Development Team Manager

Description

• Drive integration and delivery practices. Identify inefficiencies in team processes and promote/facilitate changes to improve efficiency, team health, and continuous learning.
• Provide opportunities for employee growth and development.
• Set goals, provide feedback, conduct performance reviews, and address performance issues.
• Foster a strong team dynamic, building a positive team culture and encouraging learning and collaboration.
• Guide the development of delivery forecasts that lead to predictability.
• Advocate and mentor best practices in product development, software engineering, and architecture.
• Instill a user focus in team activities. Promote frequent feedback cycles to infuse insights from end-users, key stakeholders, and the production experience into the product development cycle.
• Address conflicts and find solutions to ensure a positive and productive environment.
• Maintain open and effective communication within the team and across departments.
• Ensure the team’s work aligns with the overall goals of the organization.
• Ensure the team has the necessary resources, tools, and knowledge to perform their jobs effectively.
• Assist with onboarding support for new hires and ensure they have the necessary training to succeed.
• Lead one or more cross-functional software development teams to achieve organizational goals, creating a positive and engaging work environment.
• Create focus and empowerment for the development teams by anticipating and removing impediments, protecting teams’ time to guard the ability to deliver, and driving practices to manage scope.
• Serve as a member of the Development Leadership team to create strategies and plan improvements to aid in evolving the Development organization.
• Identify and develop meaningful metrics/measurements to support teams’ ability to create success and continual improvement.
• Ensure all agile activities are in place and followed effectively. Create alignment to common goals and evolve ways of working that support the team’s culture, predictability, quality, and craft. Promote team learning and continual improvement.
• Promote and facilitate collaboration between the development teams and the Product Management, Technical Engineering, Architecture, and Support teams.

Requirements

Five+ years of direct experience in agile/lean methodologies in a software development environment.

Experience in a management role leading teams/individuals preferred.

Demonstrated skills in coaching, mentoring, and conflict resolution.

Ability to travel as needed, including rental car and air flight.

Experience promoting and communicating change messages.

Ability to communicate to technical and non-technical audiences.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, management, or a technology-related field preferred.

Knowledge of Design Thinking, User-Centered Design, Product Discovery, and modern Product Management preferred.

Experience with developing Software as a Service and evolving long-standing platforms preferred.

Benefits

Normal office environment with use of computers and telephone systems; no unusual physical demands.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance