Access Group

25 job(s) at Access Group

Access Group
06/10/2021
Full time
The Health & Social Care (HSC) Division is maturing its SaaS offerings across its products and are looking to strengthen our DevOps engineering capability across the Division. Usage of our products are growing, and we are transforming our DevOps capabilities to enable and accelerate that growth. The DevOps Lead will be part of HSC Leadership team, working closely with the Development Director and other Engineering managers. You will act as an enabler for your team to build modern, robust pipelines and work across our internal cloud hosting and Azure. You will feed into future strategy and technology choices. You will be a critical member of a cross-divisional guild focussed on ensuring reuse and best practice. You will ensure work meets business requirements, align with technology and governance standards, and ensure delivery of on-time, quality solutions. About you: You have experience in technical leadership of engineering teams, providing hands-on coaching for them to achieve success in their roles. You are comfortable providing detailed technical solutions, but also know how to make the most of your team. You are a DevOps evangelist - following a fail-fast inspect/adapt culture. You have been involved in digital and organisational transformation initiatives. You can translate DevOps principles into tangible practices and explain their benefit with stakeholder audiences in terms of business value. You will have worked in agile teams and be fluent in Scrum and/or other agile implementations and concepts. You have implemented metrics which demonstrate technical maturity. You can communicate with a wide group of collaborators and stakeholders, including Architecture, Product Management and Operations Teams. Required experience: • Leading teams by hands-on demonstration and guidance through DevOps maturity initiatives, including : a.On-premise solutions into Cloud, preferably Azure, and implementation of the benefits associated to this such as support for scaling applications and products b.Source Code tooling migrations, or repository streamlining. c.Introduction of containerisation technologies and supporting toolsets. • Strong infrastructure as code knowledge and experience with Configuration Management tooling such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform • Driving DevOps best practice and working within and beyond your local team to ensure reuse and automation where possible. • Excellent understanding of setting up the right monitoring at application and infrastructure levels and alerting across a product suite, having a proactive response v reactive. • Exposure to incident management, providing leadership and communication when needed. • Strong technical background and ongoing interest in technology • A Security first' mindset - experience of proactively assessing security vulnerabilities within CD pipelines. Experience with static/dynamic/manual testing tools and processes, plus remediation of exposure • Collaborating with Engineering teams to ensure robust, efficient automated build and deployment processes, including a strong understanding of branching models, test automation and fast feedback loops. • Experience of working with MS SQL database Desired Experience: • Working knowledge of Azure DevOps, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript • Technical monitoring, performance management (e.g. load balancing etc.), capacity & availability management, reliability engineering • Leading projects involving multiple operating systems & clouds. • Familiarity with Mobile Deployment Strategies (App Center) • Technical Professional Certifications such as AZ-204, AZ-400 • Leadership Certifications such as PSAL • Working with management teams focussed on people and team growth initiatives such as innovation days, hackathons, team-building exercises, performance culture, career frameworks and recruitment activity. • Working with third party engineering teams such as other cloud hosting partners. As a well-rounded DevOps Lead, your Skills and Experiences likely include: • Coaching and mentoring • An open and collaborative working style, • Being pragmatic, focussed upon enabling team autonomy where possible. • Establishing and maintaining high standards, both technical and behavioural • Demonstration and bringing to life the values of a diverse high-performance team culture. What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company, and we deliver on our promises! We take the development of our people very seriously and will work with you to carve out your success plan and provide an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. In addition to our standard benefits of 25 days holiday, a match contributory pension and healthcare you will get: • A Competitive Salary • Giving Back/Charity days • Quarterly Socials • 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) • The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain.
Access Group
06/10/2021
Full time
The Health & Social Care (HSC) Division is maturing its SaaS offerings across its products and are looking to strengthen our DevOps engineering capability across the Division. Usage of our products are growing, and we are transforming our DevOps capabilities to enable and accelerate that growth. The DevOps Lead will be part of HSC Leadership team, working closely with the Development Director and other Engineering managers. You will act as an enabler for your team to build modern, robust pipelines and work across our internal cloud hosting and Azure. You will feed into future strategy and technology choices. You will be a critical member of a cross-divisional guild focussed on ensuring reuse and best practice. You will ensure work meets business requirements, align with technology and governance standards, and ensure delivery of on-time, quality solutions. About you: You have experience in technical leadership of engineering teams, providing hands-on coaching for them to achieve success in their roles. You are comfortable providing detailed technical solutions, but also know how to make the most of your team. You are a DevOps evangelist - following a fail-fast inspect/adapt culture. You have been involved in digital and organisational transformation initiatives. You can translate DevOps principles into tangible practices and explain their benefit with stakeholder audiences in terms of business value. You will have worked in agile teams and be fluent in Scrum and/or other agile implementations and concepts. You have implemented metrics which demonstrate technical maturity. You can communicate with a wide group of collaborators and stakeholders, including Architecture, Product Management and Operations Teams. Required experience: • Leading teams by hands-on demonstration and guidance through DevOps maturity initiatives, including : a.On-premise solutions into Cloud, preferably Azure, and implementation of the benefits associated to this such as support for scaling applications and products b.Source Code tooling migrations, or repository streamlining. c.Introduction of containerisation technologies and supporting toolsets. • Strong infrastructure as code knowledge and experience with Configuration Management tooling such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform • Driving DevOps best practice and working within and beyond your local team to ensure reuse and automation where possible. • Excellent understanding of setting up the right monitoring at application and infrastructure levels and alerting across a product suite, having a proactive response v reactive. • Exposure to incident management, providing leadership and communication when needed. • Strong technical background and ongoing interest in technology • A Security first' mindset - experience of proactively assessing security vulnerabilities within CD pipelines. Experience with static/dynamic/manual testing tools and processes, plus remediation of exposure • Collaborating with Engineering teams to ensure robust, efficient automated build and deployment processes, including a strong understanding of branching models, test automation and fast feedback loops. • Experience of working with MS SQL database Desired Experience: • Working knowledge of Azure DevOps, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript • Technical monitoring, performance management (e.g. load balancing etc.), capacity & availability management, reliability engineering • Leading projects involving multiple operating systems & clouds. • Familiarity with Mobile Deployment Strategies (App Center) • Technical Professional Certifications such as AZ-204, AZ-400 • Leadership Certifications such as PSAL • Working with management teams focussed on people and team growth initiatives such as innovation days, hackathons, team-building exercises, performance culture, career frameworks and recruitment activity. • Working with third party engineering teams such as other cloud hosting partners. As a well-rounded DevOps Lead, your Skills and Experiences likely include: • Coaching and mentoring • An open and collaborative working style, • Being pragmatic, focussed upon enabling team autonomy where possible. • Establishing and maintaining high standards, both technical and behavioural • Demonstration and bringing to life the values of a diverse high-performance team culture. What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company, and we deliver on our promises! We take the development of our people very seriously and will work with you to carve out your success plan and provide an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. In addition to our standard benefits of 25 days holiday, a match contributory pension and healthcare you will get: • A Competitive Salary • Giving Back/Charity days • Quarterly Socials • 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) • The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain
