Senior Software Engineering Manager

Fruition Group - Senior Software Engineering Manager, Leeds (LS1), LS1. Search Search Senior Software Engineering Manager Fruition Group Leeds (LS1), LS1 Permanent Published: 21 hours ago £80000 - £85000 per annum + Bonus, car allowance, pension etc Senior Software Engineering Manager Fruition Group Senior Software Engineering Manager Permanent - Up to £85,000 + £6k car allowance + 25% bonus + 10% pension Leeds | Hybrid | 2 days per week About the role We're looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead technical delivery for large-scale, transformational projects. In this role, you'll drive the activities of multiple application delivery teams across diverse technologies. You'll oversee multi-disciplinary engineering teams and take overall accountability for both internal resources and outsourced development partners in a dynamic environment. This is a leadership role where you'll instil a continuous improvement culture, championing best practice software development principles and modern agile methodologies. With responsibility for a development budget of up to £2-3 million per annum and teams of 20-30+ engineers plus matrix partners, you'll be the bridge between technical delivery and senior business stakeholders, representing the engineering function at the highest levels. What you'll be doing Lead and manage multiple application delivery teams through Design, Build, Test and Deployment phases Drive quality and timely delivery of technology change across numerous workstreams to support programme delivery Liaise between delivery teams and senior business and IT stakeholders to agree priorities and manage risks, issues and dependencies Champion modern Agile-centric best practices and be an expert advocate of the latest development and delivery techniques Manage team capacity effectively, ensuring efficient allocation of both in-house and external resources and skills Recruit, manage and develop in-house engineering talent across a range of technical roles Manage internal and external development budgets, collating project estimates and ensuring appropriate budget control Participate in key governance and programme bodies relevant to the role Drive continuous software integration and continuous delivery practices across your teams Manage major outsource teams and associated risks effectively What we're looking for Essential experience: Proven track record of delivering significant technology initiatives at scale Experience leading internal and external development teams of 20+ in size Track record of software development in a large-scale environment Experience of working in a matrix model combining in-house software and packaged solution development Experience driving 3rd party development teams Background in connecting day-to-day activities to company strategy and vision Technical knowledge and skills: Strong knowledge of Agile development techniques and Project management (SCRUM, SAFe etc.) Up to date knowledge of IT and industry trends Understanding of continuous software integration and continuous software delivery Knowledge of software development cycles and approaches Good working knowledge of solutions deployed in financial services is advantageous Exposure to digital and SaaS offerings across a broad spectrum Leadership capabilities: Excellent relationship builder with strong delivery focus Proven ability to drive multi-discipline software development teams Ability to prioritise competing business demands and negotiate delivery timeframes Tenacious and creative problem solver who can overcome project and technical challenges Experience managing team and individual performance to achieve set objectives Ability to spot, select and develop talent with performance coaching embedded We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. 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