Development Manager — AI-Driven SaaS Product Leader

MANUS; Sliedrecht; Ibrido; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Hybrid work in Sliedrecht

Career development

Competitive compensation

Valsoft backing

Descrizione del lavoro

MANUS in the Netherlands seeks an experienced Development Manager to own the development life cycle of multiple products. You will collaborate with Engineering, Design, Sales and Customer Success to shape the product vision and roadmap and lead a team of external developers, ensuring on-time, high‑quality delivery.

You will also drive AI revenue and translate AI capabilities into commercial features. You act as a bridge between business and engineering, managing sprints, releases, and trade-offs

Competenze

• Proven experience with AI products is a must.
• Proven experience leading development teams and managing software projects, including external or nearshore/offshore developers.
• Solid knowledge of agile methods (Scrum, Kanban) and project management practices.
• Hands-on background in software development or IT, with AI solutions experience (LLMs, ML models, AI APIs).
• Familiarity with cloud/SaaS architectures, data models, AI tooling and system integrations is a plus.
• Experience in the Workforce Management industry is a plus.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across teams.

Mansioni

• Lead and coordinate a team of external developers; plan capacity and priorities.
• Translate roadmap into concrete development projects and user stories.
• Act as project manager: plan sprints/releases, track progress, manage risks and dependencies.
• Ensure software quality through acceptance criteria, reviews and testing with the team.
• Define and communicate product vision, strategy and roadmap.
• Develop AI-focused product strategies for new AI capabilities in workforce planning.
• Own the product backlog and prioritize based on goals and feasibility.
• Translate complex requirements into clear, usable product features.
• Align with Sales, Marketing and Customer Success for successful launches.
• Lead product discovery with customer research and usability testing.
• Track KPIs and adjust strategy based on results.
• Organize Customer Advisory Board sessions to validate direction.

Conoscenze

AI products

Team leadership

Software project management

Agile methodologies

External/nearshore teams

English fluent

Dutch conversational

Strumenti

Jira

Productboard

Aha!

Trello

Descrizione del lavoro

MANUS in the Netherlands seeks an experienced Development Manager to own the development life cycle of multiple products. You will collaborate with Engineering, Design, Sales and Customer Success to shape the product vision and roadmap and lead a team of external developers, ensuring on-time, high‑quality delivery.

You will also drive AI revenue and translate AI capabilities into commercial features. You act as a bridge between business and engineering, managing sprints, releases, and trade-offs