Head of Software

Head of Software

Glasgow | £85,000 - £100,000 | Permanent

Published: 03.03.25 Ref: BBBH50828_1741025383

Head of Software required for an already established software company based out of Glasgow. They are hiring for a number of senior leadership roles, with this being the most senior.

The company:

Operating for nearly 30 years, they develop software solutions for a well-known industry, and have been re-imagined over the last 2 years. With around 15 technical staff, they have recently been through some positive change, modernising both the technical environment and ways of working. You will be joining at a time where they have just started the release of a new product, which is a SaaS offering that utilises AI, on top of an existing product which is very successful (and effectively runs itself).

As a company, they offer a lot of autonomy coupled with great career progression and promotion potential (evidenced by current staff). They adopt an Agile Scrum methodology, something that has really been a focus for the past 18 months and although not true Agile, they are very happy with where they are in their Agile journey. Lastly, unlike a lot of companies who are struggling in the current economic climate, this organisation are in a very stable position with a number of UK and Global clients, as well as a very strong sales pipeline.

They are great believers in employing great staff, and have a number of key principles they live by; communication, collectiveness and transparency. They want to ensure they hire the right personalities and individuals who really want to continue the success of the organisation. This will be a key role in helping to do so.

Although the company are based out of central Glasgow, this role is very much hybrid and only required to be in office a few times a week/month. The main reasons to travel in would be for town halls, team meetings or potentially meeting with clients - basically the important stuff. Therefore, they can consider anyone really from across the central belt and potentially further afield.

The role:

Being the Head of Software for the company, you will have overall responsibility for the wider team of circa 15 tech individuals. This person will really be there to drive forward and grow the software business, ensuring success as well as potentially expanding into new markets. You will also be responsible for the companies' P&L account, annual budget as well as forecasting, so having experience of this would be useful.

You will work very closely alongside both the Head of Product and Software Technical Lead, in order to define and execute the product strategy and roadmap for the company. You will also work very closely with board level stakeholders and other senior members to help drive and improve the overall business and products. They are real believers in continuous improvement, so showing a track record in this would be really beneficial.

Key Skills and background:

** Experience leading a software or technology business or department

** Having managed a team of 10+ technology individuals

** SaaS or product business background would be highly beneficial

** Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience managing P&L, budgets, and forecasting

** Ability to Build and maintain strong relationships with senior customer stakeholders

** Ability to define and execute the product strategy and roadmap in collaboration with the product and development teams, ensuring alignment with market demands and emerging trends

This is an opportunity to join a business during a new period in their growth and development, with ample autonomy to make decisions. If interested, please contact Hamish at Cathcart Technology.

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