Executive: Software Development

4 weeks ago


Canada SYSPRO Proprietary Limited Full time

Executive: Software Development

Department: Software Development

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: SA | Johannesburg

Reporting To: Chris Lloyd

Description

The Executive: Software Development is primarily in charge of overseeing the workflow and the workforce involved in the software development process.

They will be responsible for creating development strategies/processes for optimal performance, coordinating with different teams and departments to identify strengths and weaknesses, implementing training and workshop programs, and ensuring the smooth running of the overall function.
Key Responsibilities
  • Contribute and provide input into the overall Software Development Strategy and optimal processes.
  • Develop, motivate, and mentor high-performing development and testing teams.
  • Identify, recruit, and retain talent and excel in day-to-day people and performance management tasks.
  • Ensure team structure is optimized, and resources managed, to facilitate efficient project delivery, continually monitoring quality and effectiveness.
  • Use appropriate metrics to monitor, measure, and improve the operational processes, team performance, and outcomes.
  • Manage complex, concurrent projects within a fast-moving environment.
  • Ensure that we balance software issues/errors, deliver new projects, and offer effective customer support.
  • Create and/or refine processes to ensure effective, scalable, and profitable workflows.
  • Identify and analyze problems and implement solutions.
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing, identify, and manage risks, and address any single points of failure.
  • Take part in deep-dive troubleshooting exercises - drive technical post-mortem discussions to identify the root cause of complex issues and implement appropriate solutions.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Qualifications:

  • Minimum of a relevant advanced certificate/degree in IT, or equivalent
  • 7 plus years’ of experience
  • Experience managing high-performing software development teams.
  • Strong technical project & product management experience.
  • Demonstrable experience of implementing agile processes.
  • A thorough understanding of Software Development.


Benefitial Qualifications:

  • Experience working in a Software Product environment would be desirable
  • Experience working in the SYSPRO environment.


Skills and Knowledge:

  • Excellent decision-making & problem-solving skills.
  • Effective coaching, mentoring and performance evaluation skills, at both a team and individual level.
  • Effective written, oral, presentation and influencing skills.
  • Ability to build rapport with and help influence the decision-making process.
  • Ability to focus objectively to achieve stated outcomes and drive success on behalf of SYSPRO’s customers.
  • Strong commercial and business acumen.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Self-motivated and self-directed.
  • Ability to think laterally under pressure.
  • Outstanding attention to detail.
  • Effective leadership.
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