Are you an inspiring leader with a passion for guiding high‑performing teams? We’re looking for a Software Development Manager to lead one or more agile development teams in the design, development, and maintenance of our product portfolio.
Working closely with our Software Architect and Product Management, you’ll translate diverse requirements into clear, prioritised backlogs and oversee the delivery of high‑quality, reliable products. You’ll play a key role in planning and reporting against delivery schedules, managing agile ceremonies, and fostering a positive, accountable team culture.
About the role:
We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for a talented, driven, and engaging individual to play a key role in supporting our continued growth.
The Software Development Manager will be a key member of the Software Development team and will be responsible for delivering products on time, ensuring they meet the standards expected by our worldwide customer base.
With an ability to continually drive the team forward, this role leads multiple software delivery teams, ensures process is embedded and used optimally to deliver software products against committed delivery dates.
What you’ll do:
- Responsible for providing management and leadership to one or more development teams, who will be working on the design and development of new products and maintenance of the existing product line.
- Working closely with the Software Architect you and your team will develop new products in accordance with agreed requirements and design specifications, ensuring a high level of product quality and reliability.
- Work closely with Product Management, Software Architect and Product Owners (also in the R&D team) to distil (often disparate) requirements into Features and Product Backlog Items suitable for feeding into multiple agile development teams.
- Accountable for ensuring team backlogs are visible, clear and prioritised to maximise output and value of the development teams.
- Accountable for the estimation of development activities and the creation and management of a delivery plan, to ensure on-time delivery.
- Clear and open reporting of progress against the delivery plan.
- Responsible for managing the agile development process, including facilitating the daily stand-up, sprint planning, sprint review and retrospective, to ensure on-time delivery of development programs.
- Work with and develop the team, by setting a good example in all areas (commitment to timescales, positive attitude etc.).
- Responsible for the performance management and career progression of teams of software/firmware developers and testers.
- Demonstrate domain knowledge and share this across the team(s).
About You:
- Broad and extensive knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle process and its supporting technologies.
- Experience of managing, leading and motivating software engineering teams, particularly in an Agile environment
- Strong ability to build inclusive, high‑performing teams, with excellent communication and conflict‑resolution skills.
- Able to demonstrate excellent problem-solving and risk management skills.
- Must have the ability to successfully engage with managers and stakeholders at all levels within the business.
- Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-managing to meet demands across multiple teams wherever possible.
It would be desirable for you to have:
- Experience using JIRA (or similar tool).
- Exposure to Aha!
- Exposure to Embedded technology software development practices and tools.
- Scrum certificate.
- SAFe certified.
- AgilePM or similar.
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
