About Us
Every business needs to know who they’re really working with whether it’s suppliers, investors, partners, or third parties. At Xapien, we’re reinventing how organisations do that, combining speed, scale and accuracy with cutting-edge AI.
Since 2018, we’ve grown from a deep-tech startup to a global player in AI-driven due diligence and risk intelligence. 2024 was a landmark year as we closed a $10M Series A, earned recognition in the Chartis RiskTech100 and Everest Group’s Leading 50, and expanded our products, markets and customer base.
2025 was even bigger: With new regulations, rising compliance pressure and growing reputation risks, organisations everywhere are demanding smarter, faster ways to work and they’re turning to us. Customers worldwide from global law firms and private banks to universities and nonprofits rely on Xapien to turn days of manual research into trusted insights, delivered in minutes.
Our momentum so far
Customers in a diverse range of industries, with particular growth in wealth management, financial services and supply chain onboarding.
Demand accelerating beyond our UK headquarters, across multiple continents with new customers in the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania.
Why this is an exciting time to join
This isn’t just another job role; it’s an opportunity to shape the future of the due diligence industry with a market-leading product trusted by global organisations. Whether you’re in marketing, communications, sales, or finance, you’ll play a critical role in driving growth, building credibility, and defining how we connect our product to a rapidly evolving market.
We’re scaling fast with more customers, more releases, and bigger regulatory and market challenges. Expectations are rising, due diligence now means real-time insight, delivered efficiently and with impact. You won’t just be executing campaigns, closing deals, or managing numbers, you’ll be influencing strategy, optimising processes, and helping position a brand that’s setting the new standard for trust and transparency.
For people who love learning, innovating, and making an impact that matters now is the moment to be a part of Xapien.
Role Overview
In the run-up to securing Series B funding, Xapien is hiring a Head of Engineering to build and lead a high-performing, scalable engineering organisation. Reporting to Shaun O’Mahony, Co-Founder and CTPO, you’ll own the systems, practices, and culture that enable a ~35-person (and growing) product and engineering organisation to deliver reliably, iterate quickly, and partner effectively across the business.
You’ll lead the engineering organisation end-to-end: driving delivery execution, scaling the team, building operational maturity, and championing AI-augmented development practices. You will operate at multiple levels — coaching managers and ICs, owning incident response, and setting the operational direction for Xapien’s engineering organisation. The CTPO retains product and technical vision; you make it happen. This is a rare opportunity to both build the foundations of a scaling engineering org and directly influence the growth trajectory of an AI-native company.
Key Responsibilities
Drive Sustainable, Agile Delivery
Scale the Engineering Organisation
Operational & Technical Leadership
Cross-Functional Partnership
What We're Looking For
Success in This Role Looks Like
Within 12 months:
Within 24 months:
Why This Role Matters
At Xapien, engineering isn't just about building features, it's about creating the technical foundation that enables the entire business to scale. As Head of Engineering, you'll be instrumental in ensuring that our technical capabilities grow in step with our business ambitions, while building a team and culture that can sustain high performance over the long term.
This is an opportunity to shape the organisational architecture and operational backbone of a rapidly growing AI company, working alongside a technical co-founder who retains the product and technical vision — and needs a partner who can turn that vision into reliable, scalable execution.
Here’s our promise to you:
We are going to work with you - to build a rewarding and fulfilling career with the opportunities, challenges and resources you need to do you your best work.
We succeed together- you will own a meaningful part of the business through our employee shares & equity programme.
Private health insurance to keep you in tip-top condition.
Life Insurance – let's hope nobody ever needs this!
Unlimited holidays – yes, it really is uncapped – take the time you need, when you need it.
Everyone is learning, developing and challenging themselves so we have a £1k professional development fund per year if you want to learn new skills, even new things outside of work.
Most importantly of all, we will work with you, to help you realise your fullest potential, always.
Compensation Range: £150K - £180K
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