12 month FTC Development Manager

The Role
I am supporting in the search for a growing Newcastle business. The Development Manager is required to backfill interim leadership gaps and enable senior leaders to focus on wider transformation and squad redesign. While there may be a future opportunity for permanency, this cannot be guaranteed and candidates must be comfortable with a fixed-term engagement of 12 months. This will involve a minimum of 2 days per week onsite in Newcastle.

Key Responsibilities

• Line management of developers (typically up to ~10 direct reports)


• Oversight of two development squads (matrix-managed)


• Agile / Scrum leadership, including: • Flow of work and delivery cadence


• Velocity, cycle time and throughput metrics


• Removal of blockers and impediments


• Partnering closely with Product Owners to manage demand and prioritisation


• Resource planning, forecasting and reporting


• Performance management and raising the performance bar


• Governance responsibilities including: • Risk and control self-assessments

• Proven experience as a Development Manager, Engineering Manager, or equivalent leadership role


• Strong Agile / Scrum experience is essential


• Prior experience in a regulated or risk-aware environment is strongly preferred (e.g. financial services, public sector, regulated institutions)


• Technical depth is helpful but not critical – this is a leadership-first role

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