SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER - GLOBAL PRODUCTS

Global Products is an all-encompassing suite of products and components, designed to add value to any business by enhancing user engagement and virality. Our cutting-edge approach helps businesses reduce acquisition costs and increase user retention numbers. You will be working hand-in-hand with our customers to build end-to-end products that address user needs using data-driven insights. Our API layer also empowers customers to create unique experiences for their users.The Software Engineering Manager will be responsible for managing 3 key pillars of delivering excellence: People, Product and Technical Delivery. In this role, you will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of products and/or projects aligned to business objectives, processes and standards, managing a team of Software Developers and SDET’s. It will also see you working closely with other Software Engineering Managers across the organisation to deliver state of the art products to our customers.Key ResponsibilitiesResponsible for each phase of the end-to-end Product/Project life cycle as applicable. Where applicable this includes inception, requirements, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, infrastructure, capacity, performance, support, monitoring, and decommissioning as appropriate.Customer orientation - Responsible for creating and propagating a customer-orientated attitude within the team, whilst identifying and understanding the needs of all customers, and managing their expectations.Aligning product/project strategy with the business, customers (internal and external), and technology through collaboration.Ensure products/projects are compliant as required and remain relevant where applicable.Define, track and measure product business benefits realisation.Maintains technical understanding and product(s) knowledge as well as general group product knowledge. Accountable for the reporting and analysis of the relevant performance metrics.Prioritisation and planning of Backlogs / Demand Pipelines and, where applicable, Product Roadmaps. Ensures that company standards and processes are adhered to.Understand the business requirements and plan what is to be implemented and when. Removes any bottlenecks preventing software delivery.Bridge the gap between the business and the technical stakeholders.Ensure risk mitigation plans are in place.Accountable for the software engineering life cycle followed by the team.Participates in the recruitment of new staff, when necessary. Manages direct and indirect reports.Ensures that the team is appropriately resourced and members are equipped with the requisite skill set required for both current and future projects.Facilitate regular performance development conversations and drive agreed actions to support team members' growth as well as their contribution to the team and company culture.Provide feedback to your manager on a regular basis, regarding team performance as well as product and project progress as applicable.Facilitate Continuous ImprovementContinuously reviews processes (including inner sourcing) to maximize team and Derivco wide efficiencies. This would include software engineering maturity best practices.Continuously aim to improve the quality of the software and team effectiveness.Continuously aim to automate as much of the Software Development Lifecycle as possible.Stay abreast of software engineering best practices in the market to inform opportunities for improvement.Stakeholder ManagementContinuously align with stakeholders and other team managers to ensure adoption of change, integration and collaboration between dependent teams, products and services.Manage issues with appropriate urgency, including resolution and communication with stakeholders in conjunction with the support process, ensuring delivery and positive stakeholder relationships.Create and execute product/project, technical and operational strategy that aligns with portfolio and group, taking into consideration Products, Markets, Customers and Services.Facilitates an understanding of competitor analysis and market research to identify areas of opportunity and risk.Facilitates change management due to changing situational/organizational/market requirements.Technical Skills & Experience5+ years of software development experience3+ years management experience within software development / Product organisation3 years’ experience in gaming industry preferableStrong analytical and commercial experienceYou are a strong people manager with demonstrable skills and experience of managing large teams and a track record of delivering results in a fast-paced environment.You possess an application development background and have a deep understanding of scalable systems.Experience of managing multiple software development teams in complex environmentsYou possess strong negotiation and coaching skills.You have built systems in high level programming languages such as Java, C# or GoYou have some cloud infrastructure experience e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP or similar.You can influence others by creating a participative, empowered environment and can create high performance environments for teams, empowering both teams and individuals.You can manage high performance in a fast-paced environment and can deal with stressful situations in a calm and effective manner.You are focused on the realization of objectives and can set and achieve ambitious goals.You are curious and seek to understand the big picture business objectives and have an ability to craft plans to realise these business objectives.Who are Derivco Sports?Derivco Sports is a dynamic and inclusive company that houses some of the top developers and technical minds within the industry. Focusing on a sports betting platform, we strive to be the best in all we do by consistently adapting and expanding to stay on top of our game.Being proud partners of Betway, our main goal is to focus on building and expanding our product to be the leading Sportsbook in the world.We are an inclusive company full of rock climbers, surfers, gamers, artists, runners, and everyone in between. Culture is key, so frequent socials and competitive company benefits is how we keep our promise to you. We get it work; life balance is important. So, offering Flexible hours and hybrid working is just a taste of the perks of working with us.BenefitsStarting balance of 25 days annual leaveBonus schemeCompany pension schemeCompany Life AssurancePrivate HealthcareEdenRed card with monthly food allowanceGym membershipDental Cover provided by CignaPlease submit your CV in English as we will only consider applications submitted in this language.Derivco Sports is an equal-opportunity employer. We value people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances and we are committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a productive working environment free from unfair and unlawful discrimination.