Software Delivery Manager - Stellenbosch, South Africa - KERRIDGE COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS CORP

KERRIDGE COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS CORP

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Stellenbosch, South Africa

3 weeks ago

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Description

At KCS, the
Software Delivery Manager is responsible for leading a team of Delivery Leads to ensure effective delivery of product against project and product roadmap objectives.

The Software Delivery Manager works closely with the Product and Project Management Leads to plan and successfully execute against these product objectives.

They are ultimately responsible for managing the teams who are tasked for the successful delivery of product against scope, quality and delivery metrics.

As a Software Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for turning the product roadmap into a reality.

As the primary liaison between the Head of Product and Portfolio Director, you will be accountable for maximising the delivery of the product team and successfully delivering product releases that align with company and product goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Delivery Team Management:

Communicates with stakeholders product managers, project managers, and the development team to make sure the goals are clear and the vision is aligned with business objectives
Leads Delivery Managers for the product to ensure the delivery team stays on track regardless of the agile nature of software development projects
Leads the execution of delivery objectives against development objectives
Works closely with the Head of Product and the Portfolio Director to ensure product delivery teams are aligned with product objectives and successfully execute against product roadmap milestones
Tracks and monitors revenue and value achievement against product and project objectives with a clear understanding of the role Delivery plays in achieving overall business success
Implements best practice for coding standards, technical specifications, code reviews and code quality metrics.
Works with Product, Project Leads and the Software Delivery Manager Lead to understand product scope and assign solution design time to further analyse and break down product requirements
Proactively communicates the impact and risks associated with delivery execution against roadmap objectives
Actively takes decisions on a daily basis to realign priorities and focus the team on the right objectives

Implements effective tools:

Provides the framework for the implementation of best practice for the management of code and test cases in collaboration with the Delivery Leads
Monitors and tracks the Delivery Leads' implementation of techniques such as "pair programming", code reviews and others
Leads the team in the implementation of practices to reduce development time and improve the architecture and quality of the product.

JIRA management:

Defines dashboards and tracking tools in JIRA and are able to give a status update on progress on request

Key Requirements:

Experience & Knowledge:

Experience in running development teams in executing against roadmap objectives or financial targets
Experience in the software development industry and what it means to deliver software solutions against roadmap objectives
Proven success in managing customer projects with focus on driving customer engagement and overall customer success.
Ability to track metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs), analyze them, and turn them into actionable strategies.
Ability to communicate it in a clear, engaging manner.
Ability to utilise Excel to assess, manipulate and analyse data
Ability to extract data from various sources: Sales systems, CRM systems etc.

Skills & Qualities:

Understands the nature of product development and delivery from a product and service based business model
Have an indepth understanding of revenue forecasting and tracking to ensure business success
Have the ability to solve issues in a thoughtfully and in a way that makes sense to the rest of the business (especially from a commercial / sales perspective)
Understand the importance of datadriven decision making, deferring to concrete information to make judgements and give business guidance.
Understands the importance of being two, three or four steps ahead of decisions and how their decisions can impact the organisation down the road
The ability to work through complex problems and scenarios, and make them easy to understand for other people

Company Info
Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is the market leader in developing and delivering fully integrated business management solutions for distributors, suppliers, resellers, wholesalers and merchants

Our mission is simple:

to design, implement and support high performance systems that enable our customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively.

Equal Opportunities
KCS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identi