Access Group Loughborough, Leicestershire
06/10/2021
Full time
DevOps Engineer Join the Access Family and see how we make software ideas become a reality! Our core value of Love work, Love life' has been central to our success and so we're looking for people to join us who share our passion for making things better every day, to help us become a UK top 10 Software company. What are we all about? At Access, we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 10,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. About the position: This position is for a Mid-level DevOps engineer in the Health and Social Care Division, working on products which are a risk to life and used by our customers on a 24/7 basis. As such, the team is fast-paced and dedicated to keeping the software online and functioning 100% of the time. You will be working within our DevOps team on projects to move from Azure IaaS to PaaS, as well moving our Source Code and CI/CD Pipelines onto Azure DevOps. You will be helping to implement and improve monitoring using Application Insights, AppDynamics and Zabbix. As a part of the day-to-day duties of the DevOps team, you will be required to be On-Call for the division, which will be allocated on a rota basis. You will need to be able to investigate and resolve any P1 issues that are escalated by our support teams and pass them onto the relevant teams where required. You will have accountability for ensuring our solutions meet business requirements, align with technology and governance standards, and ensure delivery of on-time, quality solutions. About you: You will be a dynamic, enthusiastic engineer, with a passion for technology that drives you to produce high-quality solutions. You will have a working experience of Azure, Azure DevOps. You will be self-motivated to complete assigned projects on time and provide documentation on any changes you implement. As a DevOps engineer you will be willing to work within the team, accepting suggestions and contributions from those around you. You will have worked in and be comfortable with an agile environment, enjoying a fast-paced and collaborative atmosphere. Required experience: • Migrating CI/CD Pipelines to Azure DevOps • Working knowledge of Octopus and Azure DevOps • PowerShell and PowerShell Remoting • Knowledge of SQL/Azure databases and T-SQL • Monitoring infrastructure and applications • Knowledge of DevOps best practice • Good knowledge of infrastructure as a code • Working knowledge of C#, JavaScript Desired Experience: • Transition from IaaS to PaaS • Configuration and monitoring DNS, IIS Servers, Load Balancer, Firewall • Good knowledge of Cloud security and preventative solutions • Professional Certifications (AZ-104, AZ-204, AZ-400) As a well-rounded DevOps Engineer, your Skills and Experiences likely include: • Problem solving • Being creative and innovative • A quick learning capability and ability to easily pick up new technical concepts • A passion for software and technology • A high standard of written and spoken English • An open and collaborative working style • Being committed to delivering and maintaining high standards • Managing time efficiently and effectively • Being pragmatic, competitive and driven What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company and we deliver on our promises! We take the development of our people very seriously and will work with you to carve out your success plan and provide an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. In addition to our standard benefits of 25 days holiday, a match contributory pension and healthcare you will get: • A Competitive Salary • Giving Back/Charity days • Quarterly Socials • 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) • The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain
Access Group Reading, Oxfordshire
06/10/2021
Full time
The Health & Social Care (HSC) Division is maturing its SaaS offerings across its products and are looking to strengthen our DevOps engineering capability across the Division. Usage of our products are growing, and we are transforming our DevOps capabilities to enable and accelerate that growth. The DevOps Lead will be part of HSC Leadership team, working closely with the Development Director and other Engineering managers. You will act as an enabler for your team to build modern, robust pipelines and work across our internal cloud hosting and Azure. You will feed into future strategy and technology choices. You will be a critical member of a cross-divisional guild focussed on ensuring reuse and best practice. You will ensure work meets business requirements, align with technology and governance standards, and ensure delivery of on-time, quality solutions. About you: You have experience in technical leadership of engineering teams, providing hands-on coaching for them to achieve success in their roles. You are comfortable providing detailed technical solutions, but also know how to make the most of your team. You are a DevOps evangelist - following a fail-fast inspect/adapt culture. You have been involved in digital and organisational transformation initiatives. You can translate DevOps principles into tangible practices and explain their benefit with stakeholder audiences in terms of business value. You will have worked in agile teams and be fluent in Scrum and/or other agile implementations and concepts. You have implemented metrics which demonstrate technical maturity. You can communicate with a wide group of collaborators and stakeholders, including Architecture, Product Management and Operations Teams. Required experience: • Leading teams by hands-on demonstration and guidance through DevOps maturity initiatives, including : a.On-premise solutions into Cloud, preferably Azure, and implementation of the benefits associated to this such as support for scaling applications and products b.Source Code tooling migrations, or repository streamlining. c.Introduction of containerisation technologies and supporting toolsets. • Strong infrastructure as code knowledge and experience with Configuration Management tooling such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform • Driving DevOps best practice and working within and beyond your local team to ensure reuse and automation where possible. • Excellent understanding of setting up the right monitoring at application and infrastructure levels and alerting across a product suite, having a proactive response v reactive. • Exposure to incident management, providing leadership and communication when needed. • Strong technical background and ongoing interest in technology • A Security first' mindset - experience of proactively assessing security vulnerabilities within CD pipelines. Experience with static/dynamic/manual testing tools and processes, plus remediation of exposure • Collaborating with Engineering teams to ensure robust, efficient automated build and deployment processes, including a strong understanding of branching models, test automation and fast feedback loops. • Experience of working with MS SQL database Desired Experience: • Working knowledge of Azure DevOps, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript • Technical monitoring, performance management (e.g. load balancing etc.), capacity & availability management, reliability engineering • Leading projects involving multiple operating systems & clouds. • Familiarity with Mobile Deployment Strategies (App Center) • Technical Professional Certifications such as AZ-204, AZ-400 • Leadership Certifications such as PSAL • Working with management teams focussed on people and team growth initiatives such as innovation days, hackathons, team-building exercises, performance culture, career frameworks and recruitment activity. • Working with third party engineering teams such as other cloud hosting partners. As a well-rounded DevOps Lead, your Skills and Experiences likely include: • Coaching and mentoring • An open and collaborative working style, • Being pragmatic, focussed upon enabling team autonomy where possible. • Establishing and maintaining high standards, both technical and behavioural • Demonstration and bringing to life the values of a diverse high-performance team culture. What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company, and we deliver on our promises! We take the development of our people very seriously and will work with you to carve out your success plan and provide an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. In addition to our standard benefits of 25 days holiday, a match contributory pension and healthcare you will get: • A Competitive Salary • Giving Back/Charity days • Quarterly Socials • 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) • The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain.
