Software Development Manager - Legal - Actionstep
UK WIDE
£700-800/day (Inside IR35)
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Software Development Manager to lead the development and delivery of solutions within our client's legal technology ecosystem, with a particular focus on Actionstep.
This is an exciting opportunity for either an experienced Software Development Manager looking for their next challenge, or a Senior Developer with strong Actionstep experience and leadership potential.
The successful candidate will play a key role in leading a development team, driving technical excellence, and delivering innovative solutions that improve the way our legal business operates.
This will be a 6-9 month contract with potential to extend, and would involve occasional travel to an office in the North West
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the software development function, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to agreed quality standards.
- Oversee the design, development, support, and continuous improvement of enterprise applications.
- Own the technical roadmap for Actionstep development and integrations during a case management system migration.
- Design, build and maintain custom workflows, automations and integrations within the Actionstep platform.
- Work closely with legal stakeholders and business teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Promote best practice across software development, testing, security and documentation.
- Drive continuous improvement in development processes and Agile delivery.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable and aligned with business objectives.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong hands-on experience developing solutions within the Actionstep platform
- Previous experience managing or leading a software development team - OR - Informal leadership experience such as mentoring developers, leading projects or acting as technical lead.
- Excellent understanding of legal technology and law firm workflows.
- Ability to prioritise workloads and manage stakeholder expectations.
- Experience delivering system, data, workflow, and process migrations between enterprise platforms.
- Strong requirements gathering, documentation, testing, and solution design skills.
- Solid understanding of software architecture and technical design.
- Experience managing third-party suppliers and technology partners.
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
If you are an experienced Software Developer with strong Actionstep experience and eager to progress your career leading a dynamic team, click 'Apply now' or send your CV directly to faye . landells @ circlerecruitment . com
Keywords: Software Development / Software Developer / Legal / Law Firm / Case management / Actionstep / Management / Manager
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