- Johannesburg
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: IT Technology
- Reference: 119440
Vacancy Details
Employer: BET Software
You Bring:
- At least 10 years in a technical role within the IT industry.
- At least 3-5 years’ experience managing/leading software development cross functional teams.
- Experience facilitating timely product/project delivery.
- Detailed knowledge of the SLDC and management of software projects.
- Driven to achieve results despite obstacles.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
What You’ll Do:
- Is responsible for each phase of the product or project life cycle, end to end from inception, growth, maturity to decline. Where applicable this includes inception, requirement, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, infrastructure, capacity, performance, support, monitoring and decommissioning as required.
- Aligns development roadmap with business, clients (internal and external) and technology through collaboration with multiple team members.
- Manages issues with appropriate urgency which includes resolution and communication with stakeholders in conjunction with the support / post deployment process.
- Prioritises and plans of backlogs/demand pipelines and product roadmaps.
- Define, track and measure product Business Benefit Realisation as appropriate to your product development space.
- Maintains sound technical understanding and in-depth product as well as general group product and system knowledge.
Strategic mindset
- Aligns objectives and activities to the broader strategic needs of the team and Bet Software.
- Customer centric - responsible for creating and proper grating a customer-oriented attitude within the team whilst identifying and understanding the needs of all customers and managing their expectation.
- Facilitates an understanding of competitor analysis and market research to identify areas of opportunity and risk associated to the product.
- Aligns and collaborates with other product teams as required to achieve objectives.
- Provides consistent, clear, and regular communication with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Integrates the team and department processes and procedures effectively with companywide process and procedures.
- Leading direct and indirect reports for the successful management of the allocated product (i.e. seconded team members)
- Ensures that the cross functional team is aligned with the company’s strategy and working towards achieving the strategy.
- Ensures the team is appropriately resourced and members are equipped with the requisite skill required for both current and future projects.
- Supports and/or develops a training and career development plan for each team member.
- Collaboratively works with team members to set performance goals and measures
- Conducts regular performance discussions with the team to facilitate a culture of growth.
- Facilitates mentoring and coaching as required.
- Oversees all aspects of the team by facilitating and resolving issues through effective problem solving and communication skills.
- Maintains a current and future skill matrix for the team.
- Creates a culture for teams that are aligned to the platforms and BET values.
- Makes confident, timely, fact-based decisions drawing on a broad range of resources through collaboration with others.
- Ensures others understand the decision before moving forward.
- Considers short- and long-term implications of the decision.
- Able to logically defend and explain judgements and decisions.
- Takes steps to accurately define the problem before seeking a solution.
- Bases decisions and evaluations on a careful and systematic review of relevant facts and information.
- Generates new ideas and challenges the status quo, takes risk, supports change, and encourages innovation.
- Searches for opportunity to create new ideas and innovate or improve efficiencies wherever possible
- Solves problems through questioning the status quo.
- Actively drives a culture of collaboration and open communication within the team.
- Actively promotes authenticity and drives the spirit of diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging within the team.
- Actively drives a culture of versatility and adaptability by modelling and encouraging team members to support each other not only within the department, but within BET Software as a whole.
- Actively become a change agent and drive continuous learning within the team thus ensuring that the team approaches all tasks or challenges with enthusiasm and proactivity.
- Build a strong team spirit and camaraderie within the team, by encouraging team members to collaborate, support and face challenges as a unit.
- Fostering a culture within Software Development for continuous improvement and encouraging flexibility to changes in the dynamic field of Development by embracing new challenges, technologies, and methodology as a new learning opportunity for the team.
Please note that only Team members who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered. If you have not been contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.
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About BET Software
BET Software is one of the most diverse betting software providers in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a rapidly growing international footprint. Our multiskilled Team is responsible for providing advanced software solutions, while supporting incredibly high transactional volumes in a fast-paced industry, making BET Software a lively and engaging place to be. Our progressive use of technology enables our talented Team to work with the tech stack of their choice and we encourage an environment and culture that supports collaboration, learning and growth. We believe that our strength lies in our diversity and that Teamwork makes the dream work, a place where you can flourish amongst like-minded individuals.
We are a dynamic group of people that stem from a variety of cultures, backgrounds and locations. While our head office is based in Umhlanga, South Africa we recruit talent throughout South Africa and Internationally.
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