Software Delivery & People Manager

Evolve IT Recruitment Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Life assurance

Job summary

Evolve IT Recruitment Ltd in Edinburgh is sourcing a Software Delivery & People Manager to lead the software engineering ecosystem while focusing on people development rather than hands-on coding. You will balance business demand with team capability, recruit talent, coach performance and ensure capacity aligns with priorities.

Join a leadership team that values collaboration, sustainable delivery, and workforce planning, with a hybrid working pattern and a focus on creating high-performing

Qualifications

• Previous experience leading software developers or technical delivery teams.
• Strong people management, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience balancing resource allocation across multiple projects or products.
• Good understanding of modern software development and delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing software development professionals
• Managing recruitment, onboarding and team growth activities
• Supporting performance management, career planning and professional development
• Coordinating development capacity across multiple products and workstreams
• Partnering with technical and product leaders to support effective delivery
• Identifying and mitigating risks relating to capacity, workload and team wellbeing
• Promoting knowledge sharing, mentoring and continuous improvement
• Contributing to succession planning and long-term capability development

Skills

People management

Stakeholder engagement

Resource planning

Leadership

Job description

Edinburgh | Hybrid Working (Minimum 2 Days in Office)

Are you an experienced technology leader, with a background in software delivery and people development?

We're working with an innovative Edinburgh-based technology business operating at the forefront of Britain's transition to a smarter, more flexible and sustainable systems in their sector. Following a significant new phase of growth, they're looking to appoint a Software Delivery & People Manager to lead and improve their software engineering ecosystem.

This is a leadership role focused on building high-performing development teams, enabling successful delivery, and creating an environment where engineers can thrive. You'll play a key role in workforce planning, team development, recruitment, performance coaching, and ensuring development capacity aligns with business priorities. To be clear, this is NOT a technical role.

Working closely with Product Owners, Technical Leads and Senior stakeholders, you'll help balance business demand with team capability, removing barriers to delivery while supporting the growth and wellbeing of your team members.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading, coaching and developing software development professionals
• Managing recruitment, onboarding and team growth activities
• Supporting performance management, career planning and professional development
• Coordinating development capacity across multiple products and workstreams
• Partnering with technical and product leaders to support effective delivery
• Identifying and mitigating risks relating to capacity, workload and team wellbeing
• Promoting knowledge sharing, mentoring and continuous improvement
• Contributing to succession planning and long-term capability development

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience leading software developers or technical delivery teams
• Strong people management, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience balancing resource allocation across multiple projects or products
• Good understanding of modern software development and delivery methodologies
• Ability to influence and collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A pragmatic, organised and people-focused leadership style

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a well-established technology business that is playing a critical role in the market they are involved in. You'll work alongside highly skilled professionals in a collaborative environment where innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement are genuinely valued.

The company offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including:

• 30 days annual leave plus recognised public holidays
• Life assurance

Location:

Edinburgh (Hybrid, minimum two days per week in the office)