About the job
The Software Product Development Manager plays a pivotal role in overseeing the complete technical delivery and continuous enhancement of IP-based software products. This includes ensuring that platforms are scalable, secure, and of the highest quality, always in alignment with the product roadmap and market demands.
This position acts as the essential technical link between product strategy and engineering execution, adeptly balancing roadmap commitments with real-world project requirements and customer needs, while safeguarding the long-term integrity of the product.
Primary Responsibilities
1. Leadership in Product Engineering
- Oversee the technical delivery for all IP product development initiatives.
- Ensure product architectures are designed to be scalable, modular, secure, and maintainable.
- Guide engineering teams to deliver features as per the roadmap with exceptional quality and reliability.
2. Roadmap Execution and Coordination
- Transform product roadmap and priorities into actionable technical strategies.
- Work closely with Product Managers and Product Owners to schedule features and releases effectively.
- Balance roadmap commitments with project-specific customizations to prevent product fragmentation.
3. Empowering Engineering Teams
- Lead, mentor, and expand product-centric engineering teams.
- Foster a robust engineering culture focused on quality, ownership, and innovation.
- Ensure teams function efficiently, employing Agile and DevOps best practices.
4. Ensuring Product Quality and Reliability
- Take ownership of product code quality, performance, security, and management of technical debt.
- Implement automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release governance protocols.
- Minimize regressions and production incidents through proactive engineering practices.
5. Reusability and Productization
- Evaluate features developed for projects for potential reuse and integration into the product.
- Promote a modular approach and configuration-based customization over one-off solutions.
- Collaborate with Business Operations and Center of Excellence to productize successful capabilities.
6. Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Business Operations to evaluate customer-driven product enhancements.
- Assist Sales and Presales with technical insights and clarity on the product roadmap.
- Coordinate with Managed Services for smooth transitions from development to operations.
7. Delivery Governance and Risk Management
- Identify technical risks concerning roadmap delivery, scalability, or performance.
- Ensure compliance with company technology standards and security protocols.
