Capability Lead (Engineering)

at  CreateFuture

CreateFuture is fast becoming the UK’s most recognisable digital consultancy, with years of experience building digital products and services for major organisations whilst putting our people first. We have offices in the centre of Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, and London as well as remote employees located throughout the country.
We are a team of creators - whether that’s code, project plans, go to market strategies, culture initiatives, marketing campaigns, large language models or people policies. And together, with our clients, we create the future. This has seen us collaborate and partner across a multitude of industries and sectors, with the likes of PayPal, adidas, Natwest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, to name just a few.
Our reputation as a partner determined to deliver high-quality, robust and thoughtful products has enabled us to scale to over 500 people in the last couple of years, and it is our amazing people - along with the safe, supportive and friendly culture we have built - that makes CreateFuture a great place to work. Don’t just take our word for it though, we have been recognised by Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row - across a number of categories - and our employee exit rate is astonishingly low.

WHAT WE’LL OFFER YOU:

At CreateFuture, we challenge ourselves to go beyond the obvious and we care deeply about our craft and customers. With us, you’ll have ambitious projects to sink your teeth into and plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll be part of our safe, supportive and friendly culture - that looks after you - and join our team of genuinely great people.

Our benefits include:

• Total 35 days holiday (we have flexible bank holidays)
• Comprehensive private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• 1-1 professional financial coaching
• Up to 50% off an electric vehicle
• Pension - matched up to 5%

View our complete list of benefits here.
As this is a hybrid role, focussing on Scotland/Leeds/London/Manchester we’re looking for people within a commuting distance of our Edinburgh/Leeds/Manchester/London office and who are flexible to travel to client sites and CreateFuture regional offices. We are very flexible and trust you to manage your own schedule to balance face-to-face time with clients, colleagues and working from home.
We create and reinforce a culture that rewards employees’ impact, not just activity. We trust our employees to work autonomously and promote ownership across all levels.

ABOUT THE ROLE AND TEAM:

As a Capability Lead, you oversee outcomes across the full service and project lifecycle, from discovery to build, through to BAU across a portfolio of work. You bring a client-driven, commercial mindset and remain people-focused, effectively managing the peaks and troughs of this role. While you may not be the leading technical expert in your capability, you maintain a strong, up-to-date understanding of your craft, and you excel in leveraging the technical expertise of your team and providing strategic leadership and support to ensure their success.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Responsible for driving the maturity of their capability, ensuring the capture and implementation of repeatable patterns to enhance and expedite client delivery, ultimately resulting in improved efficiency, client satisfaction, and business growth
• Supports their capability with pre-sales activities by ensuring the development of compelling and commercially viable client solutions, high-level designs, estimates, presentations, product demonstrations and consultative discussions where required
• Leads the community of practice for their capability, engaging with colleagues to promote participation and attendance at wider industry events
• Works closely with L&D Partners to apply appropriate learning pathways within their capability to support appropriate growth and development
• Works closely with Talent Partners to ensure fair and high-quality hiring, maintaining accountability for meeting business needs through strategic hiring within their capability
• Leads a mentorship programme within their capability, ensuring staff give and receive sustainable and effective technical and non-technical mentoring in their craft
• Accountable for team allocation, balancing business needs and commercial considerations with team happiness. Takes a holistic and fair approach, considering individuals’ needs, client needs and CreateFuture’s needs.
• Accountable for timely and considered pre-sales contributions (e.g. to RFPs, bids) from their Capability, while also able to contribute and review in their own right.
• Drives the technical direction for their capability as new languages, tools, services and practices emerge.
• Ensures effective performance management of individuals within their capability, focusing on both their craft and alignment with company values through regular feedback, development plans, and performance reviews.