Software Implementation Team Leader/Manager

 

Recruiter:

Glorec

Job Ref:

sysan

Date posted:

Monday, March 28, 2022

Location:

Remote, South Africa

Salary:

R70000 - R110000 ctc pm


SUMMARY:
Do you want to make a bigger and more significant impact? Are you looking to take on more responsibility, and help deliver better service and solutions to clients?

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Senior Manager might be your next big challenge and a step up for your career.

This implies being responsible for delivering innovative software solutions to financial services clients.

Leading software engineering teams in delivering solutions. Leading client engagements, managing technical project delivery and looking after the people in teams. Stretching your technical software & project management experience, and most importantly your people and leadership skills

Main focus:

Project & solution delivery - project management, driving priorities, managing constraints, open & efficient communication channels, quality focus

Client engagement & relations - building out true long-standing relationships based on trust and quality service

Team lead and people management - mentoring people, one-on-one’s, career discussions challenging and developing people

Business development - always looking to improve service & expand offering to new business areas - exploring new business and tech themes

Technical lead and expert - growing and leading from an expert tech base - and tapping tech resources in their environment

Business insight - utilize and grow subject matter knowledge of their client’s business -providing better business solutions and consulting

It is a BIG ask? Is this what you are looking for?

It''''''''s also very stimulating and challenging AND super satisfying to see projects to fruition and to help people thrive!

They get their kicks from solving difficult problems in an elegant & practical fashion. They get excited about data structures, process flows, data pipelines, optimizing processes, application integration  problems, money management, UI & UX, best practice patterns, seemingly overwhelming odds, experimenting with new kit - and providing tangible business value.

They sweat the details, while keeping everything in practical context, and with a roving eye on better future-proof solutions.

You will have plenty of help and support from directors, the awesome people in the engineering teams and the incredible clients they work with.

Together, they will also develop your experience & skills through their career development and review process.

 

More about the company:

Their business and reputation is built on hard, tough work, real commitment, cool ideas, business expertise, integrity and top quality delivery Always and All-the-time

They value

  • Choosing right over easy
  • Building lasting, genuine relationships centered on their clients
  • Tackling the unknown and uncertain with a curious, problem-solving mindset
  • Being impactful and making a valuable contribution
  • Staying adaptable and entrepreneurial
  • Trusting each other, allowing their clients to trust them

They are looking for individuals who they can build a genuine relationship with, based on integrity and trust. People with a focus on Quality and Innovation, who display Enthusiasm and Commitment.

How they work:

The work is based from Rosebank office with clients in Sandton, JHB CBD and Parktown. Their work was mostly performed on site (pre-COVID) - close to their clients and team - and now with a mix of remote and office/client-based work. They intend to work more office-based, but also aim to be flexible and utilize the best aspects of remote and office-based work. They do their best to keep people safe and healthy and have a mandatory COVID vaccine policy in place.

Desired Skills

  • B.Sc, B.Eng or B.Com degree with IT related subjects as majors at one of the top Universities in South Africa with above average results.
  • Excellent communication skills - interpersonal, written and public speaking
  • Strong and proven organizational skills
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong automation mindset
  • Critical thinker with quality focus

Desired Experience

At least 5 years’ worth of professional experience

Have a strong technical background with experience in software engineering and project management leadership

Significant experience leading projects from engagement through implementation and covering the full project lifecycle

Implementing scalable solutions and building enterprise-wide systems

Implementing and working with solutions for; system integration, middleware, automation, data migration, application interface, workflow & business process management

Technical delivery experience through scoping, design, configuration, system testing, deployment & ongoing refactoring

Business analysis, system analysis and requirements facilitation aspects of projects

Hands-on experience with application support

Knowledge of professional software engineering practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes and testing

Experience in different delivery methodologies with agile leadership desirable

Leading and mentoring other team members such as software engineers and analysts

Line management including career development, career guidance & performance appraisals

A proven track record of success in project delivery, preferably working in a regulated Financial Services environment

Knowledge and experience of Financial Services business processes and functions.

Preferably finance and operational processes such as money management, accounting, payments & collections, order management, reconciliation, data integrity control, system and data migration

Key coordinator and liaison with clients, business stakeholders, subject matter experts, project coordinators and delivery teams

Ability to understand systems from all levels: from the “big picture” enterprise-level view to the detailed level technical view

 

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