This is a fantastic opportunity to come and work for a company voted 5th in the Great Place to Work (Best Large Workplaces) awards 2018, and Number 15 in Europe in 2017! We have over 450 stores, over 310 Groom Rooms and we’re the UK's number one pet care business. Our business is fast-paced, innovative and fun and it's our people that make the difference.
We are looking for a Lead RPA Developer, with a requirement to travel to our Support Office in Handforth (Cheshire) when required but, we are supporting flexible working and we are open to location.
Reporting to the Head of Development, you will take technical ownership of the technologies and provide leadership to the Robotic Process Automation team with responsibility covering:
- Technical Oversight
- Technical Team Leadership & Mentoring
- Process Design & Development
- Process Identification & Prioritisation
- Technology Roadmapping
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Oversight
- Works within the RPA development team ensuring that all output of the team is fit for purpose and strategically aligned to the technical direction
- Conducts reviews of all process design and implementations and suggests design improvements to ensure that output is efficient, maintainable and fit for purpose.
- Conducts ongoing reviews of as deployed RPA processes and identifies areas where technical debt is present and identifies and promotes necessary corrective work streams.
Technical Team Leadership & Mentoring
- Provides support and guidance to other less experienced members of the RPA team, helping them to solve complex issues within the processes they are developing.
- Helps other members of the team to grow and improve their technical knowledge by providing guidance and sharing knowledge with team members
- Runs workshops and other learning sessions to grow the capability and knowledge of RPA both within the team and the wider Group IT and company communities
Process Design & Development
- Actively participates in the design and development of RPA solutions to business problems, particularly the larger and more complex processes.
- Produces appropriate design documentation and clean efficient process implementations.
- Where appropriate produces re-usable objects which can be used to develop further processes more efficiently
Process Identification & Prioritisation
- Works closely with the Business Analysis team to help identify areas of the business and processes within that can be automated using RPA
- Helps to qualify the identified process opportunities to understand the complexity of automating and the cost / benefit of carrying out the automation
- Helps to prioritise the identified automation opportunities alongside the business analysis team into a backlog which the team can work through.
Technology Roadmapping
- Develops and maintains a deep understanding of the Robotic Process Automation technology in use at Pets at Home and in the wider RPA community.
- Understands the trends in RPA technology and makes appropriate recommendations for the RPA technology roadmap within Pets at Home
Skills / Competencies Required:
- Deep understanding of Robotic Process Automation Technology and how it can be applied to business processes.
- In depth knowledge of the Blue Prism environment and a demonstrable portfolio of implemented processes in a commercial environment
- Experience of providing leadership and mentoring to a small technical team or significant experience as a senior member of a team.
- Customer-oriented approach and outcome focused
- Proven business experience of engaging with non-technical stakeholders and facilitating requirements gathering and acceptance processes.
- Knowledge of Software / Process / Project lifecycles with an understanding of Agile working practices
- Strong technical communication with an ability to articulate visions, solutions and desired outcomes
- Results driven with an ability to plan and organise self and others in order to achieve objectives and targets
- Forward thinking with a flexible approach to change and able to work effectively in a variety of situations, constantly seeking improvements
- Stakeholder Management with the ability to engage at all levels across the organisation to tackling problems and drive solutions
- Team Mentorship, the ability to guide and grow colleagues and impart key technical knowledge and techniques to other team members
- Ability to spot trends in technology and across the business areas and manage the introduction of technology at the right times
- Knowledge of Software / Process / Project lifecycles with an understanding of Agile working practices
The Benefits:
- Competitive salary plus bonus
- 36 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), rising to 38 days after two years
- Birthday Leave - 1 day extra leave to celebrate your Birthday!
- The option to buy extra holidays
- An extra days holiday when you become a new pet parent (Dog/Cat/Horse)
- Pension Scheme
- Colleague Discount- 20% discount for you (plus one family member). This can be used in Pets at Home Stores, Groom Rooms, Companion Care Veterinary Services, and Pet Plan Insurance!
- “Treats” benefits- an online range of offers and discounts which are available exclusively to Pets at Home Colleagues
- Life assurance
- Contributory Private Health Care
- Charity Leave- You are entitled to have one paid day’s leave each year to work for your favourite animal related charity.
- Celebrating Special Celebrations? You’ll get 1 extra week off and a gift to celebrate your wedding or civil partnership, and a gift from us if you are expecting or adopting a baby!
- Free Car Parking
- Free Gym
- Colleague of the Month Awards
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the application deadline/closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
*If you haven't heard back from us within 2 weeks, please assume that unfortunately on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful*
