Summary
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A senior technology leader is sought to own development strategy and delivery across a large-scale, multi-market direct-to-consumer environment. You will coordinate several experienced Scrum teams, provide direction to development leaders and Scrum Masters, and shape the technology roadmap across multiple markets. This is a 12-month contract with potential annual extensions.
Highlights
Senior technology leadership opportunity with ownership of development strategy and delivery across multiple markets, leadership across experienced Scrum teams, and significant influence over technology direction.
Description
The Change Partners are working with a Tier-1 global consumer brand who are looking to hire a D2C Development Lead to sit above three scrum teams in the European D2C Centre.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior technology leader with a strong eCommerce, technical development background to own development strategy and delivery across a large-scale, multi-market D2C environment.
You’ll play a key role in leading the development function across multiple European markets, working at a Scrum of Scrums level across three experienced Scrum teams, acting as the senior development liaison.
This is a 12-month contract role, with yearly extensions, inside IR35 via an umbrella company.
Key responsibilities:
Lead the development function across three experienced Scrum teams, operating at a Scrum of Scrums level.Provide senior leadership and direction to Development Leads and Scrum Masters across the D2C technology landscape.Own and shape the development strategy and technology roadmap across multiple European markets.Act as a senior liaison between development teams, architecture teams, hub contacts and wider technology stakeholders.Work closely with architecture and engineering teams to shape technical approaches and ensure solutions are scalable and fit for purpose.Provide technical leadership and challenge across development decisions.Manage escalations and dependencies across teams, ensuring blockers are resolved effectively.Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across European markets, technology hubs and architecture functions.Provide clear updates on development strategy, roadmap progress, risks and technical priorities to senior leadership.
Your background:
Solid experience within software development, engineering, eCommerce technology or digital platformsStrong experience progressing from a technical/development background into a senior technology leadership positionProven experience leading development teams or multiple Scrum teams within a complex technology environmentSAP Commerce Cloud / Hybris experience beneficial, ideally within a large-scale, multi-market eCommerce environmentStrong experience operating at Scrum of Scrums level, coordinating multiple Agile teams and managing cross-team dependenciesStrong understanding of modern software development, architecture, APIs, integrations and digital platformsExperience working closely with Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects and senior engineering stakeholdersProven ability to shape technology strategy, development roadmaps and technical prioritiesStrong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience working with experienced Scrum Masters and Development LeadsExcellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate confidently between technical teams and senior business leadership
Please apply below with your CV if you’re interested.
