Business Unit Director – UK/London
Trifork UKLocation: UK-based, with regular travel to London, customer sites and team events
Reporting to the UK CEO, Trifork is looking for a Business Unit Director to lead and grow our London-centred consulting and software delivery business, with responsibility for customer growth, delivery quality, people leadership and commercial performance.
This is a senior leadership role with significant influence over the growth, culture and future direction of the UK business.
We’re looking for someone who is commercially minded, people-focused and technically credible - someone who can build trusted relationships with customers, support the growth of the business and create an environment where talented engineers and consultants can thrive.
This is not a traditional corporate management role. We’re looking for someone collaborative, pragmatic and entrepreneurial; someone equally comfortable discussing strategy with senior business leaders, supporting complex customer engagements and working closely with technologists and delivery teams.
The role combines commercial leadership, customer relationship development, operational ownership and people leadership. You’ll play a key role in shaping the next phase of growth for the UK business, working closely with senior leadership across the UK and the wider Trifork Group, including the CTO Office, to drive collaboration, innovation and sustainable growth.
What You’ll Be Doing
Growing the Business
Build strong long-term relationships with customers, partners and the wider technology community
Help identify, shape and win new business opportunities
Support strategic consulting conversations, proposals and customer engagements
Grow the visibility and reputation of Trifork within the UK market
Identify new areas for growth, collaboration and partnerships
Leading People & Teams
Lead and support a high-performing team of consultants and engineers
Foster a collaborative, low-ego and people-first culture
Oversee hiring, mentoring and career development
Create an environment where talented people can thrive
Balance business growth with sustainable delivery and team wellbeing
Delivery, Operations & Leadership
Oversee successful delivery across customer engagements
Help maintain high standards across engineering, consulting and delivery
Work closely with technical leadership across Trifork Group on technology direction and innovation
Own the operational and commercial health of the business unit, including forecasting, utilisation and P&L accountability
Help shape the future direction and growth of the UK business
What You’ll Be Accountable For
Business unit growth, profitability and EBITDA performance
Forecasting, utilisation and operational health
Customer satisfaction and long-term account growth
Consulting pipeline and revenue development
Team retention, hiring and leadership capability
Delivery quality and sustainable execution
What We’re Looking For
Experience leading within a software consultancy, technology business or modern engineering organisation
Demonstrable commercial ownership and P&L responsibility
Strong relationship-building and business development capability
Someone who can build trust equally well with customers, executives and technologists
Technical credibility and understanding of modern software engineering environments
Experience balancing commercial growth, delivery and people leadership
A low-ego, pragmatic leadership style with the ability to build trust across commercial, technical and delivery teams
An existing network within the UK technology ecosystem would be a strong advantage
Based in the UK and within commuting reach of London
About Trifork
Trifork is an international technology and innovation company with more than 1,200 people across Europe and the US.
Across the UK, we work with organisations solving meaningful and complex problems through modern software engineering, consulting and pragmatic delivery. We care deeply about technical quality, long-term relationships and creating environments where talented people can thrive.
We value trust, collaboration, curiosity and continuous learning over hierarchy and bureaucracy.
If you’re excited by the idea of helping grow a modern technology consultancy where people, innovation and relationships matter equally - we’d love to hear from you.