- Location
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Manager
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Kick-start your career in the online gaming world and experience the very latest in technology and innovation.
People management
The Software Development Manager is responsible for KPI setting with their team. They manage the allocation of duties, conduct the appraisals of team members and are responsible for assisting with career development. The Software Development Manager ensures the most effective use of resources and monitor productivity levels of the team. They source and coordinate proper training and certifications needed for their team to complete their duties to the highest quality. They provide guidance and mentorship to developers and the implementation team on the software development life cycle.
Project management
The Software Development Manager ensures all projects are tracked and delivered upon customer expectations and within required timelines. The Software Development Manager oversees project requirement gathering, technical specs, and Statement of Work development. They help ensure briefs detailing business requirements introduced by the Product Owner is clear and of high quality.
This role is expected to act as Scrum Master and assist teams with coaching support during regular Agile/Scrum training efforts. Their experience with process methodologies enables them to enforce the agile work process. The Software Development Manager educates team members and stakeholders in all facets of Agile/ Scrum.
Software Development
The Software Development Manager works together with product owners, architects and system owners to deliver high quality products. They integrate software components into a fully functional software system.
Collaboration
The Software Development Manager crosses organizational boundaries (brands, divisions) to collaborate with other technology teams to solve complex, integrated problems. They ensure teams are collaborating closely with customers and understands their requirements.
Reporting
This role is responsible for reporting on status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to management. The Software Development Manager provides status reporting of team activities against the program plan or schedule. They keep the product owner informed of task accomplishment, issues and status.
Best practice
The Software Development Manager helps build standards and best practice within the team. They ensure that architectural guidelines are made visible and followed; and that deployed solutions operate according to architectural specifications by the teams. This role is accountable for adopting and implementing new technologies as introduced by the Architecture team.
*Please note we will apply relevance to our Talent Management and Talent Development Programme as part of our recruitment process.
*Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment.
This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.
Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.
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