Head of Development – Market Leading IT Company – Oxfordshire
- Location:
- Oxfordshire jobs
- Salary:
- £80,000 - £90,000 + Car + Bonus + Benefits
- Company:
- Anonymous
- Job type:
- Permanent jobs
- Date posted:
- 24/11/2009 05:00
- Job id:
- 45072064
- Contact:
- Recuitment Team
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/AD2696KB
Head of Development sought to join a rapidly expanding company in Oxfordshire in a high-profile strategic role. You’ll be responsible for managing a 30-strong development team in the creation of high quality, 24x7 enterprise applications for an expanding customer base.You’ll also take responsibility for developing our technical capability and position your teams to support extensive future business growth plans.You’ll need a proven track record of managing and building high-calibre technical teams, P&L management, project / programme management and some external client-facing experience, with any bid exposure being advantageous.This role offers a significant opportunity for a motivated individual to make their mark in a high-profile and rapidly expanding environment, with significant career progression opportunities as the business expands across the UK and globally.
The role:
- Develop and deliver a long term technical vision to support future growth.
- Take ultimate responsibility for delivering large, complex programmes of development, working within strict timescales, budgets and quality standards.
- Managing the expanding development team, developing our culture of high-performers and supporting personal growth.
- Strong commercial management, including P&L and cost models, seeking to continually drive down costs and improve efficiency.
- Building effective customer relationships at all levels during the bid process to understand requirements and managing the development of solutions to meet these.
- The opportunity to shape the future of development within the business, proactively identifying improvements and championing their implementation.
The individual:
- Of graduate calibre, extremely strong people management skills, with a strong track record of building highly motivated teams and managing talent to deliver full potential.
- Extremely customer focused, with a high degree of personal credibility with senior peers and strategic customers.
- Strong commercial management skills, P&L management and proposal / cost model development.
- Experience of managing complex development programmes within a high-stakes environment.
- Exceptional influencing and negotiation skills.
- Thrives in a high-profile and mission-critical environment, demonstrating strong leadership under pressure.
- Highly personable with considerable drive, energy, entrepreneurial spirit, a sense of humour and a willingness to get involved as required in a high-stakes, fast-paced and rapidly expanding environment.
