Head of Development

Exciting New Opportunity*** We have partnered with an innovative, fast growing, technology-first company to recruit for a forward thinking Head of Development to lead their team on a permanent basis through a period of change and improvement. The perfect candidate will thrive in a transformative environment as this role will include defining TOM, team structure, technology change and methodology improvements. The successful Head of Development will be a strategic thinker, an inspirational leader and driver of innovation. This is a hybrid role, workload dependant. Key Responsibilities for the Head of Development: - Manage a team of 18 developers comprising front end, back end and full stack resources. - Leading the team who are responsible for developing bespoke inhouse applications and configuring off the shelf applications such as Salesforce and MuleSoft - Proactively assess the current team capacity and capability and work with the CTO to strategically restructure for team efficiency and upskilling - Move the team towards product & agile management - Lead on the migration of on-prem to cloud strategy - Supporting team members with training needs and support with prioritisation across the portfolio as required Key Skills for the Head of Development: - Strong people management skills, ability to spot gaps in skillsets to upskills - Understanding of Agile & DevOps methodologies - Passionate about introducing and recommending new technology tends as they emerge - Experience with both bespoke inhouse applications and of the shelf applications - Previous experience with 'real-time data' focused application development - Must come from a software development background and have a breadth of knowledge with a variety of languages Please apply as directed