Software Development Manager, Midrand

Software Development Manager

About the job:

Manage and prioritize IT Systems Development tasks through the effective deployment of resources and efficient workload allocation. Lead a team of system developers to drive innovation and ensuring that Business IT Systems requirements are sufficiently developed and adhered to.

Key responsibilities:

• Application Software Roadmap and Solutions Analysis
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leadership and Direction
• Strategy Formation & Implementation
• Performance Management
• Data Collection & Analysis and Insights and Reporting
• Organizational Capability Building
• Project, Program and Portfolio Management
• Application Software Development and Personal Capability Building
• Operational Compliance and Information Security

Technical Competencies

• Assessment and Action Planning and Planning and Organizing
• Data Collection and analysis and application Development
• Verbal and Written Communication and Costing and Budgeting
• IT Data Management
• Policy and procedures and project Management
• IT Testing and Presentation creation

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• Grade 12 / SAQA Accredited (Essential); Recognized IT degree / diploma (Advantageous)
• 6 or more years adequate System Development experience using the relevant programming, language or technologies (Essential); Previous experience in Financial Insurance industry (Advantageous)
• 3 - 6 years' experience of planning and managing resources to deliver predetermined objectives as specified by more senior managers (Essential)