Development Manager Job in London, London Uk
Our client is the leading cross-border retail sports betting group in Europe. As part of their development strategy they are moving into new markets and require an experienced Development Manager to coordinate technical teams and resources to deliver to defined standards.
With direct responsibility for the management, coaching, mentoring and motivation of the development team, the Development Manager will be the internal champion for best practice, development methods, career development and introducing an agile development methodology.
Responsibilities include:
- Day to day management of the Software Development function
- Collaborate across all channels to define high technical standards
- Ensure adherence to technical standards, processes and policy.
- Collaborate with peers to define and execute software metrics to measure the performance of the team.
- Collaborate with peers to define and execute process improvements throughout the entire SDLC, including process standardization and harmonisation.
- Help define and deliver feedback loops (metrics, retrospectives, etc
- Work with architecture team to help define and support platform and language choices, high level design, tool sets, etc.
- Responsibility for staff recruitment, retention, training, performance reviews and overall skill base.
Requirements:
- University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar numerical discipline
- Several years of staff management or team lead experience within a software development environment.
- Hands on experience in software design, web application development, and project management
- Demonstrated ability to motivate a team to achieve the product objectives while balancing business priorities through collaboration with senior management members
- Knowledge and experience leading Quality Assurance teams, continuous integration experience advantageous.
- Results oriented with a proven track record of delivering on time and on budget
- Demonstrated creative problem-solving, resource allocation and sourcing, long-term planning, and development of project management processes and systems
- A passion for technology and software development methodology
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of the eGaming industry, (Casino, Poker, Sports) preferred
The role offers a very competitive salary and benefits package (including relocation assistance is required)
Keywords: Development Manager, Gaming industry