Access Group
06/10/2021
Full time
Access is seeking an experienced Product Manager to join our dynamic Product Management team. Specialising in Warehouse Management and Distribution software you will play a vital role in setting the strategic product direction and defining the product roadmap based on market and competitive trends. You will be the business sponsor for all functional development projects for you product. You will work with Product Marketing to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customer. You will build products from existing ideas and develop new ideas based on your industry experience, research and constant external contact: customers, prospects and those shaping the sector. In addition, you will also ensure that the strategy is fulfilled with practical go-to-market planning and engagement. Day-to-day, you responsibilities will include: • Create the product roadmap for the responsible product and market sectors aligned with the company Strategy and Vision. • Use sound understanding and appreciation of the Market, customer problems and competitive landscape along with research and metrics to inform decisions. • Contribute to increasing the profitability of their product and developing innovative new ideas. • Play a vital role in setting the strategic direction and managing the entire product lifecycle from idea to obsolescence. • Collaborate with key stakeholders and all other departments and divisions to communicate the product roadmap, product content and launch. • Develop and implement a launch plan for responsible product, working closely with all departments to execute the plan. • Support sales and go to market initiatives for the existing product, owning the creation of sales & demonstration material, content for lead generation, and presentations/content for user group meetings. • Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of customers' business processes and requirements, becoming a product expert, able to do pre-sales demos of all of your products. • Work with the other Product Managers to understand the overall portfolio, to facilitate the overall product strategy, integration and cross sell. • Initiate and support engagement with clients through Special Interest Groups, User Groups and other events. As a well-rounded Product Manager, your Skills and Experiences likely include: • Commercially aware with a good understanding of market drivers and client needs. • Flexible and pragmatic, able to respond to shifting priorities, demands and timelines by using effective analytical and problem solving skills. • Ability to think creatively and exploit opportunities, with an eye for detail • Excellent communicator able to communicate at all levels and adopt a flexible & consultative approach. • Proactive, works at pace, goal orientated with a strong delivery/milestone focus. • Demonstrates sound judgement, able to make decisions independently whilst recognising when to escalate for more senior approval. • Persuasive, encouraging and motivating with strong Interpersonal skills. • Identifies issues early and prioritises appropriately. • Able to grasp technical concepts and new product functionality quickly. • An understanding of agile development methods, processes and best practices • An Understanding of the Warehousing and distribution sector would be advantageous but not essential. What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously! We will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. In addition to our standard benefits of 25 days holiday, a match contributory pension and healthcare you will get: • A Competitive Salary • Giving Back/Charity days • Quarterly Socials • 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) • The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain
Access Group
06/10/2021
Full time
What are we all about? At Access we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 10,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. This role will sit in our Not for Profit (NFP) Division, whose goal is to transform the way the NFP sector market themselves to increase their income and impact. We are probably the largest provider of charity tools in the UK, working with over 1,700 amazing charities across our product portfolio in both the EU and Australasia. About you: Collaboration is at the forefront of what we do and how we work, both within the development team and outside of it. We assist each other releasing our latest changes, which we do many times a day. We work with stakeholders to deliver software that meets the needs of our clients and end users. We spend significant amounts of time outside the IDE. Writing code is not our sole contribution to the team. We review each other's work to improve code quality and spread domain knowledge. We test each other's work. We spend time with stakeholders during discovery work and beyond. We spend time reflecting on how we can improve in retrospectives. We dedicate time to teaching each other within the team and the organisation. When we are in a text editor, most often, it's writing C#. We also write JavaScript (vanilla and React), HTML, and SQL. We write our infrastructure as code using Terraform. We automate processes using Powershell. That's a lot to know, and we don't expect anyone to have done it all. In our collaborative environment, we'll help you get up to speed in no time! Our approach to software development is with a test-first mindset. This is a very important part of how we work. Writing tests and working in small, iterative steps gives us confidence in our code. Our platform and technology: We utilise global cloud providers such as Azure and Cloudflare to deploy and manage our products in the UK and Australasia. Our platform sees over 5 million unique users a month, often reaching over 18,000 requests a minute. To keep up with this growing demand, we are gradually moving our platform to an Event Driven Architecture, enabled by services like Azure Functions, Event Grid and Storage Queues in Azure. We're making more data-driven decisions than ever before using tools like Azure App Insights for analytics and LaunchDarkly for feature flags & A/B testing. Our aim is to perform A/B tests regularly, and you will be involved in helping to set up, monitor and iterate on these tests. You'd be a great fit for this role if... • You are someone who cares about the work that charities do and wants to make a real positive and tangible change • You are skilled in typical Web & .NET technologies (e.g. C#, WebApi, SQL, HTML, Javascript) • You should be skilled at writing code in a test first approach • You are open to learning and working with technologies across the entire stack (e.g. infrastructure, databases, automation, screen readers) • You understand the benefits of working iteratively and work towards releasing small slices of code multiple times a day • You have excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex and technical concepts to non-technical audiences • You are comfortable with pair programming, both driving and navigating • You have a continuous improvement mind-set • You are willing to speak up or ask questions when something doesn't look or feel right • You have some experience with cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP) Why Access NFP? We're solving a big problem. The NFP sector is a multi-trillion dollar industry that spends a great deal on old school marketing approaches. We're working to create systemic change so that more money can be directed to the vital front-line services charities provide, and you can be a part of that journey. In addition to a competitive salary and the opportunity to grow, you will enjoy a fun environment on top of our standard benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Access Group Basingstoke, Hampshire
06/10/2021
Full time
At Access we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 10,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. This role will sit in our Not for Profit (NFP) Division, whose goal is to transform the way the NFP sector market themselves to increase their income and impact. We are probably the largest provider of charity tools in the UK, working with over 1,700 amazing charities across our product portfolio in both the EU and Australasia. About you: Collaboration is at the forefront of what we do and how we work, both within the development team and outside of it. We assist each other releasing our latest changes, which we do many times a day. We work with stakeholders to deliver software that meets the needs of our clients and end users. We spend significant amounts of time outside the IDE. Writing code is not our sole contribution to the team. We review each other's work to improve code quality and spread domain knowledge. We test each other's work. We spend time with stakeholders during discovery work and beyond. We spend time reflecting on how we can improve in retrospectives. We dedicate time to teaching each other within the team and the organisation. When we are in a text editor, most often, it's writing C#. We also write JavaScript (vanilla and React), HTML, and SQL. We write our infrastructure as code using Terraform. We automate processes using Powershell. That's a lot to know, and we don't expect anyone to have done it all. In our collaborative environment, we'll help you get up to speed in no time! Our approach to software development is with a test-first mindset. This is a very important part of how we work. Writing tests and working in small, iterative steps gives us confidence in our code. Our platform and technology: We utilise global cloud providers such as Azure and Cloudflare to deploy and manage our products in the UK and Australasia. Our platform sees over 5 million unique users a month, often reaching over 18,000 requests a minute. To keep up with this growing demand, we are gradually moving our platform to an Event Driven Architecture, enabled by services like Azure Functions, Event Grid and Storage Queues in Azure. We're making more data-driven decisions than ever before using tools like Azure App Insights for analytics and LaunchDarkly for feature flags & A/B testing. Our aim is to perform A/B tests regularly, and you will be involved in helping to set up, monitor and iterate on these tests. You'd be a great fit for this role if... • You are someone who cares about the work that charities do and wants to make a real positive and tangible change • You are skilled in typical Web & .NET technologies (e.g. C#, WebApi, SQL, HTML, Javascript) • You should be skilled at writing code in a test first approach • You are open to learning and working with technologies across the entire stack (e.g. infrastructure, databases, automation, screen readers) • You understand the benefits of working iteratively and work towards releasing small slices of code multiple times a day • You have excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex and technical concepts to non-technical audiences • You are comfortable with pair programming, both driving and navigating • You have a continuous improvement mind-set • You are willing to speak up or ask questions when something doesn't look or feel right • You have some experience with cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP) Why Access NFP? We're solving a big problem. The NFP sector is a multi-trillion dollar industry that spends a great deal on old school marketing approaches. We're working to create systemic change so that more money can be directed to the vital front-line services charities provide, and you can be a part of that journey. In addition to a competitive salary and the opportunity to grow, you will enjoy a fun environment on top of our standard benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Access Group Harpenden, Hertfordshire
06/10/2021
Full time
Sales Ledger Team Leader. Join the Access Family and see how we make software ideas become a reality! Our core value of Love work, Love life' has been central to our success and so we're looking for people to join us who share our passion for making things better every day, to help us become a UK top 10 Software company. Are you ready for the challenge? What are we all about? At Access we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 10,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. Job Brief: We are looking for a qualified team leader to manage a team of 3 or 4 and provide effective guidance. You will be responsible for supervising, managing and motivating team members on a daily basis. As a team leader, you will be the contact point for all your team members, so your communication skills should be excellent. You should also be able to act proactively to ensure smooth team operations and effective collaboration. Ultimately, you should lead by setting a good example and engage the team to achieve. In this role additional areas of work are likely to be added as the company grows through acquisitions so the ability to accept new challenges will aid success About you: You will need to have a can do' attitude. You will need the ability to provide the work efficiently, accurately and under pressure of strict deadlines. Fully understanding the systems and implications of the role is pivotal. We have a thriving environment where we work and play hard, deliver to a high standard and have some fun. Day-to-day, you will: Report to the Sales Ledger Accountant, you will be an integral member of the Finance team primarily responsible for the a team of 3 or 4 Responsible for managing day to day planning, implementation and problem solving to ensure your team achieves their goals Oversee day-to-day operations Assist in Month End processes and close of the sales ledger Onboarding of new acquisitions, integrate into Access processes Delegation and training of acquisitions when reached Business as usual Team's Quarterly Employees Success Plans Check-Ins As a well-rounded Sales Ledger Team Leader, your Skills and Experiences likely include: Demonstrable track record of a Sales ledger role Proven work experience as a team leader or Supervisor Credible and professional behaviour Computer literate with strength in the MS Office products. Excellent communication and leadership skills Organizational, time-management and Decision-making skills Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to work in a methodical manner, Accounting qualifications are desirable but not essential What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously! We will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. In addition to our standard benefits of 25 days holiday, a match contributory pension and healthcare you will get: A Competitive Salary Giving Back/Charity days Quarterly Socials 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain Become part of our amazing Access family!
Access Group Colchester, Essex
06/10/2021
Full time
At Access we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 10,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. This role will sit in our Not for Profit (NFP) Division, whose goal is to transform the way the NFP sector market themselves to increase their income and impact. We are probably the largest provider of charity tools in the UK, working with over 1,700 amazing charities across our product portfolio in both the EU and Australasia. About you: Collaboration is at the forefront of what we do and how we work, both within the development team and outside of it. We assist each other releasing our latest changes, which we do many times a day. We work with stakeholders to deliver software that meets the needs of our clients and end users. We spend significant amounts of time outside the IDE. Writing code is not our sole contribution to the team. We review each other's work to improve code quality and spread domain knowledge. We test each other's work. We spend time with stakeholders during discovery work and beyond. We spend time reflecting on how we can improve in retrospectives. We dedicate time to teaching each other within the team and the organisation. When we are in a text editor, most often, it's writing C#. We also write JavaScript (vanilla and React), HTML, and SQL. We write our infrastructure as code using Terraform. We automate processes using Powershell. That's a lot to know, and we don't expect anyone to have done it all. In our collaborative environment, we'll help you get up to speed in no time! Our approach to software development is with a test-first mindset. This is a very important part of how we work. Writing tests and working in small, iterative steps gives us confidence in our code. Our platform and technology: We utilise global cloud providers such as Azure and Cloudflare to deploy and manage our products in the UK and Australasia. Our platform sees over 5 million unique users a month, often reaching over 18,000 requests a minute. To keep up with this growing demand, we are gradually moving our platform to an Event Driven Architecture, enabled by services like Azure Functions, Event Grid and Storage Queues in Azure. We're making more data-driven decisions than ever before using tools like Azure App Insights for analytics and LaunchDarkly for feature flags & A/B testing. Our aim is to perform A/B tests regularly, and you will be involved in helping to set up, monitor and iterate on these tests. You'd be a great fit for this role if... • You are someone who cares about the work that charities do and wants to make a real positive and tangible change • You are skilled in typical Web & .NET technologies (e.g. C#, WebApi, SQL, HTML, Javascript) • You should be skilled at writing code in a test first approach • You are open to learning and working with technologies across the entire stack (e.g. infrastructure, databases, automation, screen readers) • You understand the benefits of working iteratively and work towards releasing small slices of code multiple times a day • You have excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex and technical concepts to non-technical audiences • You are comfortable with pair programming, both driving and navigating • You have a continuous improvement mind-set • You are willing to speak up or ask questions when something doesn't look or feel right • You have some experience with cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP) Why Access NFP? We're solving a big problem. The NFP sector is a multi-trillion dollar industry that spends a great deal on old school marketing approaches. We're working to create systemic change so that more money can be directed to the vital front-line services charities provide, and you can be a part of that journey. In addition to a competitive salary and the opportunity to grow, you will enjoy a fun environment on top of our standard benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Access Group Loughborough, Leicestershire
06/10/2021
Full time
Senior Developer (Full Stack) Join the Access Family and see how we make software ideas become a reality! Our core value of Love work, Love life' has been central to our success and so we're looking for people to join us who share our passion for making things better every day, to help us become a top 10 Software company. What are we all about? At Access we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 10,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. We acquired a top development and consulting organisation in Romania, Timisoara and are looking to recruit talent to go on our exciting journey. About you: • Will be an accomplished Full Stack developer building high quality software ideally using ReactJS on the client side, and predominantly using Microsoft middle-tier and backend technologies built on .NET. • Will take pride in your work and the work of your team, to ensure that we delight users with our software and make their lives easier every day. • Will demonstrate the ability to co-ordinate and plan Dev sprint/release activities, prioritising according to risk and changes in delivery schedule. • Will display ownership, responsibility and good decision-making to achieve project deliverables. • Will have a good understanding of software industry development standards, applying them appropriately to the scenario at hand. • Will have a good understanding of source code management best practice (using Git), and ability to troubleshoot issues. • Will have the ability and motivation to test your own work and that of others to ensure we maintain our high quality standards. • Proactively share knowledge and mentor junior staff to improve technical competency of the team. Day-to-day, you will: • Take responsibility for assessing the risk of development tasks, taking into account technical and commercial factors, make risk-based recommendations and decisions. • Work in an Agile (Scrum) team, delivering high quality software focussed on delivering team results through both your individual contribution, and aid unblocking of others. • Actively contribute to requirements discussions and requirements analysis, and take responsibility for understanding scope, risk and complexity of changes from inception through to delivery. • Contribute to the continuous development of processes and improvements. • Analyse, identify and fix root cause of defects throughout the various layers of an application. • Understand, identify and adhere to our preferred design patterns, coding standards and Definition of Done. • Design and develop software solutions using a range of languages and technologies including ReactJS, ASP.NET Core and SQL Server. • Help ensure agreed agile delivery process and approach is followed, including estimation/planning, Scrum activities, release and project management. • Creation of technical documentation where required. • Work in accordance with the company's policies and procedures. As a well-rounded Full Stack ASP.NET Developer, your Skills and Experiences likely include: • Technology & Tools: • HTML • CSS • JavaScript • ReactJS • ASP.NET Core • Microsoft SQL Server • Relational database design, Query Optimisation, Indexing etc… • T-SQL - Writing efficient SQL, Stored Procedures and Functions • Automated Build (CI) and Deployments • Jenkins/Azure DevOps • Git-based Source Control Desirable Experience : • TypeScript • Sass • StencilJS What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously! We will work with you to make you successful. We will help you carve out your career path. You will enjoy lots of training both in the UK and in Romania to accelerate your career. In addition to a competitive salary and the opportunity to grow, you will enjoy a fun environment on top of our standard benefits.
