Mainframe Product Development Manager - Leicester OR Doncaster at Next Plc

Enderby, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Jun, 26

Salary

71600.0

Posted On

29 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Mainframe Environment, Complex Project Management, Portfolio Management, Senior Stakeholder Management, Leadership, Team Management, Planning, Prioritisation, Communication, ZOS, CICS, Cobol, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, ADO

Industry

Description

The Role: Next’s 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 Next’s ecommerce platform across 70+ sites with support for multiple clients, languages and currencies. What You’ll 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, user and 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. You’ll oversee accounting, estimating and billing for all project resources used and will provide timely and effective communication on progress or issues. You’ll 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 You’ll 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. #LI-LE1 #LI-Hybrid 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 possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! * 25 days holiday plus bank holidays * Profit-related bonus - based on company performance * Management share options * Company car or car allowance * Private medical insurance * Sharesave scheme - make savings from your net pay to buy NEXT shares at a discount * Pension - fixed contribution rates from both an employer and employee perspective, but you're also able to make additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) if you wish to save more. * Life assurance * Group income protection * Wagestream - helping you make the most out of your money * Salary finance - offers access to affordable loans repaid through salary, simple savings and free financial education. * 25% staff discount on most NEXT products - plus discount on other products * Direct to work - NEXT orders delivered free to the office for collection * VIP sale - early access to the NEXT sale * Access to NEXT staff shops * Octopus energy - like cycle-to-work, but for electric vehicles * Free parking (excluding London locations) * Travel2NEXT - bus services dependent on location * On site dining facilities (excluding London locations) * National and local discounts on goods and services - this includes things like discounted cinema tickets * Wellhub - includes access to discounted gym membership * Simply health - a healthcare subscription service * Aviva Digicare Workplace+ healthcare service - 7 Free services including Digital GP appointments and an annual health check. * Onsite GP - Leicester Head Office * Onsite Physio - Leicester Head Office * A range of dedicated 3rd party wellbeing partners * Free eye testing - voucher to use at specific locations Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change. We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

Responsibilities

The role involves managing a portfolio of application development projects from inception to completion within budget and timelines, while also leading and developing a development team to ensure efficient resource utilization and satisfaction of business interests. This includes overseeing all aspects of project delivery within an agile framework, ensuring transparent progress communication, and agreeing upon and applying appropriate design standards.