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Technology Leadership Executive Search Specialists

Getting technology recruitment right for senior leaders is tougher than ever. Whether you need a CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Engineering, Product Director or Transformation Lead, leaders who can scale teams, modernise platforms and deliver complex change are in short supply, particularly across the UK, Ireland and the USA.

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Specialist Executive Search Firm for Technology Leadership

You may already have tried another executive search firm or an internal route, only to end up with candidates who don’t quite fit. Strong on paper, but too operational, too strategic, or lacking real programme leadership, product strategy, or end-to-end digital transformation and change management experience.

Often, the real challenge is defining the role itself. Do you need a CTO, VP Engineering, Digital Transformation Director, or an interim or fractional technology leader? Our technology executive search specialists help you define the role clearly, align it to your goals, and deliver a shortlist you can confidently hire from.

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Hiring Expertise for Digital Leadership and Transformation

Whether you’re hiring your first senior technology leader or reshaping an existing team, we help businesses find people who can step in, take ownership and move things forward. From CTO and VP Engineering search to programme, product and digital transformation leadership, we focus on leaders who can turn ideas into action.

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    CTO, VP and Head of Engineering Search

    If you need a senior technology leader who can grow teams, modernise platforms and keep engineering aligned with the business, we’ll introduce people who’ve been there before. Our CTO executive search work supports CTO, VP Engineering and Head of Engineering hires across the UK, Ireland and the USA for high-growth, listed and private equity-backed businesses.

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    Programme and Project Leadership

    For businesses dealing with complex change, our programme manager recruitment work focuses on Programme Directors, Portfolio Leads and Senior Project Leaders who know how to keep multiple workstreams moving and stakeholders aligned. They bring clarity and momentum so delivery doesn’t stall.

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    Product Strategy and Portfolio Delivery

    If you need someone to take charge of product direction, head of product recruitment often sits at the centre of the challenge. We introduce Product Directors, Heads of Product and Portfolio Leaders who work comfortably across technology, commercial and customer teams. They set priorities, shape the roadmap and keep focus on what delivers value.

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    Digital Transformation and Change Management

    Digital transformation recruitment is rarely just about systems. It’s about finding leaders who’ve already led cloud migrations, platform upgrades and wider business change, and know how to keep people engaged while things shift. We focus on those who can carry teams through change, not just redesign what sits underneath.

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    Interim and Fractional Technology Leaders

    Sometimes the gap isn’t permanent, it’s immediate. A fractional CTO or interim technology leader can bring senior direction fast, steady delivery, and help teams focus on the right priorities. From interim CTOs and Transformation Directors to fractional product and programme leaders, we connect businesses with people who can step in, take control, and keep things moving.

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Your Technology Leadership Recruitment Partner

Need a technology leader who can steady delivery and drive change? Unsure whether you need a CTO, VP Engineering or Transformation Director? Does every shortlist look exactly the same?

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Technology and digital leadership needs never stand still. At MCS Group, we’re an executive search firm that partners with organisations across the UK, Ireland and the USA to appoint CTOs, VPs, Heads of Engineering, Product and Transformation leaders who move your business forward.

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Join Businesses That Take Digital Leadership Seriously

Technology leadership jobs work best when there’s real ownership, clear responsibility and space to get things done. We work with CTOs, VPs, Heads of Engineering, Product Leaders and Transformation specialists who want trust, straightforward decision-making and progress they can see.

Engineering Leadership Jobs

If you want to build strong engineering teams and keep them close to the business, we work on roles where you set direction around structure, culture and ways of working - without being stuck managing numbers.

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Digital Transformation

For leaders who enjoy tackling complex legacy environments, we work with businesses that are serious about digital transformation and change, with visible backing from senior leadership.

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Programme and Portfolio Delivery Jobs

If you enjoy bringing clarity to complex portfolios, we work on roles where you lead programme and project delivery, keep multiple workstreams aligned and keep progress moving.

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Product Leadership Jobs

For Product Leaders who want real influence, we work on opportunities where you define direction, balance commercial and customer needs, and keep teams focused on the work that matters.

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Interim and Fractional Leadership Jobs

If you prefer focused, high-impact work, we place interim and fractional technology leaders into critical moments where they steady delivery and build momentum while longer-term plans are put in place.

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Senior Technology Roles Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All

Two leaders can share the same job title and be solving very different problems. In some organisations, a CTO is effectively a Head of Engineering and in others they are driving strategy, product and change at board level. The same is true for transformation and product leadership. Before we talk titles, we focus on understanding what needs to change.

We begin by looking at where things are stuck: delivery, platforms, product direction, data, or ways of working. From there, we define what this leader needs to own, how success will be judged and how the role fits with the rest of your leadership team.

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If delivery is the issue, you’ll meet leaders who have unblocked engineering teams and improved how work moves through the business. If transformation is the priority, we introduce people who have taken complex change from plan to adoption. If product direction is unclear, we focus on leaders who can set direction and get teams aligned.

Technology leadership recruitment often involves several voices and competing expectations. We keep the process clear, share straightforward feedback from the market and help you compare options so decisions are based on evidence. 

Sometimes the right answer is a permanent CTO or VP Engineering. Other times, an interim or fractional leader makes more sense to steady things and give you breathing space. We help you work through the options, then introduce people who fit your stage, your business, and where you want to go next.

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We’re proud of our work with start-ups, scale-ups, and enterprise technology teams. Clients and candidates trust us because we keep things simple, honest, and focused on results.

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Find the right people. Find the right role. Make it count.

Whether you’re hiring a CTO, VP Engineering, Product or Transformation leader, or planning your own next move in technology leadership, we’re here to help you move forward with confidence. Talk to an executive search firm that understands senior technology roles, the market, and how to match the right person to the work ahead.

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