Head of Development

Endeavour Recruitment Solutions; City Of London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Central London is seeking an experienced Head of Development to lead software development teams. The ideal candidate should have at least 8 years of relevant experience and possess strong leadership skills. You will act as Scrum Master and foster a professional team culture, while ensuring web solutions meet client needs. The role offers a competitive salary of around £75K plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience leading development teams.
• Strong work ethic and natural leadership ability.

Responsibilities

• Act as Scrum Master, mentor and create a professional team culture.
• Ensure quality and technical approach adheres to the company strategy.
• Manage outsourced vendor relationships.

Skills

Scrum Master

Leadership

Analytical skills

HTML5

SQL Server

Tools

ASP.Net

C#

GIT

Job description

Job Summary

Head of Development

• Country: United Kingdom
• Location: Shoreditch
• Sector: IT Management, Senior Management
• Job Type: Permanent
• Technologies: head of development Scrum Scrum Master software development Development HTML5 Linq SQL Server

Endeavour Recruitment has a new opportunity for an experienced Head of Software Development. The successful candidate should come from a development background and have significant experience of leading development teams. The Head of Development should be a natural and strong leader with a good work ethic that can lead by example. You should be confident, organised, analytical with excellent attention to detail. This role is based in Central London and the salary will be in the region of £75K plus benefits.

Responsibilities

• Act as Scrum Master, mentor and creating a professional team culture.
• Ensure quality and technical approach adheres to the company strategy.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Be responsible for web solutions that meet client needs.
• Attend client facing meetings.
• Manage outsourced vendor relationships.
• Work with other teams to ensure delivery of work is on time and to budget.

Technical Skills

• HTML5
• LINQ
• ASP.Net
• MVC
• C#
• SQL Server
• Cloud
• GIT
• Team City
• Octopus
• Lucene and SOLR
• Excellent communication skills, written and spoken
• Self-motivated
• Natural leadership ability

Applicants are invited to apply as soon as possible to be included in the shortlist.