Designation : Development Manager.
Location Criteria : Chennai
Total Experience : 10-15 years
Reporting to : Head of Product Delivery.
About us:
Newage is well-known for its freight forwarding software and digitized back office services, which fulfill the ever-changing needs of freight forwarding and logistics industries. Our end-to-end freight forwarding SaaS-based ERP software and digitized back office services improve operational effectiveness, avoid cost leakage, and provide actionable insights to customers. Our digitized services are based on leading technologies and automation functionality, which work well for all types of companies like small, medium, and large businesses for their sales, finance, accounting, documentation, and customer operations. Newage has been serving customers worldwide for over 18 years and has become the foremost choice in the freight forwarding and logistics industry.
Job Description:
We are looking for a Development Manager who will help us in the digital transformation of eFreight Suite through a world-class product focused on quality and the customer. The role involves working with key business stakeholders and product teams to deliver internal and customer-facing products using a modern technology stack and agile principles.
The successful candidate will be comfortable navigating challenges in building a world-class product team in a fast-paced environment while implementing strategies and processes that enable the organization to innovate and grow. The teams are located in Bangalore and Chennai, working with cross-functional teams globally across regions.
- IT industry experience of 10–15 years in software development and at least 4+ years’ experience in project management
- Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web
- Ability to lead at least 2 scrum teams and play a scrum master role as necessary.
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders, and ensuring technical feasibility
- You should be strong in people management, as it is required to lead a team of 20+ developers, testers, and DevOps.
- S/he should be the bridge between the product team and the report and escalate to management as needed.
- Ensure resource availability and allocation and monitor their performance
- Develop a detailed project plan to track the progress and risk mitigation
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs.
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
- Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
- Perform risk management to minimise project risks.
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Technical Skills:
Specific development manager responsibilities include developing detailed project plans, ensuring resource availability and allocation, and delivering every project on time within budget and scope.
- Great educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science or engineering
- Should have good knowledge of Java, microservices, AWS, and Angular.
- Understanding of the logistics industry or supply chain management domain
- Completely well versed with Agile
- Experience in security and performance management
- Good understanding of tools like Jira, Postman, or any PM tools
- Solid organisational skills, including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
- PMP/Agile / Scrum certification is a plus
Soft Skills:
- Strong leadership and Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- People Management Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Must have experience of interaction with the Senior Management team.
Newage is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.