Product Development Manager

Snap-On Tools; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Snap-On Tools, a leader in automotive diagnostics, seeks a Product Development Manager to oversee technical management of CMS platforms and cloud services. The role involves leading Azure cloud migration and managing database architecture while collaborating with various teams.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in managing technical teams and strong knowledge of Azure and SQL Server. The position offers the chance to innovate and protect intellectual property while ensuring operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience leading technical teams or platform operations teams.
• Experience with product content release systems.
• Strong understanding of Azure cloud environments and cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical management of CMS platforms and enterprise database services.
• Ensure reliable, secure, and scalable operations.
• Drive automation processes for deployments and maintenance.

Skills

CMS platforms

Azure cloud migration

Agile methodology

SQL Server

Database architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Overview

The global leader in automotive diagnostic equipment, Snap-on Diagnostics ha an immediate opening for a Product Development Manager. The successful candidate will lead the technical management of CMS platforms, enterprise database services, authoring support applications, and product content release systems across on-premises and Microsoft Azure environments. Provide leadership for Azure cloud migration and modernization, database architecture, security controls, CMS platform reliability, and operational support. Partners with engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, application development, content, localization, and business teams to align core systems with business needs. Direct development teams while providing coaching, standards, and technical guidance.

Responsibilities

Responsibilites:

• Own CMS platforms, localization workflows, authoring support applications, and product content release systems, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable operations.
• Apply Agile methodology, Azure DevOps practices, and appropriate AI development accelerators to improve planning, delivery visibility, engineering productivity, code quality, and release execution.
• Guide the design, modernization, and support of complex content, database, and cloud platform solutions, including enterprise SQL Server and Microsoft Azure database strategy, operations, architecture, cloud migration, and modernization.
• Set technical direction and coordinate project delivery with engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, application development, content, localization, business stakeholders, and external professional service providers.
• Plan and manage Azure cloud migration and modernization activities from assessment and readiness through cutover and post-migration optimization.
• Define operational standards for availability, recovery, monitoring, patching, access control, incident response, and environment reliability.
• Maintain application, database, and Azure security controls, including access management, data protection, audit readiness, vulnerability remediation, and policy compliance.
• Drive automation and repeatable processes for deployments, maintenance, monitoring, environment provisioning, operational reporting, and release readiness.
• Lead offshore development teams and globally distributed DBA teams, ensuring clear priorities, technical alignment, delivery accountability, skill development, and regional coverage.
• Resolve design constraints, technical risks, and conflicting requirements while ensuring appropriate technical documentation, design reviews, operational procedures, and release readiness materials are completed.
• Prepare project plans, schedules, cost estimates, expense and capital budgets, and monitor delivery and spending against approved scope, schedule, and budget expectations.
• Identify opportunities for technical improvement, innovation, and intellectual property protection, and manage related IP activities in accordance with Snap-on corporate guidelines.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, data management, or equivalent work experience

Years of Experience:

• 8-10+ years of related experience, including experience leading technical teams or platform operations teams
• Experience managing CMS platforms, and product content release systems
• Experience leading SQL Server and Azure database environments, including database architecture, operations, Azure cloud migration, and modernization

This job description is intended to summarize the type and level of work performed by the incumbent and is not an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, and requirements.