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Emma Armstrong

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Head of Engineering at Blackdot Solutions
📍 Royston, England, United Kingdom

Emma is a Lean Enterprise Agile Coach and Head of Engineering with over 20 years of experience in IT and engineering. With a Computer Science degree, her career progressed from testing to agile coaching and now engineering leadership. People who have worked with her describe her as inspiring, meticulous, and empathetic.

An active community member, Emma is passionate about the human-centric aspects of agile methodologies. She enjoys sharing her knowledge by speaking at conferences, running workshops, and engaging with the wider developer and testing communities. She has also served as a conference chair for Agile2020.

Unique fact: Emma has trained over 200 people in SAFe and Agile within a single year and coached portfolios of over 500 people.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Head of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Royston, England, United Kingdom
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Agile Transformation
Her entire career is focused on enabling business transformation through agile practices, coaching large teams, and fostering a culture of innovation and growth.
Engineering Leadership
In her current role as Head of Engineering, she focuses on people management, strategic improvements, and enabling her team to deliver value.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Head of Engineering
Blackdot Solutions
4-2025 - 2-2026
Engineering Manager
Blackdot Solutions
7-2023 - 4-2025
Senior Software Development Manager
Lightcast Discovery
10-2019 - 6-2023
Agile Coach
AstraZeneca
2-2017 - 10-2019
Test Manager
AstraZeneca
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