Head of Development

2 weeks ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Equator Full time
Job Description

At Equator, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Development to lead our software development team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering transformative business systems to customers and will be responsible for directing and motivating the development team to create better work than they thought they were capable of.

Main Responsibilities
  • Leadership: Develop close, trusting relationships with the Business Unit Leaders, senior team, and other heads of department to ensure the principles of development excellence are integrated into our process and output.
  • Quality Focus: Create a model for success and quality within the team, ensuring that all team members understand their role and contribution to creating successful outcomes for our clients and the business.
  • Technology Evaluation: Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to evolve and develop our service offering, utilizing research activities as a mechanism to encourage innovative thinking within the team.
  • Training and Development: Establish a training plan to help key team members develop transformation consultancy skills and promote our services and capabilities through thought leadership outputs.
  • Quality Assurance: Ensure that the quality of the team outputs meets the brief, exceeds the client's expectations, and meets best practices at all times.
  • Communication: Present findings, insights, and suggestions to company directors, other senior managers, and/or clients when appropriate.
  • Innovation: Discover and implement innovative ways to improve the way we work.
  • Team Motivation: Motivate and drive the development team to succeed.
Performance
  • Performance Targets: Define, share, and monitor personal performance targets for all team members (quality, billability, adherence to estimates, etc).
  • Team Structure: Create and maintain a robust team structure that provides appropriate levels of oversight and support.
  • Security and Compliance: Ensure that appropriate tooling and processes are in place to deliver secure and robust solutions for our clients.
  • Disaster Recovery: Plan, manage, and support Disaster Recovery testing activities and reporting.
  • Certifications: Ensure that appropriate actions are taken to maintain our departmental and business certifications (OWASP, ISO27001, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, and PCI-DSS).
  • Partnership Status: Ensure that a department plan is in place to obtain partnership status as defined by our strategic roadmap and that all training requirements are obtained and refreshed.
  • Efficient Delivery: Encourage and advocate ownership of outputs with an emphasis on efficient, timely delivery without compromising quality and security.
  • Training and Certification: Adopt an ongoing evaluation of capabilities versus industry trends and that appropriate training and certification is in place to ensure that our capabilities are current and competitive.
  • Resource Planning: Work with our operations and client-facing teams to understand forecasts and develop resource plans.
  • Recruitment and Partnerships: Ensure that appropriate recruitment, contractor, and partner programs are in place to meet capacity demands.
  • Information Security: Work with the Head of Compliance and Head of IT to ensure the maintenance of our Information Security Management System meets the expectations of the business and external stakeholders.
  • Team Capacity: Monitor team annual leave to ensure that appropriate team capacity and capability is available to the business year-round.
  • Business Development: Support Business Development in pre-sales and pitching.
  • Profitability: Deliver maximum profitability by ensuring a high level of performance and quality.
Management
  • Team Management: Managing a team of 35 Software Engineers, Testers, and Architects.
  • Mentorship: Mentor, motivate, and support your team to reach their full potential.
  • Recruitment: Manage recruitment for your department with sign-off and support from the relevant Business Unit Leader.
  • Team Performance: Manage your team, ensuring praise is given where it is due and non-conformance is dealt with clearly and swiftly.
  • Personal Development: Create Personal Development Plans for our team and support your team members to achieve these.
  • Appraisals: Conduct regular appraisals and one-to-ones with your direct reports.
  • Goal Setting: Set clear, transparent, measurable goals and objectives for your team that can be continuously reviewed throughout the year and at appraisal time.
  • Team Development: Support your direct reports and Heads of Department on team management, including appraisals, one-to-ones, objective setting, and performance issues.
  • Team Skills Development: Develop the skills and expertise of your team in line with business objectives, ensuring we strive for the best.
  • Team Productivity: Ensure that all team members are completing daily timesheets and analyze team billability and productivity to ensure that designated targets are being met or exceeded.
  • Business Development Support: Support our new business team through the pitch process by providing ballparks, proposal documents, and presenting our capabilities to clients.
The Ideal Candidate
  • Experience: Experience in growing teams, including extension and expansion to accommodate new capabilities and offerings.
  • Transformative Business Systems: Proven track record in delivering transformative business systems to customers.
  • Technology Evaluation: Track record of reviewing and onboarding new technologies in line with strategic direction.
  • Departmental Growth: Experience in growing and evolving department systems and processes with clear KPIs and outcomes.
  • Quality Focus: Quality-focused approach, including experience managing and evolving an integrated QA team.
  • Senior Stakeholder Management: Experience dealing with senior stakeholders within business and with clients.
  • Pitching: Skills and experience to pitch to prospective clients.
  • Team Performance Management: Team performance management experience, including creating smart objectives for team members and department.
What's in it for you?Benefits
  • Pension Scheme: Generous Pension Scheme with 10% company match.
  • Holidays: 34 days holidays, plus an extra day for every year worked (up to 5 extra days).
  • Gym Membership: Free Gym Membership or contribution to a gym of your choice.
  • Flexible Working: Flexible working arrangements, championed by Equator long before the pandemic.
  • Private Healthcare: Free Private Healthcare for all team members.
  • Mental Health Support: Access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and mental health first aiders.
  • Cycle-to-Work Scheme: 42% off a new bike through our Cycle-to-Work scheme.
  • Maternity and Paternity Leave: Enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a celebration when you bring in the baby.
  • Social Scene: A fun and social work environment, with summer BBQs, Christmas celebrations, and more.
  • Referral Bonus: £1000 referral bonus for each friend who joins the team.
  • Long-term Service Rewards: Long-term service rewards, with surprise gifts at each major milestone.

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