Agile Development Manager

Job Description

Agile Development Manager - Medical Software Imaging Systems Salary- £70Kto £80K plus 15% bonus, plus many excellent benefitsLocation - Basingstoke, Hants & London N3Our client is looking for an experienced Agile Development Manager with excellent., team leadership, coaching and mentoring skills to join a rapidly growing, global medical device manufacturer. They have a friendlyteamworkingina vibrant culture ona high-techproduct.The Development Manager will lead two existing teams of highly qualified and accomplished professionals (software engineers, test engineers, product owners, technical architects) and will have the opportunity to make a real difference in helping the teamto develop new products as the company moves forward. The teams work with an Agile methodology on an existing C# codebase and will be introducing exciting new features and products. Key to this role will be a strong track record in leadership, with the abilityto win over the teams, enhance team cohesion and improve development efficiency to deliver results. Strong mentoring and coaching skills are required for this role ( this is a management role as opposed to a technical position)The role will be based between their London and Basingstoke offices together with the development teams to maximise face-to-face time with some flexibility around home-based working as well. This will include an extended period of regular working in theoffices for the first three months to gain familiarity with the companys product line, development processes, peers in the Product Delivery group and future product directions. Following this initial period, the role will require regular travel between Londonand Basingstoke.Role Overview:The Development Manger will be responsible for:

• Leading Agile software development teams to enable the company to achieve strong, significant business development plans
• Overseeing and reporting on progress reporting of progress of development activities.
• Line management and mentorship of the teams.
• Energy and creativity to identify growth opportunities and efficiency gains
• Creating an environment where team members can achieve excellent results and leverage their skills to meet the development targets
• Coaching and mentoring the team

Essential Skills experience re role of Agile Development Manager:

• Proven track record of leadership including improving effectiveness and efficiency of team performance and delivering results.
• Prior experience in leading and supporting teams working on large, complex software projects within an Agile methodology.
• Strong communication skills - able to collaborate effectively with colleagues in other development teams, within the wider Product Delivery group and in other departments across the business
• Strong coaching, mentoring background

Desirable skills re role of Agile Development Manager:

• Experience of working with software teams in a regulated environment (particularly previous medical device software experience with IEC 62304)
• Usage of software management tools for sprint planning, task tracking, requirements management, continuous integration, static analysis etc.
• Experience of recruiting and building teams
• Establishing and promoting design guidelines, best practices, and standards
• Good problem-solving skills
• An appetite for getting involved in many varied aspects of the business

Keywords - Agile, Medical devices, medical systems, IEC62304, Coaching, Mentoring, Line Manager, Team leadership, Software Management Tools , Scrum MasterAgile Development Manager - Software Medical Imaging Systems

Keyskills :
CoachingMedical DevicesMedical ImagingAgile EnvironmentSoftware Projects