Development Manager

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

1/27/2025

The Development Manager position is a mix of project management, stakeholder management and technical oversight in the software delivery domain. The successful candidate will lead a team of developers, data experts, analysts, and engineers, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions and drive growth opportunities. You will have a technical background, also have a strong commercial understanding that translates into oversight of building solutions for our customers within several industries.

Responsibilities

• Leadership:
• Provide leadership to teams of developers both onshore and offshore.
• Lead consulting teams to drive continuous improvement and knowledge transfer across teams to provide a seamless service to our clients
• Ensure top talent is attracted into the Software Development areas, clear objectives are agreed and set, and both technical and personal capability plans are in place for all employees.
• Service Innovation:
• Help Lead the service innovation for Software Development services, ensuring that Expleo remains best in class and that all solutions are fit for purpose and in-line with client demand and Company's long term strategy
• Create, publish and deliver against a well-defined and signed off service roadmap
• Responsible for building, maintaining and extending awareness of the service amongst the business and the internal consultant community
• Actively promote the service more broadly, both in Expleo (UK and internationally) and externally, be recognised as the associated spokesperson/expert and can evidence this with outside contacts/talks
• Deliver white papers or blogs that add further insight and thought in the solution area
• Delivery:
• A deep understanding and good experience of providing leadership and guidance to software delivery teams
• Managing offshore development teams and setting up and overseeing communication and cadence.
• Accountable for the delivery of services of your teams.
• Help Develop all services offerings within Software Development and support their delivery to the allocated budget.
• Present service performance information through regular service reviews and reports
• Develop strong relationships with peers to ensure all service lines are provided in accordance with Expleo best practice processes
• Support the tender management process by owing the service input for tenders and sales pitches as delegated by the Market Unit Directors and / or Directors.
• Leverages Company global assets, actively promotes off shore delivery in line with the business strategy.
• Business Development:
• Translate client requirements into actionable proposals, solutions and presentations. This role is key to leading the sales effort within the Digital team.
• Identifies opportunities to grow our revenue streams with new or existing clients, working closely with our Sales Directors, Bid Manager and Service Directors.
• Lead activities to develop a growing revenue stream with an agreed gross profit margin
• Explores and acts upon new business opportunities
• Develops and leverages existing business or client networks, current contacts, business relationships and opportunities to make an immediate impact
• Creates and maintains an engagement pipeline to ensure that revenue and margin targets are met.
• Talent Management:
• Responsible for resourcing, pre-sales and local/global collaboration within associated service.
• Define and deliver a well-defined and signed off workforce plan for your service area
• Support HR with assessing talent and capabilities within the appropriate workforce plan and attract new talent required for the size and future growth of the business
• Personal Development:
• Ensure own skills and knowledge of the industry are current through informal and formal learning
• Be a constructive contributor to senior the management team to advance the success of the Delivery service and deliver against strategic objectives
• Act as a role-model and a proactive member of the Expleo community contributing to the continuous development of the organisation and its employees
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience (e.g., Project Management, Software Delivery, Computer Science).
  
  
  

Desired Skills

• Excellent client-facing skills
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the Software Delivery Domain.
• Strong understanding of the complexities of Software Development offshore delivery
• People management skills
• Team work and emotional intelligence
• Good self-management – continuous performance is both an objective and a mind-set
• Has an innovative approach – a bold thinker and doer, matching creativity with vigilance
  
  
  

Experience

• 5+ Years Proven experience in the Project Management/Delivery domain.
• Strong understanding of software development
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute successful delivery strategies that drive business outcomes for our customers.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  
  
  

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges 
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects  
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses 
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 
• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
  
  
  

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive