Job Vacancy Web Development Manager

Cambridge English websites attract over 3 million international visitors per year and are vital to drive awareness of our products and services, create new business opportunities and generate revenue.  The Web Development Manager plays a key role in the ongoing development of our main websites, collaborating with business and technology teams to define and implement new features and improvements to our online customer experience.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

Key accountabilities include:

• Collaborate with teams across Cambridge English and other business units to define business requirements for our websites.
• Work with technology teams to manage delivery of new solutions and improvements, acting as an agile product owner for English.
• Manage the wide range of infrastructure and tools which are critical to the smooth operation and optimisation of the Cambridge English websites, including (but not limited to): content-management systems, domain management, translation services, tag management, web analytics, SEO tools. 

About you

You will have at least 3 years or equivalent experience working on significant sized websites built on content management systems, ideally those supporting multiple languages, within an international organisation.

Hands on experience using Tridion and Drupal are desirable.

Excellent communication, negotiation and prioritisation skills are essential, with evidence of a strong track record as an agile product owner, preferably using Jira.

A good working knowledge of website accessibility and technical SEO are important, as well as familiarity with techniques to measure and enhance user experience across different devices and browsers.

Experience with translation technology for websites is desirable.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. 

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 3rd October and interviews will take place shortly after.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. 

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.