Dean Hand
Engineering Team Lead @Xero
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WORK HISTORY
Engineering Team Lead @Xero
Lead two cross-functional squads delivering both greenfield and legacy solutions across React/TypeScript.NET (4.8, 6, 8), and AWS. Provide strategic leadership that empowers engineers and tech leads to drive delivery and technical excellence. • Directly manage 16 engineers, supporting multiple promotions and mentoring tech leads through leadership growth. • Built resilient, high-performing teams by fostering psychological safety, inclusion, and continuous development. • Oversaw delivery of 15+ initiatives, balancing engineering-led and product-led priorities aligned to quarterly and annual goals to meet multi-year strategy objectives. • Embedded engineering best practices in testing, observability, and planning. • Partnered with senior stakeholders on roadmap alignment, delivery updates, and risk mitigation. • Promoted a strong ownership culture and process agility, adapting between delivery methodologies to suit delivery needs.
EDUCATION
Birmingham Newman University
Sports Studies with Philosophy
Baverstock Secondary School and Sixth Form
A'Levels & GCSE's
SKILLS
ABOUT DEAN HAND
I’m a results-driven Engineering Leader with a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions and driving high-performing teams. I’ve worked across a broad spectrum of technologies and industries—from developing full-stack applications to leading engineering teams at scale. I’m passionate about empowering teams to deliver impactful results, improving engineering processes, and shaping long-term strategic direction.Key Highlights: • Engineering leadership experience managing diverse teams, including full-stack engineers, data scientists, and product specialists, helping them grow into senior roles while ensuring the successful delivery of complex initiatives. • Spearheaded process improvements, such as implementing Agile practices and CI/CD pipelines, to increase development efficiency and stability. • A mentor at heart, I have championed a culture of continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, and team development, while driving initiatives that align engineering execution with business goals. • My leadership journey has evolved from hands-on technical roles to leading teams and shaping the direction of engineering initiatives, always with a focus on creating value for the business and fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.
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