Software Development Manager

Software Development Manager (Hybrid) – Stellenbosch.

A renowned national financial company is looking for a Software Development Manager to join their team on a full-time permanent basis for their offices in Stellenbosch, Cape Town.

A highly competitive offer plus exceptional benefits and internal career advancement opportunities on offer.

Purpose Statement:

• To provide strategic technical direction and manage multiple technical teams for the technical delivery of the full product lifecycle; all product features and support and maintenance related tasks in respect of the product
• Deliver product features
• Oversee the ongoing drive to increase efficiency, optimisation, innovation and people development in these environments

Requirements:

Experience Minimum:

• At least 2 to 5 years’ experience in managing or leading a technical team

Experience of:

• Leading and working in an agile development environment
• Crafting roadmaps with milestones
• Software development experience and use technical skills to support and guide a technical team
• To establish priorities and successfully manage deliverables
• Utilizing communication and relationship management skills to engage with stakeholders
• Using leadership to influence in other areas

Preferred:

• Software development management experience

Qualifications (Minimum):

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred):

• Honours Degree in Commerce or Information Technology – Computer Science

Knowledge Minimum:

• Web-based development.
• People management and development practices and principles.
• Stakeholder management.

Ideal:

• Banking industry
• USSD channel
• Agile development principles
• Cloud deployment technologies
• Budgeting and accounting principles

Skills:

• Critical thinking
• Decision-making skills
• Relationship management skills
• Negotiation skills
• Constraint management