Senior Software Delivery Manager

Farringdon James Limited; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays) increasing to 33

Health Care Plans

Salary sacrifice bicycle schemes

Job summary

Farringdon James Limited is seeking a candidate for a leadership role in software management based in Plymouth or Bodmin, Cornwall. The role involves leading a cross-functional team, managing software projects, and ensuring effective collaboration across departments.

The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field, and have proven experience in software and team management. The benefits include 28 days annual leave, health care plans, and salary sacrifice bicycle schemes.

Qualifications

• Degree level education in a relevant technical field or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in Software Management and Software team management.

Responsibilities

• Leads and coaches the cross-functional team of 30+ individuals.
• Designs and establishes the team with hiring, training, coaching.
• Monitors individual progress and results against set targets.

Skills

Software management

Team management

Project management

Agile methodologies

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or similar

Job description

Please note the location of this position is either Plymouth or Bodmin, Cornwall

Key Tasks

• Leads and coaches the cross-functional team (+30 individuals), both technically and in managerial aspects.
• Understands the required skills and capacity necessary to deliver the project pipeline
• Designs and establishes the team either with permanent or variable workforce by hiring, training, coaching, mentoring.
• Maintain a continuous strategy of personal improvement and monitor progress and results against set targets per individual.
• Carry out regular appraisals that recognise efforts and corrects deficiencies supported with development plans.
• Maintain and improve existing processes and will define, deploy and drive new sustainable processes, throughout the development cycle.
• Tailors and implements software development methodologies, standards and best practice.
• Define and measure key performance indicators, define corrective actions on measurable metrics.
• The candidate is also responsible for the project management of the production pipeline.
• Familiar with different software development life cycles, such as Waterfall, Agile, or Rational Unified Process.
• Delivery of product roadmaps, projects, change requests and defect resolutions.
• Elicits and maintains the necessary project intelligence to ensure cross department collaboration and visibility to key stakeholders.
• Ensure project deviations are addressed promptly and efficiently, minimizing effects on deadlines and budgets.
• Metric-driven, customer-centric focus to execution and delivery in balance with business needs.

Knowledge and Skills

• cated to a degree level in Computer Science , Mathematics, Physics or similar or able to demonstrate proven track or experience and equivalent skills
• Proven experience in Software Management and Software team management

Other Company benefits

• 28 Days annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays) increasing to 33, pro-rata.
• Health Care Plans,
• Salary sacrifice bicycle schemes

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