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Our Head of Software Engineering is responsible for leading a world-class professional services practice and developing demand for a set of propositions and capabilities to meet the needs of our clients and to support the strategic growth of our business.
We believe that good design, research-driven policy, technical excellence, continuous innovation and improvement, and effectively managed change can significantly enhance citizen and user experiences, bolster public services' resilience, and help improve the applications that deliver essential services to our society.
The successful candidate will lead the practice to help us develop and support the sale of differentiated offerings covering software engineering, legacy transformation and integrated software development for a wide range of public services. They will develop a team of Software Engineers, engage with our clients on their business priorities and challenges, and they will guide and monitor client engagements across Made Tech.
In addition, the Head of Practice will be responsible for engaging with our clients to understand their challenges and build lasting, trusted advisor relationships. They will also oversee client deliveries to help ensure quality and drive the sharing of best practices across our engagements and industries.
Our Head of Software Engineering is a member of the Technology Service Line leadership team, reporting directly to the Head of Technology Service Line, with the responsibility to develop the capability of the practice to meet business needs and accelerate the growth of both the practice and the wider business.
You will be responsible for the revenue, margin and utilisation of the practice, collaborating with the other practice, service line, industry and delivery heads to drive excellent services for our Public Sector clients. You will also be responsible for your team's output working on client projects, proposals and capability development.
The right person for this role will do this by combining their technical discipline experience, leadership skills and industry network with Made Tech's unparalleled experience of delivering digital services and digital transformation for the Public Sector.
Grow the Software Engineering practice at Made Tech (revenue and headcount); develop trusted relationships with our clients to identify specific growth opportunities and proactively take new ideas to our clients to help them solve their biggest problems.
Develop joined-up propositions as solutions to client problems; establish Made Tech as an innovator and thought leader in the space, sharing our differentiated approach to improve services across the public sector.
Lead the Software Engineering practice; hire, develop, motivate and coach a team that understands the user/client needs as well as the technology and lasting change that we are delivering across the public sector.
Deliver a profitable practice; balance complex client needs with highly performing, suitably leveraged and cost-effective teams.
Help to shape our Service Line and Made Tech; define and articulate the client-facing solutions that support our Industry strategies and help to turn them into client engagements through client conversations, presenting externally as a thought leader and contributing directly to bids.
Provide subject matter expertise; lead the client conversations as a subject matter expert, and guide and support the account teams to build strategic plans that leverage the practice capability.
Be a trusted advisor; build strategic relationships with C-level stakeholders across our public sector client base and the wider industry.
Oversee our deliveries and drive excellence in our engagements; take a hands-on interest in our client deliveries, guide and mentor our delivery teams and liaise with high-profile stakeholders and key clients to ensure satisfaction with our contributions.
Understanding of the issues and challenges that the public sector faces in delivering services that make the best use of data and digital capabilities, transforming legacy infrastructure, and taking an innovative and user-centric approach
Ability to innovate and take learnings from the commercial sector, other countries and advances in technology and apply them to UK Public Sector challenges to create tangible solutions for our clients
Experience building trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders within the public sector.
Experience of building and managing high performing, consulting teams and creating leveraged engagements to provide a cost-effective, profitable, successful client-facing delivery
Experience of owning a cost-centre and of working with commercial functions to grow a profitable practice
Experience of managing partnerships and suppliers to provide a consolidated and seamless service offering to clients.
Experience developing targeted propositions and go-to-market plans based on real-world client needs
Experience of working with sales professionals and commercial responsibility for strategic organisational goals
Experience in running engagements that span multiple capabilities for user-facing digital and data services in the public sector.
Deep understanding of the current and potential future state of digital best practices within the UK Public Sector, coupled with an ability to inspire others in how to drive this change strategically
Extensive experience assisting teams in delivering complex system integration projects
Proven ability to define and champion a forward-thinking technical vision for software engineering across the practice, aligning with industry trends and addressing emerging challenges within the UK Public Sector. This includes anticipating future needs and promoting innovative technologies.
hackajob is partnering with Made Tech to fill this position. Create a profile to be automatically considered for this role—and others that match your experience.