Hello J***hn, I’m J***ne, an HR recruiter at StrategyBrain. I came across your profile and was really impressed by your 18 years of experience building and scaling IoT platforms at S***e,especially handling high‐volume data streams for clients like S***s and S***r. We’re partnering with N***h I***s on a Director of IoT and Data Platform Engineering role, where you’d lead the architecture of their enterprise‐grade IoT platform, define technical strategy, and mentor cross-functional teams. Would you be open to a quick chat to explore this opportunity? Best regards, J***ne

Hi J***hn, Great to hear you’re interested. Here’s a quick overview of the Director of IoT and Data Platform Engineering role at N***h I***s: • Company & Team: A fast-growing, 200-person IoT and Big Data firm with an agile culture, award-winning dev teams, and a passion for cutting-edge innovation. • Your Mission: Lead the design and architecture of our enterprise-grade IoT platform, handling large user bases and high-volume data streams,an area you’ve mastered over 18 years. You’ll define technical strategy for distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, collaborate closely with product managers and clients, and mentor a cross-functional team to drive quality and continuous improvement. • Impact & Growth: This is a high-visibility role reporting to the CTO, with opportunities to shape our long-term roadmap, build out teams, and represent N***h at industry events and conferences. • Resources & Support: You’ll have dedicated DevOps, Cloud and Data Analytics engineers, a healthy budget for tools and training, and the ability to pilot new technologies. • Compensation & Perks: Competitive base salary, annual bonus, equity package, plus professional development support and conference sponsorships. Does this sound in line with what you’re looking for? If so, I’m available to chat next week,Monday 9:30,10:15 AM or Tuesday 10:00,10:45 AM BST. Let me know which slot works best (or feel free to send over your preferred time), and I’ll set up a call. Looking forward to diving deeper! Best, J***ne

Hi J***ne, Great question. For the Director of IoT & Data Platform Engineering role at N***h, the typical package is: • Base salary: £120k,£140k per year (depending on level of experience) • Annual bonus: 15%,20% of base • Equity: 0.25%,0.5% of company shares Given your background leading large-scale IoT platforms, there’s flexibility toward the top of those ranges. Let me know if that aligns with your expectations. I’ve penciled you in for Tuesday at 10:00 BST , I’ll send over a calendar invite shortly. Looking forward to our chat! Best, J***ne

Hi J***ne, Happy to share more detail: • Equity vesting: Your grant (0.25%,0.5%) vests over four years with a one-year cliff (25% after 12 months), then monthly thereafter. • Bonus structure: Target bonus is 15%,20% of base salary, paid annually. You’ll have clear company and individual KPIs set at the start of the year, with 100% of target awarded for hitting goals, and up to 120% for over-achievement. Payouts occur after year-end once performance is finalized. We can refine any of these points on our call Tuesday at 10 BST. Looking forward to it! Best, J***ne

Hi J***hn, Great questions , I’ve noted them for our call on Tuesday at 10:00 BST. As a brief preview: • Equity acceleration: N***h’s plan includes standard change-of-control provisions (e.g., single-trigger acceleration upon acquisition), with further detail in the grant agreement. • Bonus KPIs: Targets are set collaboratively at the start of each year by you, the CTO, and the exec team. They typically blend company-level metrics (revenue growth, platform uptime) with your team’s delivery milestones and innovation objectives. We’ll walk through the exact language and process on Tuesday and answer any follow-ups you have. Look forward to it! Best, J***ne