Company Description

Workleap builds practical employee experience software that makes work simpler. With over 20,000 happy customers in more than 100 countries, Workleap is a must-have for businesses looking to create a more engaging and successful workplace.

Job Description

So, what will your new role look like?

As the manager of feature t eam s , your role encompasses overseeing the software development lifecycle, contributing to the department’s strategic initiatives, and nurturing your team's growth . In collaboration with Directors, Product Managers, and Designers, you will play a key role in enhancing and maximizing the value of the Workleap Platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the Software Development Life Cycle, ensuring the efficient planning, execution, and timely delivery of projects.
• Ensure that the team's efforts directly support the company's objectives and establish processes and decision-making models that consistently align with the organization's strategic goals.
• Ensure team skillsets, processes, activities, tooling, and rituals are optimized to drive operational efficiency and performance.
• Set clear expectations with team members and align them to the broader organization's goals.
• Coach team members to overcome technical challenges they may face.
• Manage product technical debt, ensuring it remains manageable and acceptable .
• Nourish a continuous improvement and growth culture through coaching, performance reviews, and promoting a learning and knowledge-sharing mindset.
• Participate actively in the department's strategic planning and contribute to executing key cross-team initiatives.
• Actively promotes and develops seamless collaboration with Product Managers, focusing on building strong, mutually beneficial partnerships and jointly addressing challenges, aiming to achieve the company's goals efficiently .
  
  
  

What do your future team look like?

As you consider the role of Software Development Manager at Workleap, envision a future that is both challenging and rich with growth opportunities. In this role, you will first lead a team of five talented developers, focusing on delivering key features on our new Workleap Platform in close collaboration with the product and technology teams.

A second team, that will need to be built from scratch, with a more data-oriented focus is expected to come under your leadership later in the year, as we scale with our platform needs. Your leadership will be crucial in meeting and exceeding the department’s quality, performance, and customer outcome standards. Additionally, you’ll join a management community of about eighteen managers, where you’ll collaborate on departmental goals.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of strong management in leading successful software engineering teams;
• Demonstrates exceptional skill in establishing and successfully meeting team goals;
• Proficient in setting and tracking team metrics and taking action based on metric findings;
• Exceptionally skilled in mentoring and knowledge sharing, actively promoting professional growth and advancement of team members in their roles;
• Ability to influence a diverse audience, including team members, peers, and directors;
• Proven experience in managing product technical debt;
• Possesses extensive knowledge and expertise in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean principles;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Has a previous experience as a software developer to understand the technical challenges that the team faces;
• Having previous experience with data engineering: ETLs, LLM, and MLOps is a plus.
  
  
  

Additional Information

At Workleap, we build together, we trust each other, and we support each other in success or failure. You will be able to express yourself, evolve and develop your creativity in an environment that will adapt to your daily life and your needs.

We strive to create a healthy and inclusive work environment. This is everyone’s business.

Our Candidate Experience Flow at Workleap:

Phone Screen - Virtual Interview using Microsoft Teams - Work Sample - Job Offer

We are looking forward to getting to know you!

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