Web Development Manager

TrustTech Recruitment are working with a well-established, digitally focused company who are looking for a Development Manager to join their team. As a Development Manager, you will be working on the ongoing development and improvement of customer-facing web platforms, taking ownership of the development roadmap while leading a small technical team. You’ll work closely with teams across digital, marketing and technology to turn business requirements into effective, scalable web solutions.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and delivery of the web development roadmap, ensuring projects remain on track against agreed timescales, resources and budgets.
• Work closely with stakeholders across marketing, product, SEO and conversion teams to understand requirements and define appropriate technical solutions.
• Assess new development requests, providing realistic estimates and helping stakeholders understand technical options and trade-offs.
• Identify new technologies, development approaches and improvements that could enhance website performance and the wider customer journey.
• Present development priorities, progress and recommendations to senior stakeholders and decision-making groups.
• Manage and mentor a small team of web developers, supporting their technical and professional development.
• Establish and maintain strong development standards around code quality, testing, deployment and platform stability.
• Provide technical direction across the organisation’s web platforms.
• Manage external development partners and suppliers, ensuring work meets agreed quality and delivery expectations.
• Produce clear updates on development progress, priorities, risks and upcoming activity.
• Previous experience managing or leading a software/web development team.
• Strong hands-on technical background within modern .NET development.
• Good knowledge of SQL Server.
• Experience with modern engineering practices including CI/CD, automated testing and code quality standards.
• Strong understanding of Agile development and experience estimating, planning and delivering development projects.
• Experience working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Confident communicating technical concepts in clear commercial language.
• Ability to challenge requirements constructively and recommend alternative approaches where appropriate.
• Experience with Umbraco or another enterprise-level CMS would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of SEO, CRO and web analytics would be advantageous.
• Previous experience within e-commerce, travel or another high-volume digital environment would be useful.

The Development Manager role is perfect for someone who is looking to develop their skills within a very well-known brand while taking genuine ownership of technical direction and digital delivery. The company are offering hybrid working from Chester, the opportunity to lead and develop a technical team, and a role with significant exposure to senior stakeholders and major digital projects.