Head of Development
Your reason for being here…
Everyone at DRPG has a purpose, and yours is to lead the Technical Development teams to glory, while championing improvement with fresh and exciting approaches. With your passion and enthusiasm for innovation and technology, you’ll ensure we remain at the forefront of cutting-edge innovation across the Digital landscape.
The way you roll…
You’re passionate about creating cool, digital things. Attention to the smallest of details is a definite must-have and you’re like Sherlock Holmes with his magnifying glass.
You also take challenging situations in your stride, and your positive attitude is always shining. You have stellar communication skills and translating digital solutions to non-technical minds is a breeze. Leadership of Digital teams and workstreams will be your bag and working across many projects won’t cause you to break a sweat.
But the most important thing of all is that you truly live by our mantra of ‘Anything’s Possible’!
How you make it all possible…
- Leading the overall vision and strategy for the department from a technical perspective
- Leading the Tech Leadership team (TLT) to drive innovations in the digital world
- Working with the TLT to create objectives, goals, standards, guidelines, and development policies for the whole team
- Supporting the technical managers, and DevOps lead to deliver the strategic direction and progression of their teams
- Line managing TLT, developers and the QA team
- Understanding the business needs from all angles to work with both technical and non-technical staff members
- Leading the TLT to oversee the architecture, design, and development of projects
- Working closely with resourcing and delivery teams to ensure the right people are on the right jobs for successful project delivery
- Assisting with proposals, costings and estimates
- Providing technical guidance and support during project planning and implementation
- Liaising with clients on projects and acting as a critical technical escalation point
- Ensuring adherence to coding standards, version control, and best practices and the SSDLC
- Conducting regular performance reviews and providing feedback to team members
- Managing meetings and your diary appropriately
- Managing budgets for development and technical teams
- Overseeing selection and management of party suppliers from a technical standpoint
This list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to work flexibly and undertake other such duties as the management may, from time to time, reasonably require.
What’s in your toolbox…
- Ten years’ experience in architectural work and development, with a Computer Science degree (or similar) or the ability to demonstrate a high level of industry/relevant experience
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Impressive understanding of a range of different technology disciplines (e.g., front end, JavaScript and PHP), as well as a range of different methodologies (e.g., waterfall, agile, scrum)
- Experience of building and leading multiple production teams
- Five years of experience working on complex projects of all shapes and sizes
- Ability to champion software engineering best practices including Agile, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration and Pair Programming etc.
- Ability to balance management and technical/infrastructure points of view
- Ability to revel in fast-paced environments
- Prior experience in a similar role (e.g., CTO, Head of Development, Development Manager, DevOps Lead/Manager or Principal Engineer)
- Agency experience preferred
- Knowledge of best practices and familiarity with key technologies used internally
- Experience with PHP/Laravel/JS/REACT/AWS/Git/Python
Get to know us…
We’re one of the most unexpectedly all-round capable communications agencies that’s been on the go for years – ever since our head honcho set up shop in a shed back in 1980, in fact.
Since then, we’ve made it our mission to make anything possible for our many and varied clients, putting our creative flair into delivering strategic communication campaigns, digital solutions, film and videos, events, exhibitions, and a whole lot more in between. We’ve grown a lot, but we’ve kept everything that made us great, back from the very day we first started out. Our global HQ and largest studios are smack bang in the middle of the UK and well worth a visit to see for yourself!
Hang on, there’s more…
The role will be based primarily in Hartlebury or Manchester but there will be times when you’ll need to work from our other offices and undertake other related commercial duties both in the UK and overseas. Flexibility is key!
We’re a friendly team. We really, really welcome anyone who wants to become part of a brilliant company. If you’re passionate, with a cracking drive to deliver on our ‘anything’s possible’ mindset, we’d love to hear from you.
DRPG is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you’re excited about this role, we would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.
- Department
- Digital Development
- Locations
- DRPG Global Headquarters - Hartlebury, Manchester
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
Head of Development
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