Development Manager, Randburg

My client operates in the short‑term insurance domain and is seeking a Development Manager to lead and stabilize their development function. This is a senior leadership role focused on delivery reliability, production stability, and maintaining strong engineering standards in a complex, regulated environment. You’ll be responsible for overseeing development delivery, managing and mentoring developers, and ensuring that technical decisions align with business and client needs. While this is not a hands‑on coding role, it is also not an administrative management position – you’re expected to engage at a technical level, challenge solutions, and guide the team when complexity or risk increases.

Responsibilities

Leading and managing the development department in a delivery‑driven environment

Overseeing planning, prioritization, and execution of development work

Ensuring delivery timelines are met while maintaining technical quality

Managing workloads, risks, dependencies, and production stability

Maintaining development standards, code review practices, and release discipline

Providing technical leadership around design, architecture, and problem‑solving

Supporting and mentoring developers through regular performance discussions

Identifying skills gaps and development needs within the team

Ensuring documentation, processes, and technical standards remain current

Communicating progress, risks, and resourcing needs to business leadership

Skills&Experience

Minimum 8–10+ years’ experience in software development

Minimum 3–5+ years’ experience in a development management or leadership role

Proven experience managing development teams in a delivery‑focused environment

Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle

Experience with release management, production risk, and delivery governance

Ability to engage technically (architecture discussions, code reviews, solution design)

Experience in the short‑term insurance industry (strongly preferred)

Confident communicator who can work across technical and business stakeholders

Qualification Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience. Proven leadership and technical credibility are prioritised.

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