Product Development Manager (M3 Level)

Some Key Responsibilities

• Leadership and Strategy: Develop and implement strategic plans to achieve organizational goals. Provide visionary leadership to managers and their teams.
  
• Team Management: Oversee the performance and development of managers and their direct reportees. Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture.
  
• Operational Excellence: Ensure efficient and effective operations across all departments. Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
  
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Represent the organization at key events and meetings.
  
• Financial Oversight: Manage budgets and financial performance. Ensure financial sustainability and accountability.
  
• Change Management: Lead organizational change initiatives. Ensure smooth transitions and adoption of new processes and technologies.
  
• Compliance and Risk Management: Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards. Identify and mitigate risks.
  
  
  
  Requirements

  Experience level: 23+ Years
  

  
  

  Technical Requirements:
  

  Extensive experience with full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance
  

  Proficiency in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and experience leading Agile teams
  

  Strong knowledge of modern software development practices, including CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud technologies
  

  Hands-on experience with one or more programming languages (e.g.,.NET, C#, Java, Python, C++, JavaScript)
  

  Familiarity with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems
  

  Experience with database technologies (SQL and NoSQL)
  

  Understanding of software testing methodologies and quality assurance processes
  

  Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and issue tracking tools (e.g., JIRA)
  

  
  

  Key Responsibilities:
  

  • Leadership and Strategy: Develop and implement strategic plans to achieve organizational goals. Provide visionary leadership to managers and their teams.
    
  • Team Management: Oversee the performance and development of managers and their direct reportees. Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture.
    
  • Operational Excellence: Ensure efficient and effective operations across all departments. Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
    
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Represent the organization at key events and meetings.
    
  • Financial Oversight: Manage budgets and financial performance. Ensure financial sustainability and accountability.
    
  • Change Management: Lead organizational change initiatives. Ensure smooth transitions and adoption of new processes and technologies.
    
  • Compliance and Risk Management: Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards. Identify and mitigate risks.
    
  • It will be organizational leadership role with managers and direct reportees reporting into M3 level.
    

    Lead and mentor cross-functional engineering teams in delivering high-quality software products
    

    Drive technical decision-making and architecture design for complex systems
    

    Collaborate with product owners to translate business requirements into technical specifications
    

    Implement and optimize development processes to improve efficiency and product quality
    

    Manage the entire product lifecycle, from conception to deployment and maintenance
    

    Attract, recruit, induct, and retain capable technical personnel
    

    Evaluate performance, including team input; provide guidance and corrective actions
    

    Participate in defining and administering compensation, benefits, and promotions
    

    Perform career coaching and personal development for team members
    

    Set priorities for team members to ensure task completion and project success
    

    Support teams in problem identification, root cause analysis, and decision-making
    

    Eliminate technical and organizational impediments to team productivity
    

    Manage full financial responsibility for own profit unit
    

    Establish short- and mid-term technical plans in cooperation with the management team
    

    Participate in product strategy creation and communicate targets clearly
    

    Foster an environment that supports cooperation among work teams and with other areas of the organization
    

    Balance hands-on technical involvement with empowering teams to problem-solve independently
    

    Act as a role model for company values and technical excellence
    

    Handle products in the maintenance phase, including managing client escalations, critical issues/tickets, and urgent fixes
    

    Effectively collaborate with product owners, onsite teams/leaders, and technical support personnel
    

    Establish and follow Agile ways of working, ensuring continuous improvement of development processes
    

    
    

    Required Skills:
    

    Strong technical background with hands-on coding experience
    

    Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
    

    Proven track record of delivering complex software projects on time and within budget
    

    Strong communication skills, both technical and non-technical
    

    Experience in stakeholder management and client-facing roles
    

    Ability to balance technical leadership with people management responsibilities