Head of Application Development

Head of Application Development Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Head of Application Development to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Excellent people management skills and the ability to lead, coach, mentor and influence others;
  • Experience in both architecture and implementation-level software design;
  • Experience leading application development in Financial Services Sector, preferably within the Pensions market;
  • Proven experience in leading and managing the delivery of system/software development projects in a structured environment;
  • In-depth knowledge of a variety of software development approaches and methodologies including Agile and Waterfall, with a preference for Agile.

Requirements:

  • Experience in both architecture and implementation-level software design;
  • Excellent people management skills and the ability to lead, coach, mentor and influence others;
  • In-depth knowledge of a variety of software development approaches and methodologies including Agile and Waterfall, with a preference for Agile;
  • Proven experience in leading and managing the delivery of system/software development projects in a structured environment;
  • Experience leading application development in Financial Services Sector, preferably within the Pensions market.