Development Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and Develop the Team
• Manage a team of approximately 7 developers and technical specialists across Visualfiles/Everyfile and .NET
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and support
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews and development conversations
• Foster a collaborative, accountable and high-performing team culture
• Support career development and succession planning within the team
• Drive Delivery
• Oversee the delivery of development projects, system enhancements and production support activities
• Prioritise workload across multiple concurrent workstreams
• Balance business-as-usual support with strategic project delivery
• Manage risks, issues and delivery dependenciesEnsure solutions are delivered to agreed quality, performance and security standards
• Provide Technical Leadership
• Act as the technical lead for Visualfiles/Everyfile solutions within the team
• Provide guidance on solution design and development best practice
• Support complex problem solving and technical decision making
• Drive continuous improvement across tooling, processes and solution architecture
• Support Change and Innovation
• Lead release and deployment activities across the team
• Ensure appropriate testing, governance and change controls are in place
• Support the firm's growing focus on automation, workflow optimisation and AI-enabled solutions
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and enhance internal technology platforms
• Build Strong Relationships
• Partner with stakeholders across IT and the wider business to understand requirements and priorities
• Communicate delivery progress, timelines and risks effectively
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors and development partners

Requirements

• Essential Experience leading software development teams
• Experience managing multiple competing priorities and workstreams
• Proven ability to balance project delivery with operational support activities
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Desirable Strong experience working with Visualfiles/Everyfile
• Exposure to or understanding of .NET / C# development
• Experience within a legal, professional services or regulated environment
• Experience working with case or matter management systems
• Experience driving process improvements, automation or team efficiency initiatives.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in managing software development teams, with a focus on Visualfiles/Everyfile and .NET technologies. Proven ability to balance project delivery with operational support while fostering a collaborative team culture and driving process improvements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Team Leadership
• Visualfiles/Everyfile Expertise
• Agile Delivery Experience
• Stakeholder Management
• Process Improvement

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Visualfiles
• Everyfile
• .NET
• C#
• Agile Methodologies
• Project Delivery
• Performance Management
• Solution Design
• Automation
• Workflow Optimisation

Soft Skills

• Coaching
• Communication
• Organisational Skills
• Prioritisation
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Legal Environment
• Professional Services
• Regulated Environment
• Case Management Systems
• Matter Management Systems