Access Group St. Mary, Channel Isles
06/10/2021
Full time
Finance Systems Analyst The Job - Overview An exciting opportunity for a systems support analyst to join this dynamic, fast-paced group that requires people with a hands on approach. The Access Group is rapidly growing and working to improve and develop internal finance systems allowing growth to continue unhindered. The role is based in Stratford St Mary near Colchester, and will give great exposure to all areas of the business, providing a diverse workload in a welcoming environment. The Job in more detail Review and interpret ongoing business report requirements Build appropriate and useful reporting solutions Provide support the business on a range of internal applications Utilize SQL to assist in queries and automate existing processes Develop processes to streamline existing tasks Assist in project work across the business Skill requirements Access is looking for an individual who is enthusiastic, motivated and passionate with a strong work ethic. The successful candidate will positively demonstrate the following attributes: Good understanding of T-SQL language Critical thinker and problem-solving skills You must be a self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision and operate effectively in a fast paced and evolving environment. You will have a proactive approach, inquisitive by nature with a strong eye for detail Credible and professional behaviour Strong Microsoft Office knowledge and skill especially Excel Excellent communication skills Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to work in a methodical manner
Access Group Northampton, Northamptonshire
06/10/2021
Full time
At Access we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 10,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. This role will sit in our Not for Profit (NFP) Division, whose goal is to transform the way the NFP sector market themselves to increase their income and impact. We are probably the largest provider of charity tools in the UK, working with over 1,700 amazing charities across our product portfolio in both the EU and Australasia. About you: Collaboration is at the forefront of what we do and how we work, both within the development team and outside of it. We assist each other releasing our latest changes, which we do many times a day. We work with stakeholders to deliver software that meets the needs of our clients and end users. We spend significant amounts of time outside the IDE. Writing code is not our sole contribution to the team. We review each other's work to improve code quality and spread domain knowledge. We test each other's work. We spend time with stakeholders during discovery work and beyond. We spend time reflecting on how we can improve in retrospectives. We dedicate time to teaching each other within the team and the organisation. When we are in a text editor, most often, it's writing C#. We also write JavaScript (vanilla and React), HTML, and SQL. We write our infrastructure as code using Terraform. We automate processes using Powershell. That's a lot to know, and we don't expect anyone to have done it all. In our collaborative environment, we'll help you get up to speed in no time! Our approach to software development is with a test-first mindset. This is a very important part of how we work. Writing tests and working in small, iterative steps gives us confidence in our code. Our platform and technology: We utilise global cloud providers such as Azure and Cloudflare to deploy and manage our products in the UK and Australasia. Our platform sees over 5 million unique users a month, often reaching over 18,000 requests a minute. To keep up with this growing demand, we are gradually moving our platform to an Event Driven Architecture, enabled by services like Azure Functions, Event Grid and Storage Queues in Azure. We're making more data-driven decisions than ever before using tools like Azure App Insights for analytics and LaunchDarkly for feature flags & A/B testing. Our aim is to perform A/B tests regularly, and you will be involved in helping to set up, monitor and iterate on these tests. You'd be a great fit for this role if... • You are someone who cares about the work that charities do and wants to make a real positive and tangible change • You are skilled in typical Web & .NET technologies (e.g. C#, WebApi, SQL, HTML, Javascript) • You should be skilled at writing code in a test first approach • You are open to learning and working with technologies across the entire stack (e.g. infrastructure, databases, automation, screen readers) • You understand the benefits of working iteratively and work towards releasing small slices of code multiple times a day • You have excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex and technical concepts to non-technical audiences • You are comfortable with pair programming, both driving and navigating • You have a continuous improvement mind-set • You are willing to speak up or ask questions when something doesn't look or feel right • You have some experience with cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP) Why Access NFP? We're solving a big problem. The NFP sector is a multi-trillion dollar industry that spends a great deal on old school marketing approaches. We're working to create systemic change so that more money can be directed to the vital front-line services charities provide, and you can be a part of that journey. In addition to a competitive salary and the opportunity to grow, you will enjoy a fun environment on top of our standard benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Access Group Reading, Oxfordshire
06/10/2021
Full time
At Access we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 10,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. This role will sit in our Not for Profit (NFP) Division, whose goal is to transform the way the NFP sector market themselves to increase their income and impact. We are probably the largest provider of charity tools in the UK, working with over 1,700 amazing charities across our product portfolio in both the EU and Australasia. About you: Collaboration is at the forefront of what we do and how we work, both within the development team and outside of it. We assist each other releasing our latest changes, which we do many times a day. We work with stakeholders to deliver software that meets the needs of our clients and end users. We spend significant amounts of time outside the IDE. Writing code is not our sole contribution to the team. We review each other's work to improve code quality and spread domain knowledge. We test each other's work. We spend time with stakeholders during discovery work and beyond. We spend time reflecting on how we can improve in retrospectives. We dedicate time to teaching each other within the team and the organisation. When we are in a text editor, most often, it's writing C#. We also write JavaScript (vanilla and React), HTML, and SQL. We write our infrastructure as code using Terraform. We automate processes using Powershell. That's a lot to know, and we don't expect anyone to have done it all. In our collaborative environment, we'll help you get up to speed in no time! Our approach to software development is with a test-first mindset. This is a very important part of how we work. Writing tests and working in small, iterative steps gives us confidence in our code. Our platform and technology: We utilise global cloud providers such as Azure and Cloudflare to deploy and manage our products in the UK and Australasia. Our platform sees over 5 million unique users a month, often reaching over 18,000 requests a minute. To keep up with this growing demand, we are gradually moving our platform to an Event Driven Architecture, enabled by services like Azure Functions, Event Grid and Storage Queues in Azure. We're making more data-driven decisions than ever before using tools like Azure App Insights for analytics and LaunchDarkly for feature flags & A/B testing. Our aim is to perform A/B tests regularly, and you will be involved in helping to set up, monitor and iterate on these tests. You'd be a great fit for this role if... • You are someone who cares about the work that charities do and wants to make a real positive and tangible change • You are skilled in typical Web & .NET technologies (e.g. C#, WebApi, SQL, HTML, Javascript) • You should be skilled at writing code in a test first approach • You are open to learning and working with technologies across the entire stack (e.g. infrastructure, databases, automation, screen readers) • You understand the benefits of working iteratively and work towards releasing small slices of code multiple times a day • You have excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex and technical concepts to non-technical audiences • You are comfortable with pair programming, both driving and navigating • You have a continuous improvement mind-set • You are willing to speak up or ask questions when something doesn't look or feel right • You have some experience with cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP) Why Access NFP? We're solving a big problem. The NFP sector is a multi-trillion dollar industry that spends a great deal on old school marketing approaches. We're working to create systemic change so that more money can be directed to the vital front-line services charities provide, and you can be a part of that journey. In addition to a competitive salary and the opportunity to grow, you will enjoy a fun environment on top of our standard benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Access Group Loughborough, Leicestershire
09/09/2021
Full time
