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SalaryHead of Software Delivery/Software Dev Manager (15 month FTC)
Farnborough, or Remote (1 day in office per month)
£60000 - £80000 + 10% Bonus + Package
This role cannot offer VISA Sponsorship
Your new company
I'm working with one of the UK's leading leisure/travel businesses who are undertaking a Digital Transformation process which includes the redevelopment of a number of core business systems. We're looking for an Interim Head of Software Delivery / Software Development Manager for a 15 month maternity cover to join their team, either hybrid in Farnborough or UK Remote (minimum 1 day in office per month).
Your new role
During the pandemic there is no doubt the question "when can we go on holiday again?" was one of the top 5 asked in the world. This company facilitates those trips and have seen unprecedented growth and demand now the doors to the world are open again.
Driving this growth they have hired a new IT Director who has restructured teams and is pushing the implementation of cloud across the business. The dev team is currently at 8 and will double this/next year so it's a great and exciting time to be joining.
This is a management position, overseeing the Software Development team and Software Delivery practices, overall you'll be one of the go-to technical people within the organisation and will continue to help them scale and instil software best practice.
The culture here is something they are proud, a successful international business, but one that has retained a real close-knit, friendly feel with excellent retention rates. This is a great opportunity to work on brand new projects and to help nurture and grow a team.
What you'll need to succeed
We're looking for an existing Software Delivery Manager or Software Development Manager with 10+ years working in the industry - and within at least 1 enterprise business.
You must have a comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft .Net & Agile Development, including Scrum, Lean, Kanban, XP, DevOps, Pair Programming, TDD, BDD etc.
You must also have a proven track record in building high traffic enterprise applications at scale, leading and managing teams on complex software programs.
Ideally you'll have worked on Ecommerce platforms or in the travel industry helping to share Software best practice to build high performance teams.~
What you'll get in return
You'll join a team where work life balance is of paramount importance. The business were early adopters of remote working well before Covid and they offer flexible working hours to suit the individual. There is a 10% bonus scheme, you'll get private medical and massive discounts on holidays/travel, plus holiday starts at 25 days, rising to 30, with an option to take another 10 days through salary sacrifice and 2 volunteer days.
What you need to do now
To find out more and to be considered for this position please apply directly, or contact Max Wilcock, Business Director on .
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