Job Description

Job Reference

0870-25

Date Posted

Wednesday 30 July 2025

Application Closing Date

Tuesday 12 August 2025 at 11.59pm

Location

Preston Campus

Salary

49,559 to 57,422 per annum

Basis

Full Time

Contract Type

Indefinite

Job Category / Type

Professional Services

School / Service

Product and Delivery

Hours

36.25 hours per week

Interview Date

To be confirmed

Job details

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When you work for the University of Lancashire, you'll be part of a thriving community of talent that's united in a common commitment to transform lives. We do this by delivering an outstanding educational experience and creating prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you'll be playing a vital part in helping us achieve our vision.

About the role:

Are you passionate about driving high-quality digital product and service delivery in a dynamic and purpose-driven environment? In this pivotal role, you will lead cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions that meet the evolving needs of our students, staff, and wider academic community. You'll be instrumental in fostering a culture of continuous improvement, removing delivery obstacles, and ensuring clear communication between technical teams and senior stakeholders. If you thrive on collaboration, problem-solving, and making a real difference through agile delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

About you:

We're seeking a dynamic leader with a proven track record of delivering complex, high-risk Agile software projects to successful outcomes. You'll bring deep expertise in Agile methodologies, tailoring approaches to suit each challenge, and inspire cross-functional teams through strong leadership and coaching. With a solid grasp of modern development practices like DevOps, CI/CD, and BDD/TDD, you'll drive continuous improvement using data and metrics. Exceptional communication skills and the ability to engage senior stakeholders are essential, along with a relevant undergraduate qualification or equivalent experience.

What we can offer you:

Our people are our most important asset. We'll encourage you to make the most of your talents and continually develop your skills and knowledge. As well as realising your career ambitions, you'll be making a positive difference to other people's lives. We also offer a fantastic package of rewards and lifestyle benefits - from an attractive annual leave entitlement to access to a comprehensive employee benefits platform.


We are proud to be a diverse, multicultural university. We are committed to building a truly inclusive culture where diversity is championed. Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who will support the diversification within the University and support its development of a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all.


The University is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our Safeguarding page.


Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, the University will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.