Access is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join our dynamic Legal Product Management team. You will play a vital role working within our Legal division as the business sponsor for all functional development projects for your product. You will build products from existing ideas and develop new ideas based on your industry experience, research and constant external contact with customers, prospects and those shaping the sector. In addition, you will also ensure that the strategy is fulfilled with practical go-to-market planning and engagement. About you: You are an experienced Business Analyst who has a passion for product, a well-rounded knowledge of agile developments and an ability to communicate requirements and make decisions. Playing a key role in our dynamic Product Development team with support from our product function and reporting to the Senior Business Analyst, you will play a vital role in executing the product roadmap and delivering exciting and engaging solutions for our customers. You are a team player who can support others and be able to take on support when offered and thrive on working in an agile environment. Responsibilities: • Be the representative within the Agile Development Team for the Product Manager. • Gather the requirements from the Product Manager and other Stakeholders and own their conversion into stories and supporting documents. • Fulfilling the Agile Product Owner role: oClearly identify and describe product backlog items building a shared understanding of the problem and solution with the development team. oMake decisions regarding the priority of product backlog items in order to deliver maximum outcome with minimum output. oDetermine whether a product backlog item was satisfactorily delivered. oAssess and triage reported bugs and support cases and assist with their resolution. • Contribute to product launch and Go to Market collateral. • Developing and maintaining a sound understanding of customers' business processes and requirements, becoming an expert in these areas. As a well-rounded Business Analyst, your Skills and Experiences likely include: • Flexible and pragmatic, able to respond to shifting priorities, demands and timelines by using effective analytical and problem-solving skills. • Strong communication, influencing, negotiation and collaboration skills. • Demonstrate sound judgement and be able to make decisions independently whilst recognising when to escalate for more senior approval. • Proactive and goal orientated with a strong delivery/milestone focus. • Identify issues early and prioritise appropriately. • Well organised and self-motivated with a strong commitment to quality. • Able to grasp technical concepts and new product functionality quickly. • Attention to detail and consistent application of standards. • Ability to take on the user perspective and to reflect this within the stories. • Ability to interpret a high-level specification into user stories. • Thorough knowledge of agile development methods, processes and best practices. What does Access offer you? In addition to our standard benefits of 25 days holiday, a match contributory pension and healthcare you will get: • A Competitive Salary • Giving Back/Charity days • Quarterly Socials • 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) • The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain
Access Group
09/09/2021
Full time
We make software across a huge number of markets from Finance and Payroll to Hospitality. We're one of the UK's fastest growing SAAS businesses with a team of over 3,000 people. This position is in Health and Social care, where our products schedule and manage care for thousands of people across the UK and Ireland. We make the apps that live in the hands of carers delivering support and assistance to people in their own homes and every day we're 45,000+ visits. We're the largest market incumbent and we're making a huge reinvestment in our products. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 40,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. About you: A Business Analyst or with experience in a comparable position, you'll have worked with SAAS or B2C products. We want to hear about what you've built. You should have an in depth understanding of agile teams and explain the purpose of sprints, refinement, estimation and incremental delivery. You will develop key systems and use your business knowledge and technical understanding to drive future enhancements of the business processes and customer facing solutions as well as working with the sponsors and project teams to define project goals, scope and timelines. You will have: • Have significant experience working in a digital/software product development environment • A pragmatic approach • Solid ability to identify and refine User Stories that follow INVEST principles • Experience working with a range of stakeholders and teams across the business • Experience creating documentation to communicate detailed concepts • Experience with Jira, Confluence and diagramming tools such as Visio, Gliffy, etc • Strong problem solving and analytical skills, excellent attention to detail and outstanding written and verbal communication skills • Experience running workshops, facilitation and stakeholder management/communication, even in a non-product development environment • Technical knowledge so you can understand context and challenges of software solutions (components, data flows, integration, etc) You will need to: • Work closely with the Product Manager to turn high level feature requests into user stories with reference to existing functionality, product strategy, stakeholders, developers and partners • Work within a development squad with the related developers and QAs. Your own scrum team. • Adapt, refine and prioritise user stories through review with the Product Manager, development leads and project stakeholders • Work with clients and other stakeholders to elicit detailed specifications around feature requests • Immerse yourself in Agile delivery activities such as sprints, stand-ups, showcases and retrospectives • Review test plans and conduct new feature reviews to ensure required product functionality is correctly covered • Help ensure teams are focused on MVP and subsequent incremental delivery of value What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously. We will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. In addition to our standard benefits you will get: • 25 days holiday + bank holidays + option to buy 5 further days each year • Match contributory pension • Healthcare • A Competitive Salary • Giving Back/Charity days • Quarterly Socials • 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) • The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain each year (covid allowing)
Access Group
09/09/2021
Full time
We make software across a huge number of markets from Finance and Payroll to Hospitality. We're one of the UK's fastest growing SAAS businesses with a team of over 3,000 people. This position is in Health and Social care, where our products schedule and manage care for thousands of people across the UK and Ireland. We make the apps that live in the hands of carers delivering support and assistance to people in their own homes and every day we're 45,000+ visits. We're the largest market incumbent and we're making a huge reinvestment in our products. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 40,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. About you: A Business Analyst or with experience in a comparable position, you'll have worked with SAAS or B2C products. We want to hear about what you've built. You should have an in depth understanding of agile teams and explain the purpose of sprints, refinement, estimation and incremental delivery. You will develop key systems and use your business knowledge and technical understanding to drive future enhancements of the business processes and customer facing solutions as well as working with the sponsors and project teams to define project goals, scope and timelines. You will have: • Have significant experience working in a digital/software product development environment • A pragmatic approach • Solid ability to identify and refine User Stories that follow INVEST principles • Experience working with a range of stakeholders and teams across the business • Experience creating documentation to communicate detailed concepts • Experience with Jira, Confluence and diagramming tools such as Visio, Gliffy, etc • Strong problem solving and analytical skills, excellent attention to detail and outstanding written and verbal communication skills • Experience running workshops, facilitation and stakeholder management/communication, even in a non-product development environment • Technical knowledge so you can understand context and challenges of software solutions (components, data flows, integration, etc) You will need to: • Work closely with the Product Manager to turn high level feature requests into user stories with reference to existing functionality, product strategy, stakeholders, developers and partners • Work within a development squad with the related developers and QAs. Your own scrum team. • Adapt, refine and prioritise user stories through review with the Product Manager, development leads and project stakeholders • Work with clients and other stakeholders to elicit detailed specifications around feature requests • Immerse yourself in Agile delivery activities such as sprints, stand-ups, showcases and retrospectives • Review test plans and conduct new feature reviews to ensure required product functionality is correctly covered • Help ensure teams are focused on MVP and subsequent incremental delivery of value What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously. We will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. In addition to our standard benefits you will get: • 25 days holiday + bank holidays + option to buy 5 further days each year • Match contributory pension • Healthcare • A Competitive Salary • Giving Back/Charity days • Quarterly Socials • 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) • The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain each year (covid allowing)
