Head of Development

CLUB L LONDON; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK fashion brand is looking for a Head of Development to join their growing tech team in Manchester. This role involves managing a team of developers and collaborating with the CTO on projects, offering a competitive salary and a variety of perks including flexible hours and staff discounts.

Benefits

Machine choice (Mac or Windows) with dual screen setup

Training allowance - time & financial

Bi-annual bonus scheme

25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)

Extra day off for your birthday

Flexible working hours around core hours of 10-4

40% staff discount across products

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare Cashplan

Free onsite gym

Enhanced pension contribution

Enhanced maternity and sick pay

Free snacks, drinks & treats

Social events

Qualifications

• 6+ years of development experience (Fullstack: Node, HTML, CSS, JS).
• 2+ years of experience managing a team.
• Experience with frontend frameworks and version control.

Responsibilities

• Manage & grow the development team (Front-end & Back-end Developers).
• Take ownership of existing integrations.
• Guide the team on architecture, development & maintenance.

Skills

Node

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Team Management

Git

AWS

Communication

Time Management

Tools

Liquid

Vue

Handlebars

Job description

About us

Club L London are the next-generation online retailer refining accessible luxury for forward-thinking women worldwide. Delivering timeless and trend-oriented styles in sizes 4-20 for every life moment, we design proudly in-house in the UK; with premium quality, exceptional fit and affordable style at the forefront.

Collaboration, communication and curiosity drive our extraordinary workforce - an ambitious team of diverse, experienced and up-and-coming talents that we think you'd fit right into.

A role at Club L is more than a job, it's a lifestyle for the innovative, inspired and intuitive thinker.

The Role

Club L London are one of the UK top fashion brands. Reporting into the Chief Technology Officer, we are looking for a talented Head Of Development to join our growing tech team. This role is based out of our Manchester HQ, with 1 day a week working from home. If you enjoy working in a fast paced environment, problem solving with talented colleagues then this is the ideal role for you.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage & grow the development team (Front-end & Back-end Developers)
• Take ownership and oversight of existing integrations, working with the team on ongoing improvements
• Guide the team on architecture, development & maintenance of future integrations
• Work closely with the Data Team building big data systems & tools
• Work closely with the CTO on team & project planning

More about you

Essential:

• 6+ years of development experience (Fullstack: Node, HTML, CSS, JS)
• 2+ years experience of managing a team
• Experience using a frontend dynamic template framework (Liquid, Vue, Handlebars or similar)
• Experience working with an e-commerce brand
• Previous experience with version control (Git or similar) and serverless environments (AWS or similar)
• Knowledge of architecting resilient systems
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Good communication skills

Desirable:

• Shopify experience
• Qualification or demonstrable experience within Project Management

What's on offer?

• Machine choice (Mac or Windows) with dual screen setup
• Training allowance - time & financial
• Bi-annual bonus scheme
• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Flexible working hours around core hours of 10-4
• 40% staff discount across Club L and Lavish Alice products
• Cycle to work scheme
• Healthcare Cashplan
• Free onsite gym
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Enhanced maternity and sick pay
• Free snacks, drinks & treats
• Social events