Senior Software Lead - Global Supply Chain Projects

KION Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic is seeking an experienced Senior Software Lead to join our Software Project Execution team. You will manage software projects through full lifecycle, coordinating across engineering, QA, commissioning and customers in the Americas, Canada and Mexico.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, 4–7+ years in software project execution, exposure to WMS/WCS, and proficiency with Jira, Confluence, SAP and MS Office. Travel about 20-25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain or related discipline.
• 4–7+ years of software project execution experience.
• 1+ year of industrial automation industry experience (WMS or WCS) a plus.
• Willingness to travel 20-25%.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive software project plans, include scope definition, task breakdown, resource allocation and budget management.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand and document project requirements and track them through completion.
• Act as the primary point of coordination for software scope across engineering, QA, commissioning, and customer stakeholders.
• Develop project risk management plans and identify potential mitigation strategies with project teams.
• Proactively manage changes to project scope, schedule, and budget, following established change control processes.
• Communicate project status, risks, and dependencies to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to standard execution processes, tools, and governance models.
• Manage project punch list through the project lifecycle.
• Understand the technical impact of decisions on business operations for Customer’s operation.
• Mentor Software Leads on process and projects with higher complexity.
• Prepare and analyze project reports using data metrics.
• Review change order quotes and project variance estimates.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain or related discipline

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Confluence

SAP

Job description

Dematic is seeking an experienced Senior Software Lead to join our Software Project Execution team. You will manage software projects through full lifecycle, coordinating across engineering, QA, commissioning and customers in the Americas, Canada and Mexico.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, 4–7+ years in software project execution, exposure to WMS/WCS, and proficiency with Jira, Confluence, SAP and MS Office. Travel about 20-25% is expected.