Software Development Manager - Salesforce

As a Software Development Manager your mission is to build a team that is selforganizing and selfmanaging. Youll be responsible for elevating team member performance and ensuring your team has what it needs to implement technologically superior software.

About the role

• Lead and mentor an Agile team that leans into datadriven experimentation innovation quality and craftsmanship
• Communicate and promote the culture and mission of the company
• Collaborate with leadership to establish a divisional mission aligned with the company vision
• Promote iterative thoughtful decision making within a selforganized team
• Recognize trends affecting delivery goals and support team decisions on short and longterm resolutions removing roadblocks when necessary
• Drive performance in areas such as quality predictability flow and velocity
• Coordinate response and communication of tech incidents to stakeholders
• Recognize trends across tech incidents and ensure true root causes have been identified and fixes implemented
• Stay informed of trends and changes in the broader technology business and regulatory landscapes
• Regularly evaluate the teams size organizational fit and position and propose changes to improve synergies
• Fully understand and plan for the product roadmap and maintain awareness of broader technical and business changes impacting the team
• Develop short mid and longterm key results with the team to achieve team objectives
• Develop and retain talent in alignment with the product teams vision and roadmap
• Lead interviews and discussions regarding hiring decisions for candidates and promotions pulling in appropriate subject matter experts as required
• Prepare and deliver reviews compensation adjustments and promotions
• Identify implement and drive adoption of best practices within the leadership community
• Mentor and support team members on any of the above responsibilities

About you

Minimum qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a software engineering quality engineering or product development or role in a relevant field
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in computer science information technology or a related field
• Knowledge of organizational technology standards including testing and deployment
• Knowledge of software delivery roles and the responsibilities of each such as software engineers architects leadership and product roles
• Experience mentoring and developing team members
• Experience using Agile metrics such as throughput workinprogress (WIP) cycletime and defect rates to improve team performance
• Demonstrated ability to advocate on behalf of team members and projects using deliberate accurate and persuasive language

Preferred qualifications

• 2 years of experience programming in C# F# PHP Python Java JavaScript Progress or other objectoriented/functional programming languages
• Knowledge of organizational technology standards including architectural design and integration patterns
• Knowledge of supported business domains
• Experience working on teams that meet organizational engineering and architecture standards
• Ability to meet delivery goals with shifting timelines staffing and dependencies
• Working knowledge of multiple Agile development methodologies
• Experience coordinating tech incident resolutions
• Knowledge of people leadership practices such as change management recruiting hiring performance management corrective action and compensation administration
• Certified in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agile practices

What youll get

Our team members fuel our strategy innovation and growth so we ensure the health and wellbeing of not just you but your family too! We go above and beyond to give you the support you need on an individual level and offer all sorts of ways to help you live your best life. We are proud to offer eligible team members perks and health benefits that will help you have peace of mind. Simply put: Weve got your back. Check out our full list of Benefits and Perks.

About us

Rocket Innovation Studio (RIS) launched in 2019 and has gone on to make its mark in the Canadian fintech industry. Headquartered at 156 Chatham Street in Windsor Ontario the company renovated the historic building which began as an auto showroom and garage before becoming a furniture store the Old Fish Market the Coach and Horses Pub and the Loop. In 2020 RIS was joined by Rocket Mortgage with the mission to improve the mortgage process and deliver an excellent client experience for Canadians.

With the backing of Rocket Companies RIS is able to capitalize on the creativity and growth of a startup environment with the stability and enterprise experience of a mature company. At RIS Canadian talent is able to collaborate design build test and return a full range of custom IT solutions. RIS is leading the charge to make Windsor Canadas tech hub. Apply today to join a team that offers career growth amazing benefits and the chance to work with leading industry professionals.

This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may be modified at the discretion of the company at any time. Decisions related to employment are not based on race color religion national origin sex physical or mental disability sexual orientation gender identity or expression age military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in completing the application and/or participating in the application process should contact a member of the Human Resources team at .