- Recruiter
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EasyWebRecruitment.com
- Salary
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Competitive
- Location
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Speke-Garston
- Job term
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Permanent
- Job hours
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Full time
Head of Technology / Software Development, Liverpool.
Our client is an expert in the planning, creation and delivery of customer communications. They work with many of the UK’s leading brands to help them communicate with their customers in a more engaging and profitable way. Delivering what they call ‘Intelligence Driven Communications’, they have expertise in data and analysis services, right through to the distribution of highly personalised online and printed communications. They’re also one of the UK’s leading print managers and help hundreds of companies procure and oversee their print more efficiently, from managing their brand assets through to stock control and distribution.
Position: Head of Technology
Location: Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside
Salary: £Competitive
ROLE:
Reporting into the Technology Director, this is an excellent opportunity for the successful Head of Technology / Software Development to step into a key role and lead their site-based technology functions in Liverpool.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) Holding responsibility for the day to day management of the Liverpool based development, delivery and IT operation teams, your role will involve providing clear communications of the IT activities around the business and overall planning of work.
b) You will ensure client and internal delivery is on budget and to schedule, support continuous improvement initiatives both in IT and across the business and drive best practice across the Delivery and Development functions.
c) You will work closely with peers heading up the Manufacturing, Customer facing and quality departments to ensure expectations are both aligned and exceeded.
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
a) They’re looking for a commercially astute and delivery focused individual with proven experience in a senior software development role as well as project/programme management, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
b) You will be degree qualified in a relevant subject area and have extensive industry experience.
c) A strong communicator with excellent problem solving skills, you will demonstrate good understanding of the current software security and compliance environment, experience in software development methodologies such as Agile SCRUM and excellent project planning.
d) An understanding of or experience of a manufacturing environment is required to successfully carry out this role.
e) Travel to different locations across the UK will also be required.
Our client is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.
You may have experience of the following: Software Development Manager, Senior Software Developer, Technical Lead, Manufacturing Project Manager, IT Programme Manager, Web Development Manager, ERP Systems Development, Manufacturing IT Systems, Application Development manager, Head of Technology and Architecture, etc.
This vacancy is being advertised by Easy Web Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by Easy Web Recruitment are those of an employment agency.