CTO / CTPO / VP Engineering

Tim Carmichael

Aligning Technology, Product & Engineering to Strategy

Technology executive who turns ambiguity into practical execution, aligns board-level ambition with engineering delivery, and builds high-performing teams across SaaS, regulated, PE-backed, PLC and startup environments.

+447440346137 tim@interimcto.uk linkedin.com/in/timcarmichael
Recruiter summary: hands-on executive technology leader with a track record of leading teams up to 450, modernising 300+ SaaS products, delivering £20M+ savings, and operating across startup, PE-backed, PLC, partnership and regulated environments.
Career experience

Interim Chief Technology Officer — NewCo Inc

Feb 2026 – Current · Predictive health startup · 9 colleagues
  • Leading product management, design and engineering momentum for an AI-driven, API-first personal health data platform.
  • Introduced AI-enabled developer productivity across coding, design and testing with human review.
  • Re-engineered prototype to production using Google Gemma 4 e2b for local private data access while disconnected from network services.
  • Participated in funding meetings as technical authority.

Interim Chief Technology Officer — Wolters Kluwer TAA UK

Oct 2025 – Jan 2026 · CCH UK Tax & Accounting · £85m · 106 colleagues
  • Stabilised and accelerated engineering for revenue-critical Tax Season Compliance 2026 platforms under fixed regulatory deadlines.
  • Defined technology vision and execution roadmap aligned to regulatory, commercial and operational priorities.
  • Restructured UK, international and offshore engineering teams to restore ownership and predictable delivery.
  • Delivered £0.75m savings and improved Product Owner adoption and engagement by 40%.

Chief Technology Officer — Mishcon de Reya

Jan 2019 – Oct 2025 · Top 30 UK law firm · £300m · 1,700 colleagues
  • Built and led a global engineering organisation of 90+ across UK and offshore locations.
  • Led transformation from legacy platforms to cloud-native, service-oriented architecture, delivering around 40% productivity uplift and £8m+ savings.
  • Moved a legacy datacentre model of 650 servers to Azure cloud services.
  • Rationalised, modernised and secured a 220+ application estate supporting regulated professional services.
  • Delivered firm-wide Azure platform for data, AI and automation, improving executive decision-making.

Chief Technology Officer — Informa Business Intelligence

Aug 2015 – Dec 2018 · FTSE 35 global PLC · £400m · 1,200 colleagues
  • Led strategy for re-engineering strategic business platforms across six business units.
  • Delivered engineering and platform transformation across 30+ products in 85 global locations, leading up to 450 people.
  • Migrated 300+ applications from 20+ providers to a unified AWS-based platform with CI/CD, delivering £8m ROI.
  • Delivered large-scale, real-time, revenue-critical SaaS workloads ranging from $100k to $130m ARR.
  • Held group CTPO responsibilities during the $1.8bn Penton Media acquisition and integration.

Director of Technology & Operations — LexisNexis UK

Apr 2012 – Aug 2015 · Global publishing · £500m · 2,000 colleagues
  • Scaled engineering from 35 to 150 across multiple sites with modern delivery and leadership structures.
  • Established AWS migration strategy and modern CI/CD workflows.
  • Delivered new content product platforms, including legal CRM and ERP systems.
  • Achieved 8% savings on an $11m base while improving throughput and predictability.

Managing Director, NextGen Solutions — IRIS Software

Jul 2010 – Mar 2012 · UK tax & accounting · PE-backed
  • Designed and delivered a suite of SaaS tax applications.
  • Created and scaled internal startup from zero to 24 across development, product, analysis, marketing and support.
  • Set product vision, architected the solution and delivered in 18 months.
  • Worked closely with Hg and Hellman & Friedman on value proposition and key event milestones.

Earlier leadership

Workshare · Synchronica PLC · DAT Group PLC
  • VP Global Engineering at Workshare, improving quality metrics and delivery by over 200% and supporting product growth of 120%.
  • CTO at Synchronica PLC, delivering product dashboards, quality improvements and Symbian support for market growth.
  • Founder and CTO of DAT Group PLC, listed on AIM in 2004 and serving international clients including Microsoft, Barclays, Tesco, NatWest, Sprint, Motorola and TUI.
Tim Carmichael · CTO / CTPO · Technology, Product & Engineering Leadership