Software Development Manager

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Articulate requirements, design, development, integration, test plans, migration/cutover plans, and ongoing documentation of processes and change modifications.
• Remain agile and adjust priorities based on workload, management directives, and customer demands.
• Manage and lead a team of developers/analysts in the requirements, design, development, test, and deployment processes.
• Engage and manage globally distributed teams, providing hands-on management, mentoring, and coaching to drive annual goals.
• Decide on strategies and objectives to meet system transformation goals, including re-host, re-invention, and buy vs. build decisions.
• Provide architectural expertise, direction, and assistance to analysts and developers, resolving production problems promptly.
• Communicate software solution expectations effectively to internal customers, team members, and stakeholders.
• Lead and implement scalable, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions aligned with customer objectives.
• Plan and prioritize projects and resource allocation in collaboration with senior management, peers, and internal customers.
• Proactively communicate statuses, issues, and escalations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Work with external vendors to source, negotiate, and manage contract resources and solution services.

Requirements

• Proven ability to articulate requirements, design, development, integration, test plans, migration/cutover plans, and ongoing documentation.
• Ability to remain agile and adjust priorities based on workload, management directives, and customer demands.
• Experience leading and managing teams of developers and analysts in high-volume digital content platforms.
• At least 1-3 years of management experience and at least 8 years of experience with high-volume content management and authoring applications.
• Proven experience in application analysis, architecture, and development.
• Strong understanding of web, desktop application, and database concepts.
• Expertise in Microsoft .Net, SharePoint, C#, TFS, JavaScript, Search Engines (Solr, Elasticsearch, FAST), and SQL Server.
• Ability to present complex technical information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Experience in application architecture, systems architecture, and development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience in developing content authoring and content management systems or products.
• Experience in cloud-based environments, especially AWS, is highly desirable.
• Experience in budgeting and forecasting is a big plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Computer Science or Information Systems.