Global Software Manager

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a globally distributed team of software engineers, architects, and technical leaders covering mobile, cloud, PC applications, and SDK development.
• Build and develop a world-class, multi-domain software organisation known for excellence, innovation, accountability, and delivery.
• Take end-to-end ownership of software delivery across multiple platforms, ensuring solutions are delivered on time, to scope, and to quality-especially in high-pressure environments.
• Define and execute a long-term global software strategy spanning mobile apps, cloud services, desktop applications, and SDKs, aligned with product and business objectives.
• Set clear delivery goals and establish robust execution frameworks, including KPIs, planning, estimation, and performance tracking.
• Drive continuous improvement across Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices for all software domains.
• Oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and interoperable.
• Work closely with Product Management and Project Management to define and deliver short-term and long-term multi-platform software roadmaps.
• Promote a high-performance, ownership-driven culture that values proactive problem-solving and cross-domain collaboration.
• Partner with customers, vendors, and internal teams to deliver cloud-integrated and SDK-enabled solutions.
• Champion the adoption of AI, automation, and emerging technologies across mobile, cloud, desktop, and SDK development.
• Ensure security, compliance, and performance standards are embedded across all software products and platforms.

Are you a hands-on, high-energy software leader ready to drive global transformation and take a software organisation to the next level of excellence?

SPX Radiodetection is seeking a Global Software Manager to lead, inspire, and scale our international software organisation across the UK and India. This is a senior leadership role for someone who thrives in fast-paced, complex environments, enjoys rolling up their sleeves, and can deliver high-quality software solutions under very tight timelines.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping our global software strategy across a diverse software portfolio, including mobile applications, cloud platforms, PC/desktop applications, and developer SDKs, while driving innovation through digitalisation and AI. You will build a high-performance culture that consistently delivers business and customer value.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a dynamic, pragmatic, and solution-oriented leader with a strong delivery mindset. You bring clarity to complexity, lead with confidence, and know how to motivate teams to achieve ambitious goals across multiple software domains.

You will have experience leading mixed internal and outsourced software teams (circa 30 people) in co-development environments, with the ability to provide both technical direction and organisational leadership across mobile, cloud, PC, and SDK-based solutions.

This role requires someone who:

• Has successfully delivered complex, multi-platform software and solution programs under aggressive timelines
• Demonstrates a strong "can-do" attitude and a bias for action
• Is creative, curious, and forward-thinking, with a passion for leveraging AI and emerging technologies across products and development practices
• Is comfortable engaging with customers and partners to integrate solutions into cloud ecosystems (Azure, AWS, or equivalent), * Significant experience in global software leadership across multiple software domains.
• Proven success leading distributed, multicultural teams delivering mobile, cloud, PC/desktop, and SDK-based solutions.
• Strong background in SaaS, cloud-native architectures, and connected software ecosystems.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering complex, multi-platform software programs under tight timelines.
• Deep expertise in Agile methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering frameworks.
• Experience driving organisational transformation and scaling software teams and processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to bridge technical depth and business outcomes.
• A hands-on, delivery-focused leadership style combined with strategic thinking.
• Passion for innovation, digitalisation, and AI-driven improvement across diverse software platforms.

Why Join SPX Radiodetection? * Join SPX Radiodetection, a recognised global leader in its industry, with a strong reputation for engineering excellence and trusted solutions used worldwide. * Be part of an organisation with high growth ambitions, driven by a clear strategy focused on innovation, digitalisation, and AI-led differentiation in the years ahead. * Lead a global, multi-platform software organisation with real influence on products, customers, and future business models. * Shape the future of mobile, cloud, PC, and SDK-based solutions at the core of next-generation product and service offerings. * Drive AI adoption and technological innovation in a business that is actively investing in software as a strategic growth engine. * Benefit from clear opportunities for career progression and expanded leadership scope within a growing global organisation.