Development Manager

Clyde & Co Global Services Limited; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Season ticket loans

Wellbeing Day

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Clyde & Co Global Services Limited is seeking an experienced Lead Software Development Manager to guide a team of developers and specialists across Visualfiles/Everyfile and .NET. You will manage day-to-day leadership, coaching, and performance reviews while overseeing multi-workstream delivery and risk management.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, agile delivery, and a track record in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading software development teams.
• Experience balancing multiple priorities and workstreams.
• Strong stakeholder management and agile delivery experience.
• Desirable: Visualfiles/Everyfile and .NET/C# experience; legal/regulatory environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the team of ~7 developers and specialists across Visualfiles/Everyfile and .NET.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and performance reviews.
• Oversee delivery of development projects, system enhancements, and production support; prioritise workloads.
• Balance BAU with strategic projects; manage risks and delivery dependencies.
• Ensure solutions meet quality, performance and security standards.
• Act as technical lead for Visualfiles/Everyfile; guide design and best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of tooling, processes and architecture.
• Lead release and deployment activities; enforce testing and governance.

Skills

Leadership of software teams

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Prioritisation & multitasking

Visualfiles/Everyfile experience

.NET/C# development

Legal/regulated environment

Process improvement

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and develop the team: manage approximately 7 developers and technical specialists across Visualfiles/Everyfile and .NET.
• Provide day‑to‑day leadership, coaching, and support; conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and development conversations.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high‑performing team culture; support career development and succession planning.
• Oversee delivery of development projects, system enhancements, and production support activities; prioritise workload across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Balance business‑as‑usual support with strategic project delivery; manage risks, issues, and delivery dependencies.
• Ensure solutions meet agreed quality, performance and security standards.
• Act as technical lead for Visualfiles/Everyfile solutions; guide solution design and development best practice.
• Support complex problem‑solving and technical decision making.
• Drive continuous improvement of tooling, processes and solution architecture.
• Lead release and deployment activities; enforce testing, governance, and change controls.
• Support the firm’s focus on automation, workflow optimisation and AI‑enabled solutions; identify opportunities to improve efficiency and enhance internal technology platforms.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across IT and the wider business; communicate delivery progress, timelines and risks.
• Manage relationships with third‑party vendors and development partners.

What We're Looking For

• Essential experience leading software development teams.
• Experience managing multiple competing priorities and workstreams.
• Proven ability to balance project delivery with operational support activities.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Desirable: strong experience working with Visualfiles/Everyfile.
• Desirable: exposure to or understanding of .NET / C# development.
• Desirable: experience in a legal, professional services or regulated environment.
• Desirable: experience with case or matter management systems.
• Desirable: experience driving process improvements, automation or team efficiency initiatives.

What’s in it for you

• Modern, flexible working – a minimum of 2 days each week required from the office, 3 days from home.
• Career progression and development – structured learning and development programmes, secondment opportunities and internal mobility across global offices.
• Recognition for pro‑bono work and inclusion through DEI initiatives, leadership programmes, and community impact.
• Perks: life assurance from day one, season ticket loans and lifestyle discounts, an annual Wellbeing Day, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and more.
• Benefits eligibility may vary by location and length of service; full details confirmed upon joining.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.