VACANCY | HEAD OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

This role involves but is not limited to: 

• Software development management in the context of customisation and configuration of legal practice management systems including case management, document management and financial systems.
• End to end software delivery spanning requirements analysis, development, testing, release and support, which meet project specifications.
• Maintain and update existing systems to ensure optimal functionality and performance.
• Establish, review and constantly improve internal development processes and methodologies adopting agile where appropriate.
• Ensure coding standards are met by the team to ensure stability, performance, readability and maintainability.
• Ensure appropriate governance, structure and integrity of data, implementing best practice.
• Identify opportunities for gaining advantage through intelligent use and application of data.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead and deliver software projects and programmes of various sizes.
• Collaborate with, support and challenge cross-functional teams to formulate realistic, beneficial and achievable requirements in order to facilitate optimal outcomes.
• Produce meaningful progress reporting and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Document system processes and configurations for future reference and training purposes.

Requirements: 

• Expertise implementing and managing case management, document management and financial systems in a legal practice. Experience with Mattersphere and 3E would be beneficial.
• Solid understanding of database management systems, SQL, report writing and data modelling.
• Experience leading programmes to migrate systems from traditional on-premise to private and public cloud solutions.
• Experience implementing agile development methodologies.
• Management of and interaction with third parties for software delivery.
• Team leadership, coaching and development of software developers and analysts.
• Expert in software delivery who comes across as credible and with good stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent understanding of legal business processes and the application of technology to them

Company Core Values:

Aspire: Challenge convention, be entrepreneurial with energy for change. Be the best we can be.

Innovate: Creatively evolve our working practices, use our revenue and resources in a virtuous cycle of improving our people, systems and growth.

Integrate: Bring together people and systems into a cohesive force.

Commitment: Work with integrity and invest in long term relationships, creating a strong market position and delivering sustained commercial advantage.