Software Development Manager

The Growth Company; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Growth Company seeks a Software Development Manager to lead a technical team in Manchester. The role involves managing software development and implementing innovative practices to drive digital transformation, while ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and experience in software project management.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Guaranteed interviews for diverse candidates

Comprehensive DBS checks at no cost to candidates

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical teams and complex software projects.
• Demonstrable experience in Data & Analytics.
• Ability to apply GC values and strong management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and build a diverse team of developers.
• Implement secure development policies and best practices.
• Define and mature the development strategy.

Skills

Microsoft Dynamics

Microsoft Azure

Azure DevOps

Agile methodologies

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Education

Degree in IT or related field

Tools

Agile tools

Development tools

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Client:

The Growth Company

Location:

Manchester, United Kingdom

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Posted:

18.06.2025

Expiry Date:

02.08.2025

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Job Description:

Software Development Manager

The Growth Company’s IT department has a new vacancy for a Software Development Manager who will be Leading, Managing and Building a diverse team of developers delivering cutting edge solutions to support the organisation in reaching its ambitions to be a digitally enabled organisation.

The Growth Company is an award-winning, accredited, social enterprise with a mission to enable growth, create jobs and improve lives. We deliver a range of services, working with customers and stakeholders to achieve our vision of a society where economic growth and prosperity is inclusive, sustainable and leaves no person or community behind.

Key Responsibilities

• Interfacing and building strategic relationships within the organisation to support and grow technical expertise within the development function.
• Implement Secure Development Policy and best practices to ensure all code produced is delivered with security at its foundation.
• Facilitate the delivery of the software testing strategy, incorporating testing best practices and automation within the development process.
• Build supportable applications and services, implementing DevOps practices, monitoring, and reporting capabilities.
• Define, implement, and mature our development strategy, creating an effective process for how projects and workload is managed throughout all stages of the software development lifecycle.
• Lead the development team in adopting and building scalable AI assets designed for constructing and operating complex AI use cases. This includes building, packaging, and hosting Large Language Models (LLM).
• Manage and transform IT capability. Create an aligned, right-size, right-shape and mature team in which business Prioritisation is embedded, and contemporary IT industry standards, security standards and disciplines are adopted and maintained.
• Ensure that all activities and operations are performed in compliance with legal and statutory obligations (GDPR), including the delivery of fit for purpose and consistent systems, policies and procedures across the Group.

About you

• Experience leading a technical team to deliver complex software projects.
• Demonstrable experience in Data & Analytics is also desirable.
• Excellent leadership, management skills and motivational and team building skills.
• Ability to understand, demonstrate and apply GC values: Make a positive difference, Stronger together, empower people, Do the right thing, Build on success.

Skills Required

• Experience of developing Microsoft Dynamics Platform and the Power Apps Platform.
• Managing deployment to Microsoft Azure platform and on-prem Windows server infrastructure
• Experience of managing workload using Azure DevOps and developing best practice in the use of the DevOps platform.
• Solid understanding of development & engineering methodologies and Agile delivery techniques (CI/CD, TDD, BDD).
• Current industry, technology, systems, trends and changes applicable to the business environment and operations.
• The ability to build and lead an effective and engaged team, that operates with high performance. Focus on aligned goals and development plans to drive skills, progression & succession plans, and retention levels.
• Strong analytical, prioritising, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills.
• Effective communication skills, capable of engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Adept at working in a fast paced, challenging environment while serving the needs of multiple stakeholders.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone including vulnerable adults and young people, we expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures which include a DBS check. This will be conducted by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd) on behalf of GC. Please note that the successful candidate will not be required to pay for this.

If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to apply and to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential requirements for a role. This commitment applies to candidates who have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.

As part of our application process, you can ask to be considered under this scheme if you are from an ethnic community or have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. Providing that you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will then be invited for an interview. Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the Hiring Manager and our Internal Recruitment Team.

We are a member of the national campaign Ban the Box; this campaign aims to open opportunities for people with convictions to compete for jobs. We’re supporting the campaign by removing conviction questions at the applications stage.

GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.