Software Development Project Manager
redPanda Software
Date: 6 hours ago
City: Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract type: Full time
Job Title: Software Development Project Manager
Location:
Western Cape, Hybrid
Job Type
Permanent, expected to work Full-Time hours
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The main function of the Development Project Manager (DPM) is to lead a Software Development team, managing performance, behaviour, productivity, and team delivery by applying the Scrum/ Agile methodology. In this client facing role, the DPM provides feedback, updates, and reports to internal and external clients on the status of projects.
Responsibilities
Delivery Management
Technical skills required to do the job:
Location:
Western Cape, Hybrid
Job Type
Permanent, expected to work Full-Time hours
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The main function of the Development Project Manager (DPM) is to lead a Software Development team, managing performance, behaviour, productivity, and team delivery by applying the Scrum/ Agile methodology. In this client facing role, the DPM provides feedback, updates, and reports to internal and external clients on the status of projects.
Responsibilities
Delivery Management
- Deliver on Time and in scope (Backlog grooming, sprint planning, estimates and Burn down reports)
- Ensure teams are delivering on the capacity plan at 70% efficiency of Raw Capacity for each sprint
- Delivering quality by ensuring UAT failures are less than 5% for each UAT deployment
- Provide progress reports and present the status of team(s) deliverables (Sprint Burn Down Reports) in weekly Operations meetings
- Manage client expectations, respond to client escalations and provide regular updates to clients as per the agreed timeframes.
- Performance Management (set individual employee goals and conduct performance evaluations)
- Manage productivity and monitor time logging
Technical skills required to do the job:
- Proficient with Capacity and Sprint planning
- Experience with task tracking tools, JIRA/ Confluence
- Scrum Principles (tracking, capacity, efficiency planning, ceremonies) - SAFe
- An ability to work under pressure
- Highly proactive
- Customer relationship management
- Coding languages and principles
- Conflict management
- Quality Control
- Performance Management
- Resource Planning, Project Management and Organizational Skills
- Professional Communication - Oral and Written
- Matric
- A minimum of 3 years experience leading a team
- A minimum of 3 years' experience within a Software Development environment
- IT related qualification
- Experience with Agile, Scrum
- Retail experience is advantageous
- A proven track record of successful project delivery
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