Access Group
09/09/2021
Full time
We make software across a huge number of markets from Finance and Payroll to Hospitality. We're one of the UK's fastest growing SAAS businesses with a team of over 3,000 people. This position is in Health and Social care, where our products schedule and manage care for thousands of people across the UK and Ireland. We make the apps that live in the hands of carers delivering support and assistance to people in their own homes and every day we're 45,000+ visits. We're the largest market incumbent and we're making a huge reinvestment in our products. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 40,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. About you: A Product Manager with a well proven portfolio of SAAS or B2C products. We want to hear about what you've built. You'll need to have plenty of experience prioritising and managing projects. You'll need to be great with stakeholders, which goes without saying for a Product Manager, but this is especially important in this role. You'll also need a passion for making an impact with the software you make; care is one of the least tech enabled sectors in the UK and there's a lot of opportunity to change that. You will develop key systems and use your business knowledge and commercial awareness to drive future enhancements of the business processes and customer facing solutions as well as working with the sponsors and project teams to define project goals, scope and timelines. Day-to-day, you responsibilities will include: • Create the product roadmap for the responsible product and market sectors aligned with the company Strategy and Vision. • Use sound understanding and appreciation of the Market, customer problems and competitive landscape along with research and metrics to inform decisions. • Contribute to increasing the profitability of their product and developing innovative new ideas. • Collaborate with key stakeholders and all other departments and divisions to communicate the product roadmap, product content and launch. • Develop and implement a launch plan for responsible product, working closely with all departments to execute the plan. • Support sales and go to market initiatives for the existing product, owning the creation of sales & demonstration material, content for lead generation, and presentations/content for user group meetings. • Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of customers' business processes and requirements, becoming a product expert, able to do pre-sales demos of all of your products. • Work with the other Product Managers to understand the overall portfolio, to facilitate the overall product strategy, integration and cross sell. • Initiate and support engagement with clients through Special Interest Groups, User Groups and other events. As a well-rounded Product Manager, your Skills and Experiences likely include: • Commercially aware with a good understanding of market drivers and client needs. • Flexible and pragmatic, able to respond to shifting priorities, demands and timelines by using effective analytical and problem solving skills. • Ability to think creatively and exploit opportunities. • Excellent communicator able to communicate at all levels and adopt a flexible & consultative approach. • Proactive, works at pace, goal orientated with a strong delivery/milestone focus. • Demonstrates sound judgement, able to make decisions independently whilst recognising when to escalate for more senior approval. • Persuasive, encouraging and motivating with strong Interpersonal skills. • Identifies issues early and prioritises appropriately. • Able to grasp technical concepts and new product functionality quickly. • Thorough knowledge of agile development methods, processes and best practices What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously. We will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. In addition to our standard benefits you will get: • 25 days holiday + bank holidays + option to buy 5 further days each year • Match contributory pension • Healthcare • A Competitive Salary • Giving Back/Charity days • Quarterly Socials • 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) • The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain each year (covid allowing)
Access Group
09/09/2021
Full time
We make software across a huge number of markets from Finance and Payroll to Hospitality. We're one of the UK's fastest growing SAAS businesses with a team of over 3,000 people. This position is in Health and Social care, where our products schedule and manage care for thousands of people across the UK and Ireland. We make the apps that live in the hands of carers delivering support and assistance to people in their own homes and every day we're 45,000+ visits. We're the largest market incumbent and we're making a huge reinvestment in our products. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 40,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. About you: A Product Manager with a well proven portfolio of SAAS or B2C products. We want to hear about what you've built. You'll need to have plenty of experience prioritising and managing projects. You'll need to be great with stakeholders, which goes without saying for a Product Manager, but this is especially important in this role. You'll also need a passion for making an impact with the software you make; care is one of the least tech enabled sectors in the UK and there's a lot of opportunity to change that. You will develop key systems and use your business knowledge and commercial awareness to drive future enhancements of the business processes and customer facing solutions as well as working with the sponsors and project teams to define project goals, scope and timelines. Day-to-day, you responsibilities will include: • Create the product roadmap for the responsible product and market sectors aligned with the company Strategy and Vision. • Use sound understanding and appreciation of the Market, customer problems and competitive landscape along with research and metrics to inform decisions. • Contribute to increasing the profitability of their product and developing innovative new ideas. • Collaborate with key stakeholders and all other departments and divisions to communicate the product roadmap, product content and launch. • Develop and implement a launch plan for responsible product, working closely with all departments to execute the plan. • Support sales and go to market initiatives for the existing product, owning the creation of sales & demonstration material, content for lead generation, and presentations/content for user group meetings. • Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of customers' business processes and requirements, becoming a product expert, able to do pre-sales demos of all of your products. • Work with the other Product Managers to understand the overall portfolio, to facilitate the overall product strategy, integration and cross sell. • Initiate and support engagement with clients through Special Interest Groups, User Groups and other events. As a well-rounded Product Manager, your Skills and Experiences likely include: • Commercially aware with a good understanding of market drivers and client needs. • Flexible and pragmatic, able to respond to shifting priorities, demands and timelines by using effective analytical and problem solving skills. • Ability to think creatively and exploit opportunities. • Excellent communicator able to communicate at all levels and adopt a flexible & consultative approach. • Proactive, works at pace, goal orientated with a strong delivery/milestone focus. • Demonstrates sound judgement, able to make decisions independently whilst recognising when to escalate for more senior approval. • Persuasive, encouraging and motivating with strong Interpersonal skills. • Identifies issues early and prioritises appropriately. • Able to grasp technical concepts and new product functionality quickly. • Thorough knowledge of agile development methods, processes and best practices What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously. We will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. In addition to our standard benefits you will get: • 25 days holiday + bank holidays + option to buy 5 further days each year • Match contributory pension • Healthcare • A Competitive Salary • Giving Back/Charity days • Quarterly Socials • 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) • The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain each year (covid allowing)
Access Group Colchester, Essex
18/03/2021
Full time
What are we all about? At Access we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business...... click apply for full job details
Access Group Loughborough, Leicestershire
17/03/2021
Full time
About the role: Access has achieved huge growth in its cloud solutions and has exciting targets for the future. Our core value of Love work, Love life' has been central to our success and so we're looking for people to join us who share our passion for making things better every day, to help us become a UK top 10 Software company driven through adoption of the Access Workspace platform...... click apply for full job details