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£50k-£70k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
Right technical depth
Match their expertise to what the role actually leads - product, process or compliance.
Leadership
They lead a technical team. Look for someone who develops specialists.
Standards and compliance
In many sectors this role owns technical compliance. Probe the relevant experience.
How to run the hire
1. Define the remit
Pin down what the technical function covers in your business.
2. Score to that definition
Weight the specific technical leadership your role needs.
3. Source and screen
Approach candidates with matching sector and technical experience.
4. Test with a scenario
Use a technical or compliance challenge from your world.
5. Reference leadership
Confirm they led a technical team and held standards.
Fees typically run 18-22% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront.
Nothing is due until your hire starts.
Usually 5-9 weeks.
Because the title varies so much, clarity of remit is the biggest driver of a fast, accurate search.
A Technical Manager leads the technical function - which depending on the business can mean product technical, process, R&D or compliance - along with the specialists in it.
The scope varies widely, so defining it is the first step.
Because businesses apply it to very different functions - product technical in food, compliance in one sector, R&D in another.
We scope the real remit so you get relevant candidates, not a generic shortlist.
Once the remit's clear, ask to it. Generally: Tell me about the technical function you led.
How do you develop technical specialists?
How do you handle a technical or compliance failure? and Where would you improve our technical standards?
A range including food and beverage, chemicals, manufacturing and consumer products.
We match the technical remit and sector to your requirement.
Tell us about your role and a specialist engineering recruiter will call you. No fee until your hire starts.
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