TrustTech Recruitment are working with a well-established, digitally focused company who are looking for a Development Manager to join their team. As a Development Manager, you will be working on the ongoing development and improvement of customer-facing web platforms, taking ownership of the development roadmap while leading a small technical team. You’ll work closely with teams across digital, marketing and technology to turn business requirements into effective, scalable web solutions.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the planning and delivery of the web development roadmap, ensuring projects remain on track against agreed timescales, resources and budgets.
- Work closely with stakeholders across marketing, product, SEO and conversion teams to understand requirements and define appropriate technical solutions.
- Assess new development requests, providing realistic estimates and helping stakeholders understand technical options and trade-offs.
- Identify new technologies, development approaches and improvements that could enhance website performance and the wider customer journey.
- Present development priorities, progress and recommendations to senior stakeholders and decision-making groups.
- Manage and mentor a small team of web developers, supporting their technical and professional development.
- Establish and maintain strong development standards around code quality, testing, deployment and platform stability.
- Provide technical direction across the organisation’s web platforms.
- Manage external development partners and suppliers, ensuring work meets agreed quality and delivery expectations.
- Produce clear updates on development progress, priorities, risks and upcoming activity.
- Previous experience managing or leading a software/web development team.
- Strong hands-on technical background within modern .NET development.
- Good knowledge of SQL Server.
- Experience with modern engineering practices including CI/CD, automated testing and code quality standards.
- Strong understanding of Agile development and experience estimating, planning and delivering development projects.
- Experience working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Confident communicating technical concepts in clear commercial language.
- Ability to challenge requirements constructively and recommend alternative approaches where appropriate.
- Experience with Umbraco or another enterprise-level CMS would be beneficial.
- Knowledge of SEO, CRO and web analytics would be advantageous.
- Previous experience within e-commerce, travel or another high-volume digital environment would be useful.
The Development Manager role is perfect for someone who is looking to develop their skills within a very well-known brand while taking genuine ownership of technical direction and digital delivery. The company are offering hybrid working from Chester, the opportunity to lead and develop a technical team, and a role with significant exposure to senior stakeholders and major digital projects.
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Web Development Manager in Chester employer: TrustTech Recruitment
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