Development/Engineering/Delivery Manager

Reading, England, United Kingdom

1/10/2025

More than you expected

Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 73,000 people in over 150 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That's Grant Thornton.

Job Description:

Development/Engineering/Delivery Manager

Open to most GTUK locations outside of London

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals.

As a Development (Engineering) Manager you will contribute across the development lifecycle using your technical and delivery experience to help development teams to define, design and build innovative solutions that digitise our internal operations and client service delivery. You will report to the Chief Technology Officer.

We’re happy to talk flexible working and we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

A look into the role

As a Development Manager you will:

• Be responsible for ensuring business problems and requirements are understood, collaborating with and supporting development teams to design and build solutions that solve and meet these.
• Oversee project and development timelines coordinating with stakeholders to ensure the effective delivery of solutions, applications, and products, focusing on meeting agreed business outcomes and value expectations.
• Contribute to a collaborative team culture, providing mentorship, and identifying opportunities for improvement in our ways of working while ensuring high quality and appropriate governance.
• Support technical discussions with business stakeholders to help developers understand and clarify needs, documenting requirements and possible solutions when necessary.
• Manage UK and overseas developers and other specialists, providing line management and ensuring successful team delivery.
• Oversee the development portfolio and demand pipeline within Azure DevOps, collaborating with other development leaders to ensure it is up to date and accurate.
• Provide technical input and contribute to wider Digital, Data & Technology initiatives as appropriate.
  
  
  

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as a Development Manager, the minimum criteria is that you are an experienced developer ready to move from being an individual contributor to supporting teams or will already have experience leading development teams to build solutions across the development or product lifecycle. It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way.

• Experience as a developer/engineer or development/engineering manager
• Experience line managing developers/engineers and other specialists and a track record of leading successful teams in delivery of solutions and products.
• Proven track record of collaborating with business stakeholders and users/consumers to understand their business problems, investigate solutions, and define and document requirements and possible solutions.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps (or similar) to effectively support the software development lifecycle.
• Experience of software development frameworks (eg Scrum, Kanban) and coaching in the effective use of these – you may have experience as a scrum master.
• Demonstrable process improvement experience.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, programme languages (we mainly use C# and Python), and common architectures/patterns.
• Experience working with or in product teams and/or transitioning to a product-based model.
  
  
  

Knowing we’re right for you

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

Beyond the job

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.