Our client in the Telecoms Industry is looking to hire a Development Manager. Duties and Responsibilities General Understanding business requirements, business systems and process context, impact, and risks Participating in, planning/strategy sessions, reporting Interfacing to other teams where required Interfacing to external clients, vendors where required Delivery and Support of Specific Applications Management of activities within the overall team Participating and enabling the business Prioritisation process Scheduling and prioritisation of tasks and resources by approval by executives Coordinate: Build, Test, Deliver, Fix, Change Requests Technical capacity, quality, and standard via an ISO standard Understanding business' future requirements Preventing technical issues from arising by proactive management Produce and enable a Capacity Plan for the Application Ensuring adherence to Quality, Standards, SLA adherence, adherence to PM and SDLC standards Making recommendations for the improvement of the SDLC, PM or ISO processes Project Management of projects Acting as a Project Manager for selected development projects in terms of deadlines and milestones Delivering specific projects to produce internal or external capacity Management of activities within the SDLC (Acting as process owner) Participating and enabling the business prioritisation process Scheduling and prioritising tasks and resources Taking ownership of production issues and driving to resolution Adherence to Quality, Standards, SLA's and SDLC standards Team Management Ensures that team management exists in the team being managed Driving the skills development of team members, coaching of team members for performance, and coaching on career development Recruitment, staff training, conflict management and creating a welcoming working environment Performance management (objective setting, feedback, appraisals, incentives, and bonuses, addressing poor performance) Personal Attributes and Skills Drives Results Passion for delivery and quality Values Driven Optimistic Learns on the Fly Resilient Instils Trust People Savvy Problem Solver Leadership Skills Strategic Agility Manages complexity Thrives under pressure Requirements Matric BSc in Computer Sciences/ Information Systems or equivalent IT tertiary qualification Applicable Management Development courses would be advantageous Applicable project management experience Knowledge SDLC (Agile Methodology experience would be advantageous) Dot Net Framework on Visual Studios Development Architecture designs and best practices Experience Minimum 8 years Systems Development experience Minimum 5 years relevant experience managing a software development team for large commercial entities, or demonstrated leadership capabilities Exposure in driving key strategic initiatives To apply, use the link: #J-18808-Ljbffr