IDP Automation Development Manager

Motion Industries; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Industries in Birmingham, AL seeks a Manager of Software Development to lead multiple software teams across the full SDLC, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery of business software. You will oversee project governance, milestones, and status reporting to IT sponsors and executives.

This role requires strong leadership, hands-on coaching of engineers, and a track record of delivering scalable applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, with 8–12 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of managerial/leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities

• Leads projects and is accountable for successful technical implementation of business software applications.
• Assembles project plans, monitors work, performs quality reviews, and escalates issues.
• Develops governance documents explaining objective, scope, approach, and timeline.
• Coordinates IT resources to deploy new solutions to the business.
• Prepares project status presentations to team members, Sponsors, and IT Executives.
• Tracks milestones and adjusts plans to meet objectives.
• Ensures adherence to governance standards and methodologies.
• Manages cross-functional projects and enforces coding standards and change control processes.
• Performs performance reviews for direct reports.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Prioritize deliverables

Change management

OO design

Database design

Education

Bachelor's degree

5–12 years experience

Tools

Project management methodologies

Job description

Birmingham, AL, USA

Full time

R26_0000026618

SUMMARY:

The Manager of Software development manages multiple software development teams in all aspects of the software development life-cycle.

You must be eligible to work in the US without Visa Sponsorship.

JOB DUTIES

• Leads projects and is accountable for successful technical implementation of business software applications.
• Assembles project plans monitors work efforts daily, performs quality reviews, and escalates functional, quality, and timeline issues appropriately.
• Develops or guides in developing project governance documents that effectively explain the business objective, scope, approach, and timeline.
• Coordinates internal IT processes and resources in order to successfully deploy new solutions to the business.
• Coordinates communication and prepares project status presentations to project team members, Project Sponsors, and IT Executives.
• Tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans when necessary to meet project objectives.
• Oversees adherence to project and business governance standards and methodologies.
• Manages one or more cross-functional projects.
• Ensures policies and procedures, software development guidelines, user interface standards, and change control processes are followed.
• Completes performance reviews for direct reports.
• Ensures projects are delivered on time and according to specifications, and informs executive management when tasks fall behind schedule.
• Ensures project metrics are defined, measured and reported.
• Keeps key user representatives and team members updated on project status and problem resolution status.
• Ensures applications are developed using documented coding techniques.
• Oversees and participates in the development and unit testing of solutions as specified in the Technical Design obtains code reviews from appropriate technical staff and ensures standards and policies are adhered to.
• Offers proposed design changes/suggestions to processes and applications exerts significant latitude in determining the objectives of an assignment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree and eight (8) to twelve (12) years of relevant experience or equivalent combination.
• Typically requires two (2) or more years managerial/leadership experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices, and change management techniques.
• Basic leadership skills.
• Possesses strong product/technology/industry knowledge.
• Ability to prioritize projects and deliverables.
• Experience with structured application development and change control methodologies.
• Experience with object oriented analysis and design.
• Knowledge of database design , programming languages and coding techniques.
• Communication skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS:

None required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

• 2-5 Direct Reports
• 5-10 Direct Reports
• More than 10 Direct Reports

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY:

Yes

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Motion offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

DISCLAIMER:

This job description illustrates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and skills required. Management retains the right to add or modify duties at any time.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

Where permitted by applicable law, successful applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to start date. COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment, subject to an approved accommodation, and proof of vaccination will be required on or prior to start date.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC’s policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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