Development Manager (Product) | £120k | Hybrid

Hybrid in London | Up to 120k

Are you a seasoned leader with a passion for driving innovation and technical excellence? Do you thrive on building and scaling high-performing engineering teams while delivering cutting-edge products that truly make an impact? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Our client, a forward-thinking organisation with global reach, is looking for an exceptional Development Manager to lead their UK-based engineering team. This hybrid role offers flexibility and an exciting opportunity to shape technical strategy and innovation in partnership with a dynamic leadership group.

As Head of Product Engineering, you'll be at the forefront of product development and delivery, ensuring the engineering team consistently delivers high-quality solutions aligned with strategic business goals. Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with the Engineering Leadership Team and Technology Leadership Group to drive and implement the Group Strategy.
• Building and mentoring a top-tier engineering team, fostering technical excellence and operational efficiency.
• Developing and delivering technical and product roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Leading the transition of on-premise products to cloud-based solutions.
• Promoting best practices across software engineering, including CI/CD, DevSecOps, and cloud architecture.
• Driving innovation by staying ahead of emerging technologies and trends.
• Collaborating with product, UX/UI, and business teams to streamline development, testing, and deployment processes.
• Ensuring security, compliance, and performance optimisation across all engineering outputs.

This role is perfect for a strong leader who combines technical expertise with a passion for people and innovation. You'll need:

• A strong background in the product development lifecycle and agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
• Expertise in modern development tools and patterns, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, AWS, and microservices architecture.
• Experience transitioning products from on-premise to cloud environments.
• A deep understanding of security, scalability, and performance optimisation.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop large, diverse teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organisation.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, particularly under pressure.

This role won't be about for long and our client are interviewing ASAP. If you are interested, send your CV in for immediate consideration.

Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

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