Technical Team Lead

Flash; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a dynamic leader to drive product management and technical coordination across multiple squads. In this role, you will collaborate closely with product leadership to ensure alignment with market needs while supporting a complex technology platform. You will proactively identify challenges that may affect scalability, mentor team members, and advocate for effective engineering strategies. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence and enhance processes while maintaining clarity during critical incidents. If you are passionate about driving improvements and leading teams, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in product management and collaboration with technical teams.
• Ability to manage incidents and provide clear direction during challenges.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product leadership to maintain product-market fit.
• Lead initiatives and propose engineering strategies for improvement.

Skills

Product Management

Technical Coordination

Incident Management

Mentoring

Strategic Planning

Job description

• Collaborate closely with product leadership to ensure decisions align with achieving and maintaining product-market fit across one or more squads.
• Support and enhancement of an established, multi-faceted technology platform, and associated 3rd party integrations.
• Coordinate with Technical Product Manager, Solutions Architects, other teams, and QA to deliver on business requirements
• Proactively identify challenges that impact scalability or business direction, communicate these effectively, and drive necessary adaptations to overcome them.
• Maintain composure during critical incidents or emergencies, providing clarity and direction amidst challenges.
• Lead and influence others to bring order and clarity, ensuring structured progress instead of chaos.
• Propose and advocate for engineering strategies within the collective or discipline, effectively gaining alignment and driving initiatives forward.
• Delegate effectively to balance workloads while using these opportunities to mentor and elevate others within the team.
• Take a long-term view in driving ongoing improvements for the systems and processes within the team.
• Plan and manage individual and team capacity to meet goals and deliverables efficiently.