Software Development Manager - Front Office Systems

at  Vanguard

Manages and leads a team of technical support staff who design, develop, test, implement, and monitor software and tools. Works with business leaders to define scope and requirements, and plans and executes the development of various systems. Acts as liaison with business sponsors and principals.
Manages and leads a team of technical support staff who design, develop, test, implement, and monitor software and tools. Works with business leaders to define scope and requirements, and plans and executes the development of various systems. Acts as liaison with business sponsors and principals.
Software Development Manager - Front Office Systems

SUMMARY

Vanguard is seeking an experienced & passionate Software Development Manager to lead one of our Front Office teams. This role is a technology, project, and people management role with responsibility of leading a highly skilled software development team working on cloud-based platform. The role sits within a critical and strategic business area that is going through significant growth and therefore this is a great opportunity for learning and career progression for the right candidate.
To be a successful candidate, applicants will need strong investment and asset management knowledge. Technology experience in financial services domain is required to succeed in this role.

• Responsible for project & people management of a high caliber team of approximately 7- 8 Software Engineers.
• Lead staff. develop, mentor, and provide guidance, training, and motivation as vital. Conduct regular one on one and staff meetings. Hire, evaluate and counsel crew.
• Project management responsibilities which include, but not limited to, sprint planning, running daily scrums, sprint reviews and other agile practices.
• Manage all phases of software development life cycle from requirements gathering, design, implementation to testing and deployment.
• Responsible for platform technical architecture roadmap, code evolution and health and availability of the platform in Production.
• Play a role in evolution of business and product requirements by working closely with Product Owner(s) and business users.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders within technology, product, and business. Work closely with senior leadership to deliver key outcomes.
• Recruit, hire, mentor, and coach software developers at different levels of experience.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment and navigate ambiguity.
• Presents status, metrics, and department initiatives at meetings with management and project peers.