Mainframe Product Development Manager

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.

Benefits

• 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.