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Sam Hill

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Director of Engineering at CSL Group
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Sam Hill is a dynamic and respected technology leader with extensive C-suite experience at firms like CSL Group, WildBrain, and the BBC. He combines deep technology understanding with business acumen to deliver value-driven outcomes in engineering, strategy, and operations. He holds a BSc Honours from the University of Reading.

He is passionate about people leadership, coaching, and mentoring the next generation of technology leaders. Sam frequently posts about hiring exceptional talent for his team, emphasizing his focus on building a strong, innovative, and growth-oriented culture.

Unique fact: While at the BBC, he provided engineering leadership to a team of approximately 250 colleagues and was the professional lead for a total of around 700 people.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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IoT Solutions
Currently leads his engineering team at CSL Group in creating new IoT solutions and next-generation, mission-critical signalling systems.
Engineering Leadership
Identifies as a coach and mentor to future tech leaders, with a strong focus on people leadership, delivery excellence, and creating value.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Director of Engineering
CSL Group
11-2021 - 1-2025
CTO | VP of Technology
WildBrain
4-2018 - 11-2021
Head of Software Engineering - BBC Platform
BBC
1-2016 - 4-2018
Head of Platform and Technologies
Marks and Spencer
1-2011 - 1-2016
Head of Solution Architecture (Online Commerce)
Tesco
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Education
BSc Honours
University of Reading
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Harvey Grammar School
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