The Change Partners are working with a Tier-1 global consumer brand who are looking to hire a D2C Development Lead to sit above three scrum teams in the European D2C Centre.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior technology leader with a strong eCommerce, technical development background to own development strategy and delivery across a large-scale, multi-market D2C environment.
You’ll play a key role in leading the development function across multiple European markets, working at a Scrum of Scrums level across three experienced Scrum teams, acting as the senior development liaison.
This is a 12-month contract role, with yearly extensions, inside IR35 via an umbrella company offering a competitive day rate.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the development function across three experienced Scrum teams, operating at a Scrum of Scrums level.
- Provide senior leadership and direction to Development Leads and Scrum Masters across the D2C technology landscape.
- Own and shape the development strategy and technology roadmap across multiple European markets.
- Act as a senior liaison between development teams, architecture teams, hub contacts and wider technology stakeholders.
- Work closely with architecture and engineering teams to shape technical approaches and ensure solutions are scalable and fit for purpose.
- Provide technical leadership and challenge across development decisions.
- Manage escalations and dependencies across teams, ensuring blockers are resolved effectively.
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across European markets, technology hubs and architecture functions.
- Provide clear updates on development strategy, roadmap progress, risks and technical priorities to senior leadership.
Your background:
- Solid experience within software development, engineering, eCommerce technology or digital platforms
- Strong experience progressing from a technical/development background into a senior technology leadership position
- Proven experience leading development teams or multiple Scrum teams within a complex technology environment
- SAP Commerce Cloud / Hybris experience beneficial, ideally within a large-scale, multi-market eCommerce environment
- Strong experience operating at Scrum of Scrums level, coordinating multiple Agile teams and managing cross-team dependencies
- Strong understanding of modern software development, architecture, APIs, integrations and digital platforms
- Experience working closely with Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects and senior engineering stakeholders
- Proven ability to shape technology strategy, development roadmaps and technical priorities
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience working with experienced Scrum Masters and Development Leads
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate confidently between technical teams and senior business leadership
Please apply below with your CV if you’re interested.
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