Software Development Manager

  • Software Engineering
  • Professional

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

Who you are:
  • As a development Manager, you will use your knowledge and experience to help drive IBM Cloud Storage project priority .You’ll lead complex programs from initiation to delivery, and you’ll collaborate with the other engineering groups with Storage organization. This is a fast-paced, start-up environment where the successful candidate will wear many hats, and where your work will have a real impact. You’ll be part of a bright engineering team that embraces open communication, empowerment, innovation, teamwork and a shared focus on customer success
What you’ll do:
  • As a Development Manager, you will play a key role in the success of the IBM Cloud Infrastructure organization. Development Managers in this organization help with the design, building, and development of the software engineers in this squad.
  • As a Delivery Manager, you have to ensure that you are running scrum meetings, updating upper management of proper status, including velocity and any improvements the team can make. As a Project Manager, you are responsible for ensuring service framework and security compliance checklist to have the proper service requirements.
  • You will be asked to help with the support of the service by ensuring that the developers have the right training, education and proper tools to help solve any customer related issues.
  • To maintain competitive advantage, project managers must be able to work quickly and produce high-quality status and ensure that they are bridging any gaps between various dependencies as well as bringing the proper awareness to any blockers to upper management.
  • Working across tribes and other organizations is key, being able to speak on some technical pieces of the project is also key.
  • Join the IBM Cloud Infrastructure Storage!
How we’ll help you grow:
  • You’ll have access to all the technical and management training courses to become the expert you want to be.
  • You’ll learn directly from Senior members/leaders in this field.
  • You’ll have the opportunity to work with multiple clients


Required Technical and Professional Expertise

  • Excellent people and project management track record. Seasoned professional with hands on managing performance of the world class engineering team
  • In-depth understanding of all aspects of the software development processes and excellent cross-team collaboration skills. Agile development experience is highly desirable.
  • Experience with implementation techniques to improve efficiency and ensure on-time project completion.
  • Experience working with development teams to make sure they adhere to the product development lifecycle process. You’ll drive the development team in their delivery of milestones and checkpoints.
  • Track record of collaborating across functions to improve software products.
  • Strong background and proven track record in engineering project management of complex software products.
  • Experience working in a complex software development environment, preferably in Cloud
  • Proven track record in handling customer situations related to the product/service owned
  • Domain experience in software virtualization, distributed systems software or storage.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Experience managing multiple projects at the same time, recognizing and mitigating risks, and working proactively on contingency plans. Experience with Rally Project Management tools is a big plus!
  • Highly entrepreneurial with a strong passion, urgency, energy, dedication, and an unrelenting drive to succeed and win.
  • Assiduous, out-of-the-box thinker who’s open-minded, creative, intelligent and confident.
  • Extremely well organized, detail-oriented and possessing a high level of integrity.
  • Ability to get things done; must be resourceful, proactive and aggressive.
  • Direct and candid “say it the way it is” mode of operation;
  • Team player who works well in collaborative situations and start-up environments


Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

  • Familiar with Infrastructure as a Service, Cloud Storage is an added advantage
  • Proven track record on hosting highly available public cloud services.

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About Business Unit

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate – they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio  designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.


Your Life @ IBM

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Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

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About IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.


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