Kloud9 - Development Manager (10-12 yrs)

Company : Kloud9 (https://www.kloud9.nyc/)

Location : Bangalore

Experience: 10-15 years

Mode : Hybrid (2 days work from office in a week)

About Us :

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, Kloud9 is one of the leading technology services and solutions providers specializing in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). At Kloud9, we work closely with our customers across Retail, Consumer Goods, Healthcare & Manufacturing to achieve a satisfying customer experience using modern technologies in AI, ML, Cloud and Automation, that transform Data into action-driven insights.

As a leading provider of cutting-edge cloud solutions, Kloud9 empowers businesses to harness the full potential of cloud technology, enabling them to scale, innovate, and thrive in the digital era. With a strong commitment to excellence and a customer-centric approach, Kloud9 is redefining the way organizations leverage the power of the cloud to drive growth and efficiency.

Through our customer-centric approach and relentless commitment to excellence, we have helped numerous organizations achieve remarkable results in their cloud journey. Our success stories highlight the transformative impact of our cloud solutions, including cost savings, increased productivity, improved scalability, and enhanced business agility. With our strong technology expertise, we understand & visualize a new world with an AI-First Approach. Kloud9 is constantly on the lookout for top-tier talent to join us in this exciting journey!

Role Overview :

As a Development Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of product, including product planning, organizing, and controlling product activities. You will collaborate with stakeholders to define the objectives, develop project plans, monitor project progress, and ensure successful project completion. This role requires excellent communication and leadership skills, as well as the ability to manage resources, resolve conflicts, and meet project deadlines.

Responsibilities :

- Work closely with development team with a joint and end-to-end ownership of the product development, managing delivery schedules and assure highest quality release with maximum customer satisfaction.

- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders including research, development, sales, marketing teams to ensure product is amply highlighted.

- End to End responsibility of product delivery and release by applying Design Thinking & Agile practices in product design, development, test & support.

- Define work schedules and track task assignment for the team and clear roadblocks and risks to enable product delivery.

- Bring in efficiencies in the process/product methodologies, hiring and retaining highly talented engineers.

- Work with peer Managers, Product Owners, Architects, stakeholders, etc. to share/apply best practices at increasing efficiency and showcase status of the product to senior management and Executives.

- Create an environment for collaboration and high performing culture that is required to make this multi-site development team successful

- Motivate the team in applying processes and best practices in delivering great user experience and quality products for Kloud9.

- Ensure Business Compliance and Integrity is maintained across the team

Requirements :

- 10-12 years of hands-on technical IT industry experience preferably in the area of Product R&D, Data Engineering.

- Has led a technical team and been part of their talent & career development.

- Good problem solver - technical solutions as well as conflict resolution

- Familiar with tools to track project & defect progress (RQM, RTC, Clear Quest, Best Quest, github, Jupyter, Jira, Trello, etc.)

- Associated with automation including scripting (shell, python, perl, ansible), integration into frameworks (Robot, Jenkins, etc.), and applied CI/CD approaches

- Adopted Agile, DevOps, and Design Thinking methodologies at work