IT Development Team Manager F/H

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Update on 10/02/2026

  • Contract type:  Permanent contract

  • Work time:  Full time

  • Location Paris

The company

ESCP Business School is the world-renowned business school, founded in 1819, that trains the responsible leaders of tomorrow. Located in the heart of Paris, it offers innovative and multicultural teaching, supported by a network of six European campuses. Recognized for the excellence of its management programs, it fosters engagement, international awareness, and personalized support for talent throughout their studies.

Post description

The person responsible for managing the development team plays a key role in designing, maintaining and improving ESCP’s application landscape. The role directly contributes to the reliability of information systems, their alignment with the School’s overall strategy and the satisfaction of user teams across European campuses.

Working closely with business teams and technical stakeholders, the role ensures effective project organization, delivery quality, timeline adherence and the adoption of secure, sustainable and agile development practices in a multicultural environment.

Project and development activity management

  • Define and structure technical designs and detailed specifications.

  • Coordinate development and application integration activities.

  • Oversee deliverable quality, testing phases and production releases.

  • Apply agile methodologies, including facilitating Scrum ceremonies when appropriate.

  • Build and prioritize backlogs in collaboration with business teams and Product Owners.

  • Support issue resolution and continuous improvement initiatives.

Application support, maintenance and performance

  • Ensure corrective and evolutionary maintenance of applications.

  • Provide level 2 support and maintain clear technical documentation.

  • Monitor and optimize application performance.

Cross-functional coordination and vendor management

  • Promote effective communication between technical and business teams.

  • Manage technical vendors and contractual follow-up.

  • Contribute to steering committees, budget planning and project monitoring.

  • Ensure alignment of information systems with ESCP’s global strategy.

Development team coordination

  • Organize recruitment and onboarding of new team members.

  • Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing within the team.

  • Support cross-functional collaboration with other teams and managers.

  • Guide the team in adopting Agile and DevOps practices.

  • Provide ongoing day-to-day support and follow-up.

  • Assess and develop technical and behavioral skills.

  • Define clear and measurable objectives and monitor progress.

  • Facilitate team meetings.

Profile required

Expected skills and experience

  • Confirmed experience in DevOps environments (minimum 6 years).

  • At least 6 years’ experience in Symfony (PHP) and Django (Python) development.

  • Strong background in testing, version control and production releases.

  • Ability to produce structured and accessible technical documentation.

  • Minimum 4 years’ experience managing a development team, ideally in an agile context.

  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools, with the ability to assess their impact and support responsible adoption.

  • Strong organizational, coordination and communication skills.

  • User-oriented mindset and collaborative approach.

Languages:

  • French: daily working language.

  • English: professional level required.

Mobility:

  • Occasional travel to ESCP’s European campuses.

Required languages

  • English English - Level advanced
  • French French - Level Bilingual

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IT Development Team Manager F/H

Permanent contract
Full time
Paris

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