AI-Driven Software Delivery Lead

Think Specialist Recruitment; Watford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing

Enhanced pension

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Income protection

Enhanced annual leave

Job summary

Think Specialist Recruitment are working on behalf of a leading organisation based in Watford to recruit an IT Manager - AI & Software Development. You will lead a growing IT function, embedding AI into the software delivery lifecycle while ensuring the organisation's applications and IT services remain reliable and effective.

The role suits an experienced technology leader with strong people management and software engineering credibility, plus a passion for AI-enabled delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience managing software developers and senior engineers.
• Hands-on use of AI tools to improve software development and delivery.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering, Agile, CI/CD, and release management.
• Experience delivering software in Microsoft environments (e.g., .NET, SQL Server, Power Platform).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure.
• Experience managing outsourced IT providers or MSPs.
• Knowledge of Copilot Studio, Azure AI, agentic AI tools, Dynamics 365 is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Leading, developing and growing a team of software developers.
• Championing AI-enabled software development across requirements, design, coding, testing and documentation.
• Overseeing software delivery, engineering standards, testing and release management.
• Identifying opportunities to use Microsoft AI technologies and the Power Platform to improve business processes.
• Taking ownership of day-to-day IT operations, application performance and incident management.
• Managing outsourced IT providers and specialist suppliers against SLAs.
• Working with senior stakeholders to shape technical direction and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

AI-enabled dev

Software engineering

CI/CD

Azure knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Power Platform

Copilot Studio

Dynamics 365

Job description

Think Specialist Recruitment are working on behalf of a leading organisation based in Watford to recruit an IT Manager - AI & Software Development. You will lead a growing IT function, embedding AI into the software delivery lifecycle while ensuring the organisation's applications and IT services remain reliable and effective.

The role suits an experienced technology leader with strong people management and software engineering credibility, plus a passion for AI-enabled delivery.