Associate Tech Lead

Jobtailor; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled project leader in Manchester to guide client projects from planning through delivery. You will align objectives with technical feasibility, manage dependencies, and drive agile practices across multidisciplinary teams.

In this role, you will mentor engineers, develop familiarity with the client’s tech stack, and balance commercial investments with project outcomes. Regular travel to client sites is expected within a UK-based consultancy context.

Qualifications

• Interest in dealing with different stakeholders while balancing commercial spend and project investment.
• Ability to help internal engineers develop and progress.
• Passion for learning about technology and sharing knowledge.
• Keeps up to date with technology trends through blogs, podcasts, events, and conferences.
• Comfortable working with a variety of technical languages and stacks.
• Ability to develop skills in the technology stack used by the client.
• Ability to contribute as an individual contributor on a live Counter project.
• Interest in developing commercial understanding of project costs and client value.
• Ability to travel regularly to client offices when required.
• UK-based technical consultancy context and availability to work from Manchester or Leeds.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and advocate for the project plan
• Work with the Technical Lead to identify client objectives and assess feasibility within cost and time constraints
• Identify external dependencies and build relationships where required
• Work closely with Counter account management to maintain visibility of progress
• Advocate for and support agile team working practices, including planning and retrospectives
• Provide technical architecture direction while maintaining accountability for the architecture
• Seek input from team members and external client teams
• Build skills in the client's technical stack, including a variety of languages and frameworks
• Develop commercial understanding through internal development and client projects
• Contribute value to Counter through marketing, talks, meetups, process improvements, project support, and wider-organisation activities
• Add value to clients through project outcomes and feedback
• Support consultant development and progression during engagements

Skills

Project Management

Technical Architecture Direction

Agile Team Practices

Stakeholder Engagement

Commercial Understanding

Job description

• Maintain and advocate for the project plan
• Work with the Technical Lead to identify client objectives and assess feasibility within cost and time constraints
• Identify external dependencies and build relationships where required
• Work closely with Counter account management to maintain visibility of progress
• Advocate for and support agile team working practices, including planning and retrospectives
• Provide technical architecture direction while maintaining accountability for the architecture
• Seek input from team members and external client teams
• Build skills in the client's technical stack, including a variety of languages and frameworks
• Develop commercial understanding through internal development and client projects
• Contribute value to Counter through marketing, talks, meetups, process improvements, project support, and wider-organisation activities
• Add value to clients through project outcomes and feedback
• Support consultant development and progression during engagements

Requirements

• Interest in dealing with different stakeholders while balancing commercial spend and project investment
• Ability to help internal engineers develop and progress
• Passion for learning about technology and sharing knowledge
• Keeps up to date with technology trends through blogs, podcasts, events, and conferences
• Comfortable working with a variety of technical languages and stacks
• Ability to develop skills in the technology stack used by the client
• Ability to contribute as an individual contributor on a live Counter project
• Interest in developing commercial understanding of project costs and client value
• Ability to travel regularly to client offices when required
• UK-based technical consultancy context and availability to work from Manchester or Leeds

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management and technical architecture while fostering agile practices and stakeholder engagement. Capable of developing skills in diverse technology stacks and contributing to commercial understanding and client value.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Technical Architecture Direction
• Agile Team Practices
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Commercial Understanding

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Technical Architecture
• Agile Methodologies
• Project Planning
• Technical Stack Proficiency
• Dependency Management

Soft Skills

• Relationship Building
• Knowledge Sharing
• Team Development
• Communication
• Adaptability

Industry Keywords

• UK-Based Technical Consultancy
• Client Engagement
• Commercial Spend Management
• Project Investment
• Technology Trends