Manager, Software Development

Do you want to take part in developing the most innovative pumps in the world Are you ready to work with the best-in-class colleagues within software industrial products

At Grundfos we make products and solutions that enable our customers save natural resources and reduce climate impact. We believe in the power of our people and it is your responsibility as a manager and servant -leader who guides coaches and manages the Scrum Team to ensure the complete team with all roles can deliver continuous value are driving efficient and effective processes and have sufficient capacity and capabilities to do so.

The Manager-Software Development is responsible for promoting and supporting the needed processes be in control prioritizes incoming request and responsible for line management of the team as well as external consultants.

What is the job about

• Ensuring the development team work effectively and efficiently
• Decides and ensures adherence to the decided development processes and ensure excellence in processes ie Scrum
• Constantly work with raising proficiency to increase delivery performance
• Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality
• May take the role of scrum master or delegate it as a role to an individual
• Responsible for hiring firing and onboarding of new team members internal hires as well as external capacity
• Ensure all individual roles are well defined also for individuals allocated to the team i.e. the PO
• Constantly understand performance and output and adjust the team processes
• Responsible for the onboarding of new team members
• Full responsibility for all software and hardware deliveries for the Connectivity domain
• Full overview of roadmaps projects plans intake and output and make development and delivery plans accordingly
• Develop plans to Maintain an efficient productive and harmonious Work environment.
• Concretizing and deriving team-specific objectives and goals aligned with the overarching direction as well as to monitor the teams performance
• Select lead guide evaluate and Develop the team to ensure that The department achieves objectives.
• Full accountability for the teams day-to-day incl. managing the balancing act between product focus and line mgmt. requirements
• Conduct performance evaluations on individual level as well as decide on promotions salaries and benefits etc along with the Senior Manager (Head of Value stream/Platform)
• Responsibility for ensuring right level of resources and competences
• Responsible for people development (on team as well as individual level
• Responsible for employee care (/health) and doing regular check-ins with each individual
• Conveying formal top-down communication as well as bottom-up feedback
• Ensuring cyber security in existing software as well as new development.

Your Background

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering with at least 12 years of relevant experience including at least 3 years as a Scrum Master Manager or similar role in Project Management and Devops methods
• Strong background in Embedded Software development including Jira or other software development management tool
• Should have leadership skills to ensure followership and handle expectation management coaching ability
• Should have experience from working in an international company with international mindset and cultural savvy
• Must have advanced communication skills to facilitate information exchange and alignment between teams
• Understanding of IT / cyber security and the operational impact thereof
• Knowledge and understanding of corporate processes and workflows like objectives and goal setting performance evaluations communication etc.
• Deep understanding of team dynamics and how teams work.
• Broad business understanding and proven ability to work across functions and having good experience working in cross functional teams
• Good experience working in an agile setup
• Experience working with change management
• Should be willing to travel when required

Do you want to learn more

This position is based out ofChennai. If this sounds appealing to you please upload your CV/resume and cover letter today via our Careers portal.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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