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Head of Software Development
Location: North East

Salary: Very Attractive Package

The Company: Our client, a VC-backed start-up, has developed the world’s first Rich Messaging service—bringing together for the first time the ability to exchange text, voice messages and pictures with friends, family and colleagues across all popular instant messaging services whether sitting at a computer or using a mobile. This company offers the first service to extend all of the rich functionality of a PC-based service onto any mobile device. With users in over 50 countries their software is actively used by a growing and dedicated community. To accelerate end-user adoption our client is looking to strengthen their offering by prioritised product enhancement, as a result my client is now seeking a talented Head of Software Development.

The Role: In this newly created senior management role, reporting jointly to the CEO and CTO, you will take ownership and responsibility for the company’s day-to-day product development. Working closely with the CEO, CTO and Head of Product Management, you will be expected to spend a significant proportion of your time managing the development teams and delivering to the product roadmap.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading a team of software developers implement on product strategies, product definitions, designs and development of core product functionality that maximises revenue and improves usability of the company product.
• Drive product development and technological capabilities into features and enhancements
• Contribute to cross-functional teams to produce product specifications, establish milestones and manage the development and implementation against goals
• In conjunction with the Head of Product Management,  prioritise development to realise the product roadmap

You: Having gained experience within a company that has rapidly grown a substantial consumer orientated software product you will have led multi-site teams of software developers and have a strong technical understanding of a range of mobile platforms. You will need to demonstrate exceptional front-end software application development and outstanding technical team management skills. You must have worked on delivering products and services direct to end-users. Experience in working with outsourced development teams will be advantageous.

To be successful in this role you should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Ideally 5-7 years Software development management experience in a mobile business
• Management of multi-site development teams and outsourced developers
• Strong understanding of two of Windows Mobile, Symbian OS, or Java

Interested applicants should forward their CV to David Boorman, Business Director,

Bailey Fisher ~ Executive Search: david@baileyfisher.com

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