Mainframe Product Development Manager Leicester OR Doncaster

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Leicester - UK

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 11 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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The Role:


Nexts website is one of its crown jewels and is under constant development and enhancement.

The mainframe ordering teams are responsible for maintaining and developing the business logic and processes that underpin Nexts ecommerce platformacross 70 sites with support for multiple clients languages and currencies.

What Youll Take On:

You will manage a portfolio of application development projects from start to finish within agreed budget and timings. You will also be responsible for managing a development team to ensure the most efficient resources are used and that business interests are managed and satisfied.

You will oversee all aspects of project delivery in a highly collaborative and agile framework providing on-going communication to ensure that progress is transparent and aligned to the quality and standards expected by the business userand IT governance.

This role demands strong leadership skills and technical ability aligned with excellent management and communication. You will lead coach and develop a team of Developers to consistently deliver the highest standards of service required by the business.

Youll oversee accounting estimating and billing for all project resources used and will provide timely and effective communication on progress or issues. Youll agree to appropriate design standards methods and tools and ensure they are applied whilst actively managing all risks issues and key decisions within the projects.

There are flexible working options available with this role including home working.

What Youll Bring:

  • Proven track record in a Mainframe environment.
  • Extensive experience of managing complex projects and portfolios.
  • Strong senior stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong leadership skills with previous team management experience.
  • The ability to plan and prioritise workload in a demanding environment.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Knowledge and experience of development in a ZOS CICS Cobol environment is an advantage as is exposure to Agile practices specifically Scrum and Kanban and ADO.

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DescriptionThe Role:Nexts website is one of its crown jewels and is under constant development and enhancement.The mainframe ordering teams are responsible for maintaining and developing the business logic and processes that underpin Nexts ecommerce platformacross 70 sites with support for multiple ...
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You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now po ... View more

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