Development Manager

We are looking for a Development manager – Financial Services Solutions to join our team
in Cape Town.

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

Main focus:

1. Technical lead and expert - growing and leading from an expert tech base - and tapping tech resources in our environment
2. Project & solution delivery - project management, driving priorities, managing constraints, open & efficient communication channels, quality focus
3. Team lead and people management - mentoring people, one-on-one’s, career discussions - challenging and developing our people
4. Client engagement &relations - building out true long-standing relationships based on trust and quality service
5. Business development - always looking to improve service & expand our offering to new business areas - exploring new business and tech themes
6. Business insight - utilize and grow subject matter knowledge of our client’s business - providing better business solutions and consulting

We value:

1. Choosing right over easy
2. Building lasting, genuine relationships centered on our clients
3. Tackling the unknown and uncertain with a curious, problem-solving mindset
4. Being impactful and making a valuable contribution
5. Staying adaptable and entrepreneurial
6. Trusting each other, allowing our clients to trust us

Desired Skills:

1. B.Sc, B.Eng or B.Com degree with IT related subjects as majors.
2. From one of the following universities: UCT, Stellenbosch, Wits, Pretoria, North West
(Potchefstroom campus), Free State, KZN, Nelson Mandela, Johannesburg
3. With above average results. Guideline is 60% average at university.
4. Matric results - A or B for Math HG
5. Excellent communication skills - interpersonal, written and public speaking
6. Strong and proven organizational skills
7. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong automation mindset
8. Critical thinker with quality focus

Desired Experience:

1. At least 5 years’ worth of professional experience
2. Have a strong technical background with experience in software engineering and project management leadership
3. Significant experience leading projects from engagement through implementation and covering the full project lifecycle
4. Implementing scalable solutions and building enterprise-wide systems
5. Implementing and working with solutions for; system integration, middleware, automation, data migration, application interface, workflow & business process management
6. Technical delivery experience through scoping, design, configuration, system testing, deployment & ongoing refactoring
7. Business analysis, system analysis and requirements facilitation aspects of projects
8. Hands-on experience with application support
9. Knowledge of professional software engineering practices, including coding standards,
code reviews, source control management, build processes and testing
10. Experience in different delivery methodologies with agile leadership desirable
11. Leading and mentoring other team members such as software engineers and analysts
12. Line management including career development, career guidance & performance appraisals
13. A proven track record of success in project delivery, preferably working in a regulated Financial Services environment
14. 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
15. Key coordinator and liaison with clients, business stakeholders, subject matter experts, project coordinators and delivery teams
16. Ability to understand systems from all levels: from the “big picture” enterprise-level view to the detailed level technical view

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