Mobile Engineering Manager

Gymshark; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Bonus

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holidays plus birthday

Flexible Working Culture

Employer pension contributions up to 7%

50% Gymshark Discount

Paid time off for health reasons

Free on-site parking

Job summary

A leading fitness company in the UK seeks a Mobile Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers and enhance their mobile applications. You will utilize your engineering background to ensure high standards and drive innovative solutions in a collaborative environment. This role requires strong leadership skills and experience in mobile development, particularly in Kotlin or Swift.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Mobile Engineer, specializing in either Kotlin or Swift.
• Successfully managed, led and mentored a team of Engineers.
• Proven work experience in mobile applications.

Responsibilities

• Managing, leading and mentoring a team of engineers.
• Making data-led decisions for team work prioritization.
• Encouraging creativity and innovation in product development.

Skills

Mobile Engineering experience

Team Leadership

Kotlin or Swift

Agile methodology

Commercial acumen

Job description

OVERVIEW:

Join our team as a Mobile Engineering Manager! Not only will you will be managing a team of Engineers, you will be using your skills, knowledge and experience to help shape the future of Gymshark's digital ecosystem and drive business success through our apps (both Android and iOS) ensuring they meet the highest standards of quality and scalability.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Managing, leading and mentoring a team of engineers of differential capability
• Managing team backlog
• Utilising experience as an Engineer to make data led decisions for the team and work prioritisation
• Encouraging the team to think creatively and critically to product innovative and ground breaking mobile digital products
• Empowering Engineers to achieve a consistent high bar of engineering excellence in their work
• Collaborating with other Engineering Managers and Heads-of to form a ‘one-team' fully aligned on general engineering approach and delivery requirements
• Supporting direct reports to independently pull and deliver feedback, sympathetic to areas of specific developmental importance
• Making significant improvements to internal processes to ensure projects are delivered to deadlines, and therefore budget
• Ensuring a good level of personal and team understanding of Agile's 12 principles

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Essential Criteria:

• Experience as a Mobile Engineer, specialising in either Kotlin or Swift
• Successfully managed, led and mentored a team of Engineers
• Proven work experience in working on mobile applications
• Experience working within an agile framework
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to build relationships across Tech and the wider Gymshark business

This is a hybrid role and would require the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days a week in GSHQ, Solihull, UK.

CLOSING DATE: 4th April 2024

BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email [e-mail].

ABOUT US.

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS.

Competitive ‘Win Together, Lose Together’ Bonus
???? Choice of Private Medical Insurance or Healthcare Cash Plan, paid for by us!
25 days holidays + your birthday and all the Bank Holidays which can be substituted and taken whenever you want.
A truly Flexible Working Culture
A collaborative, creative and inspiring working environment
Employer pension contributions up to 7%
Life Assurance at four times your basic salary
50% Gymshark Discount
Gymshark Gift Card for each year of service
Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
Great Training and Learning Resources
Choice of hardware and access to the best software
Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
Very Generous Family Leave package – we support you extending your family
Refuel - Healthy fresh food at GSHQ
️️ Lifting Club (LC) Gym Membership
Free monthly massages
Beauty and Barber facilities
Free on-site parking

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