Sprint Master & Team Lead

Citrus-Lime builds the Cloud POS platform that independent specialist retailers rely on to run tighter, more resilient businesses. Behind that platform is a development team of four, working on payments, ecommerce, integrations and the wider retail platform. The product is strong. What we want now is for good work to move faster and more predictably from planned into customers’ hands.

We are looking for a Sprint Master & Team Lead to own exactly that: the people, the pace and the day-to-day delivery of the Cloud POS team.

This is a leadership role first, not a senior developer role. You are not expected to be the strongest programmer in the team, or the default architect, or the person every technical problem lands on. The CTO provides architectural guidance, and the developers continue to own technical design. Your job is to lead the people doing the work and to make delivery flow.

• Line‑managing four developers: regular one‑to‑ones, clear objectives, honest development conversations, and a team environment that is positive and accountable in equal measure.
• Owning the team’s delivery pace, so small pieces of work don’t quietly stall and blockers get resolved rather than worked around.
• Running the day‑to‑day rhythm: stand‑ups, retrospectives, sprint planning with the Product Manager, and a Jira board that actually reflects reality.
• Coordinating Cloud POS releases, and helping move the team from a few large, high‑pressure releases a year towards a safer, more frequent rhythm.
• Leading the team’s response when production incidents happen. These are uncommon, roughly three times a year, and include some limited out‑of‑hours involvement.
• Leading practical, responsible adoption of AI‑assisted development: creating the safety to experiment, sharing what works, and helping the team get materially more done without sacrificing quality.

You need real technical credibility. You should be comfortable with modern development practices, APIs and integrations, databases, source control, testing and release processes, and able to hold your own in a technical discussion and tell genuine complexity from avoidable delay. Hands‑on development experience is a plus, but it is not essential. What is essential is that you have managed people before and done it well.

What matters most is that you lead calmly under pressure, manage directly and fairly, improve morale without lowering the bar, and make decisions rather than letting them drift. You are curious about technology and people, structured without being bureaucratic, and focused on momentum and outcomes. An optimistic but evidence‑led enthusiasm for AI‑assisted ways of working is essential.

• Full time position, based at our Head Office in Ulverston.
• Starting salary of £55,000+ depending on experience.
• 31 days holiday including Bank Holidays and time off at Christmas.
• Regular 1:1 meetings with line manager and annual pay reviews.
• Private healthcare, including dental, optical and mental health support.
• Work alongside passionate and experienced people.