Development Group Manager I

Responsibilities

• Optimizing Engineering Operations
• Owning and overseeing timelines, processes and implementation plans with significant input from the technical team, including milestone planning, meeting cadence, documentation updates, and ticket authorship and/or management
• Effectively, overseeing and facilitating the efficiency of the team’s technical resources
• Actively engaging with the team's efforts and workloads to proactively identify and escalate issues, resolving team questions, and synthesizing feedback for the Development Department Manager
• Providing clear communication on strategy, ticket ownership, and facilitate cross-team or cross-departmental coordination
• Attending planning meetings to manage team pace, ensuring urgency for success while preventing burnout
• Advising teams with insights and recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Ensuring technical accountability and output of their teams by overseeing ticket work, completed implementation plans and other measures of technical success
• Strategic Planning and Coordination
• Aligning and coordinating with the Development Department Manager to proactively identify and take initiative on cross-team and cross-departmental needs, and company wide initiatives
• Contributing to staffing decisions, including identifying gaps, defining roles, and managing team size in support of company goals
• Product Involvement
• Developing and maintaining a proficient understanding of relevant product areas under your supervision
• Collaborating with Software Engineering Management and Product Management teams to define strategic direction and planning the product roadmap
• Reviewing and providing input on design documents as requested
• Effectively conveying product direction and priorities to individual members and overall team
• Relationships, Trust and Individual and Team Performance
• Building strong, trusting relationships with direct reports through regular 1:1s, prioritizing psychological safety, mutual respect, and trust at the individual and team level
• Fostering a culture of excellence and candid communication, ensuring employees feel encouraged to share ideas and opinions, and supported by both the company and the manager
• Cultivating productive relationships with peers and superiors in order to achieve collective goals
• Providing coaching, development, and career management to employees including conducting career planning, performance evaluations, compensation reviews, and promotions
• Setting clear performance expectations, proactively identifying and managing underperformers, and facilitating terminations in coordination with Human Resources, and the Development Department manager when necessary
• Reducing the impact of interpersonal and technical conflicts within and outside the teams through efficient resolution and facilitation
• Guiding onboarding activities for new engineers to reduce startup time and ensure their success within the division

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related field or comparable experience
• 8 years of industry experience
• Managerial experience or a proven track record in technical leadership
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Written communication skills – able to document issues effectively and concisely
• Strong programming skills – using Java, Javascript/Typescript, or Python
• Familiarity with agile methodologies such as SCRUM
• Familiarity with source control management systems such as Github
• Ability to accurately and effectively document ideas and specifications
• Ability to lead and guide teams of 4 or more employees