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This executive will own delivery, architecture, technical strategy, and </span><span>people</span><span> leadership for our teams while partnering closely with global product, customer, and commercial stakeholders.</span><span> </span><span>Given </span><span>LeapXpert’s</span><span> positioning in regulated enterprise communications, this role requires strong experience in </span></span><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span><span>secure SaaS platforms, compliance-grade infrastructure, and enterprise-scale product delivery</span></span></span><span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span><br></span></span><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span><span>What<span> </span></span><span>you’ll</span><span><span> </span>do</span></span></span><span><br></span><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span><span>Technical Strategy &amp; Architecture</span></span></span><span> </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Define and execute UK R&amp;D roadmap aligned with global product strategy.</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Oversee system architecture for scalability, security, and reliability.</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Ensure best-in-class engineering standards (CI/CD, DevOps maturity, observability, SRE principles).</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Drive AI-enabled innovation where applicable to platform evolution.</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span><span>Delivery &amp; 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