Head of Software Development

"Head of Software Development" "Software development" "software development director" software "software development manager" **Head of Software Development for a major cloud communications solutions provider** **Circa £110k base salary plus benefits** **Bracknell (some flex for home working)** A brief description of the main purpose of the role The Head of Software Development is a leadership role accountable for the successful development and delivery of cloud native software and services. Managing a team of software architects, developers and IT Specialists, the role requires close alignmentwith the CTO, Operations Director and Product Director to deliver services that delight customers, exceeding their expectations and needs. The ultimate aim to deliver on our mission statement "to create outstanding customer experience through seamless engagementand data-driven insights". **WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE** The key deliverables, critical for _effective_ performance e.g. customer satisfaction, and a brief description of why it is important - **Develop and deliver a strategic technical vision**: Development and delivery of our vision for cloud native architecture which align with the strategic objectives of the business; speed of delivery, rich functionality, high availability andscalability. - **Lead and manage the Software Development and IT teams to deliver valuable services**: it is critical for the role to oversee the successful delivery of valuable software and architecture - **Motivation and management**: Creating and maintaining a professional and motivated culture with the teams, focussed and committed to continuous delivery of valuable software **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES** 3-5 major areas of responsibility with a brief description of the expected activities **Team Leadership, strategy and planning** - To lead a team of software developers and IT specialists - Responsible for development and recruitment of software developers across various agile teams to facilitate personal, team and company growth. - To drive strategic direction of products and services, incorporating new technologies and methodologies and maintenance or replacement of legacy technologies. - Provide executive updates of key strategic directives and key programs of work - Responsible for architecture which supports changing requirements, availability and scalability - To oversee alignment of technology and components across various technical teams, to guarantee consistency and quality across all development teams - Build quality in; ensure software development is testable and uses practices like Test Driven Development to reduce manual testing - To review project progress and team/individual performance. Building a strong high performance culture within the teams, promoting personal and team growth **Software Development** - Keep up to date with latest technology and development processes. - Promote cloud native designs and architecture to allow service deployment in any cloud. - Ensure software is well designed and documented - Use CI/CD to facilitate fast deployment of well tested software. - Work with Q/A and Security teams to ensure best practices for quality and security are adopted consistently. - Create, implement and maintain a continuous improvement plan for software development and IT infrastructure. - Implement mechanisms to monitor progress of all software development programs. **Communication and information** - Report and meet with the CTO weekly to review progress of key business directives - Where necessary, participate and co-ordinate development activities of Content Guru with key stakeholders. - Be pro-active in communicating any process improvements and share knowledge between teams and management. - Ensure effective and timely communication within the software development teams and wider stakeholders. "Head of Software Development" "Software development" "software development director" software "software development manager""Head of Software Development" "Software development" "software development director" software "software development manager""Headof Software Development" "Software development" "software development director" software "software development manager"