Head of Developmentrequired for a SaaS software start-up based out of London.
The company
They have recently separated from their parent business, and are starting out as a new entity. The business is developing a SaaS Platform, that essentially allows their customers to procure goods in a fast and easy manner using Artificial Intelligence. They are already in a great spot, as already have the customer base for their services from household names such as Vodafone and Amazon, and with financial security from their parent company.
The business is already nearly 100 strong, and they have plans to add another 10-15 individuals to the Dev team this year - this position is a brand new one also. The role will ideally be based from London, with the company operating a hybrid work model. The expectations are to be in office at least twice a week.
The role
This is a newly created position and will report into the CTO. You will initially come in to manage an outsourced development team, followed by an internal team that will be hired after you. At the moment the outsourced team is 12 Developers and they have recently released version 1 of the SaaS Platform, with it likely version 2 will be released in October/November time.
You will be primarily there to manage the team of Engineers, as well as making sure the quality of code remains high, there are proper QA and Test functions in place, as well as being the 'final sign-off' i...