Leger Shearings Group
Group Technology ManagerLeger Shearings GroupRotherham, England, United Kingdom

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Leger Shearings Group

Group Technology Manager

Leger Shearings Group
  • GB
    Rotherham, England, United Kingdom
  • GB
    Rotherham, England, United Kingdom

Über

Leger Shearings Group is the UK's largest escorted coach tour operator, offering self-drive breaks, holidays to the UK and Europe, specialist Battlefield Tours, and educational experiences across four different brands.
We're entering an exciting new phase of product and technology development. Building on strong performance and continued brand growth, we’re investing to scale our platforms and experiences so we can delight more guests, more often. From digital discovery to on-tour operations, Technology is a core enabler of the next stage of our growth—powering smarter decisions, faster delivery and better customer outcomes across the Group.
*Role Purpose*
This is a pivotal, high-impact Group role reporting to the CTO. As Technology Manager, you will lead our on-shore and off-shore engineering capability and be instrumental in turning strategy into shipped, reliable and cost-effective platforms. Your team’s work will directly enable commercial growth, margin improvement and guest satisfaction. The Technology department is integral to how we scale —partnering with the business to deliver the features, performance and resilience our brands need to grow.
This role is based at our Rotherham Head Office (S60 2XR). Once initial onboarding has been completed, there is an opportunity for hybrid working with one day per week away from the office.
*Key Responsibilities*
_1) Team Leadership & People Management_
* Lead, coach and develop an on‑shore and off‑shore development team, fostering a high‑performing, collaborative engineering culture.
* Run regular 1:1s, performance reviews and development plans; support recruitment, onboarding and continuous skills development.
* Actively manage team capacity, workload and delivery priorities aligned to business goals.
_2) Delivery & Change Collaboration_
* Partner with Change and Continuous Improvement to plan and deliver the annual portfolio of initiatives spanning greenfield builds, brownfield enhancements, and platform/system transformation.
* Translate business requirements into clear, actionable technical direction and delivery plans.
* Identify and manage delivery risks, issues and dependencies, escalating appropriately.
_3) Technical Oversight_
* Provide practical architectural and engineering guidance; review and challenge solutions for scalability, security, maintainability and cost‑effectiveness.
* Champion modern engineering practices (CI/CD, trunk‑based development, automated testing, observability) and support release and deployment strategies.
* Maintain awareness of best practices across .NET, modern front‑end frameworks and cloud platforms; set and evolve coding standards and guardrails.
_4) Third‑Party & Operational Management_
* Serve as the primary point of contact for third‑party desktop and infrastructure support providers, coordinating fixes, improvements and roadmaps.
* Ensure SLAs and SLOs are met; drive efficient incident, problem and change management.
* Collaborate with suppliers to support endpoint, infrastructure and platform improvements; maintain strong relationships with internal IT and Security stakeholders.
_5) Ways of Working & Culture_
* Model LSG’s collaborative, relationship‑driven style—constructively challenging and continuously improving how we work to deliver outcomes that matter.
*Required Experience & Technical Background*
_Leadership & Delivery_
* Proven experience leading software development teams (including off‑shore/near‑shore partners).
* Track record of delivering multi‑workstream portfolios with clear outcomes and measurable benefits.
_Software Engineering_
* Strong background in software development, including hands‑on experience with .NET (Core/8+) and C#.
* SQL Server/relational databases (including performance tuning).
* Modern front‑end frameworks such as Next.js, React or Vue.
* Experience with containerised environments and Kubernetes (hands‑on or strong operational exposure).
* Exposure to Azure services (or similar hyperscale cloud).
* Modern practices: CI/CD, Agile/Kanban/Scrum, source control, code review and quality gates.
_Vendor & Service Management_
* Experience managing third‑party technology partners (desktop/infrastructure), with clear SLA discipline and service improvement plans.
*Desirable Experience & Technical Background*
* Awareness of Flutter/Dart for cross‑platform apps.
* Experience with Mobile Device Management (e.g., Microsoft Intune, ManageEngine).
* Cloud‑native development models (12‑factor, serverless, GitOps).
* Experience supporting technology transformation programmes.
*Skills & Competencies*
* Strong people leadership and coaching; builds trust, clarity and accountability.
* Excellent communication with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
* Pragmatic, delivery‑focused problem solver; comfortable in fast‑changing environments.
* Balances hands‑on technical understanding with strategic leadership.
* Data‑driven decision‑making; sets measurable goals and follows through.
*Measures of Success*
* Portfolio delivery on time, on budget and to quality (release predictability, escaped defects, SLA adherence).
* Engineering quality and flow metrics (build success rate, MTTR, cycle time/lead time).
* Platform reliability and cost efficiency (availability, performance, cost‑to‑serve).
* Team engagement, capability growth and retention.
* Satisfaction of internal customers and key suppliers.
*Why you’ll love it here*
* Real ownership, real impact – your work will be visible in the numbers and felt by thousands of happy travellers.
* Momentum & scale – be part of a growing Group with well known brands and national reach.
* Great office culture – fully on site in Rotherham, close knit and fast moving.
* The opportunity to continue your professional development with the support of a Leger Shearings Group Scholarship
* 33 days annual leave (jncluding public holidays), plus the option to purchase extra days.
* Your Birthday and Christmas Eve off.
* Up to £1580 annual holiday contribution with Leger Shearings tours + 5 extra paid days to enjoy it.
* Free parking at our Rotherham Head Office.
*If this sounds like you, then please get in touch - we're looking to make an appointment as soon as we meet a great candidate!*
No agencies please.
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Employee discount
* Employee mentoring programme
* Free parking
Work Location: In person
  • Rotherham, England, United Kingdom

Sprachkenntnisse

  • English
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