Annual salary: up to £55,000.00

Product Delivery Manager  

Hybrid, with regular travel to our Exeter office.

Full-Time, Permanent, paying a salary of £55,000 plus £4,500 car allowance)

Due to expansion, we are looking for an experienced Product Delivery Manager to join our team!  

As the successful Product Delivery Manager, you must have extensive experience managing large-scale software development projects, have a proven track record in both Project and Product Management roles and be able to demonstrate experience in managing projects with a strong customer focus.

At Mears, we’re at the forefront of tackling some of the UK’s most pressing challenges in housing and social care. As a market leader in affordable housing services and a trusted provider of personal care, we’re proud of the impact we make every day. But we’re not stopping there—we’re growing, transforming, and investing in cutting-edge technology to keep moving forward.

About the role

As Product Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of software solutions, managing the entire lifecycle from concept to launch. Reporting to the Head of Business Solutions, you will drive execution of development projects, ensuring alignment between business objectives and customer needs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and at the highest quality, while maintaining a clear focus on the product’s success in the market.

Over the years Mears has continued to build upon its broad range of in house developed systems, the success of this has been built on the foundation of a brilliant and highly skilled development and test team.

Mears continue to push the envelope for their in-house solutions, delivering responsive, secure and performant applications across a varied mix of platforms. To support this, it is essential that the software is fit for purpose.

The Product Delivery Manager will have a deep understanding of Agile methodologies and experience in managing cross-functional teams, sprints, and product backlogs.

Holding strong leadership and team management skills is essential and you must have had experience in guiding teams through complex projects and fostering collaboration across departments and to incorporate all of this, excellent communication and interpersonal skills is crucial, with the ability to build relationships and manage stakeholder expectations at all levels.

Role Criteria:

• Extensive experience managing large-scale software development projects

• Proven track record in both Project and Product Management roles

• Demonstrated experience in managing projects with a strong customer focus

• Relevant experience within a software development environment.

• Experience delivering projects using cloud-based technologies and platforms

• Expertise in project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project) and product management tools (e.g., Aha!, Monday).

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

The Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Remote working

• Enhanced Pension Scheme

• Private Medical Care

• Sharesave - a simple way of saving money direct from your salary for 3 years, in order to buy Mears Group PLC (Mears) shares at a price that is fixed and discounted at the outset

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work! Previous years include, Alton Towers, Drayton Manor etc

• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% on coffee, weekly groceries, holidays, the list is endless

• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.

• Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.

We are proud to be on the list of the Sunday Times 25 Best Big Companies to Work For, and on the Social Mobility Index of the top 75 employers in the UK for our commitment to social mobility.

If this sounds like an opportunity you’d like to explore; apply using the link below or for further questions please contact Vickie Rudge on [email protected], quoting the reference number.

Mears Group is a Disability Confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks either before or upon commencement of employment.

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a DBS checks. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References and a valid passport.