early-August start. If this sounds like your background, drop your CV, rate, and availability, and we'll jump on a call straightaway to talk through the details.