Job Title: Chief Technical Officer

Location: Remote + some travel to Offices in Birmingham and Edinburgh

Evolve Recruitment are seeking an experienced, energetic, innovative Chief Technical Officer (with a strong background in the technology/software sector to lead and further develop a successful multi-site international software development and technical team. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker, effective communicator with a proven track record of the lifecycle of software development.

Key Responsibilities:

* Reporting directly to the MD, you will be responsible for leading the R&D team covering technical leadership, strategy, product direction, development best practice, devops practice and compliance

* Co-coordinate delivery of key technical projects within the company

* Build strong relationships with all senior managers within the company and cultivate a culture of knowledge sharing, improvement and assistance across the company

* Negotiate service level agreements with both internal and external partners and monitor service delivery to ensure the agreed targets and standards are met

* Define and drive software solutions strategy and technical development architecture across the organisation in support of the company’s mission and core objectives

* Ensure development is in line with market requirements, bringing a very strong commercial focus to the role, including resource management and monitoring of competitive activities

* Develop and implement a fit for purpose compliance framework for products and services offered by the company, taking into account any regulatory compliance requirements.

* Understand how the products and services delivered by the company are used by the companies’ customers and lead the technical direction for those products.

* Work alongside Product Managers and Product Owners to ensure that proposed solutions are designed with the customer in mind and are delivered to a high-quality standard.

* Lead the R&D team and foster a culture of empowerment which encourages people to take personal ownership and accountability for their contributions.

* To support the business in the awareness of current and future technology trends

* Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are being followed, reporting on exceptions and advising plan of action to rectify.

* Monitor team performance with tracking and establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed board level reports, both current and forecasting

Skills & Qualifications:

* Worked at a Senior Executive Level for a minimum of 3 years

* Proven track record in the Management of R&D Teams

* Ability to demonstrate and articulate software development concepts to a leadership team audience

* Demonstrable evidence of an understanding of privacy and compliance legislation in the UK and Europe in GDPR

* Experience in developing and maintaining policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines

* Competent user of MS office inc: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Personal characteristics

* Positive attitude and work ethic, with a strong drive for results

* High quality decision making and problem solving skills, with the ability to grasp new and complex concepts quickly, with the confidence to “challenge the norm”

* Ability to forge strong relationships with all stakeholders

* Strong demonstrable evidence of motivating and developing a team

* Strong interpersonal and communication skills

* Strong organisational skills and can organise and influence others in similar ways.

* Strong presentation/reporting skills

* Flexibility to travel to various sites around the UK and to work additional and varied hours when required.

* Strong integrity and trustworthiness, with the ability to manage sensitive information and relationships with a high degree of professionalism

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience required for this role, then please apply to Evolve Recruitment, Kingston upon Thames for more information.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful