Description & Requirements
Highly skilled, experienced Senior Software Development Manager with strong technical background in Appian platform, Java, JavaScript, COTS integration and robust management skills. The successful candidate will lead a dynamic software development team, driving the implementation of cutting-edge solutions to meet business objectives. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership acumen, and strategic thinking.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of Process Architects that enable digital transformation benefits to customers through the on-time and on-budget delivery of digital solutions to our customers
• Partner with team customers to identify new digital transformation opportunities and quantifying benefit potential
• Create and maintaining a prioritized backlog of digital transformation opportunities
• Manage resource forecasting and budgeting for the Process Architect team
• Interact with senior management to report on progress towards achieving team goals
• Establish standards for the methodologies, processes, and tools used to identify and design digital transformation opportunities and seeking opportunities for continuous improvement
• Document business requirements for to-be-automated processes
• Quantify benefit potential and using ROI analysis to aid in project approval and prioritization
• Serve as the point of coordination between the technical delivery team (to ensure they understand the Product Backlog) and the customer (to ensure delivery maps to their priorities)
• Create plans for and conducting/supporting user acceptance testing and change management
• Provide project management services to ensure all stakeholders understand the financial and delivery status of the project and contribute to risk identification and mitigation

1. Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical guidance and oversight for the Appian development team.
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to design and implement multi-tenant reusable, scalable, secure, and efficient Appian solutions.
• Help troubleshoot production issues, work with Appian support, ensure production environments up and running.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in technologies to drive continuous improvement.

1. Team Management:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing development team.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative environment, encouraging the team to excel in their technical roles.
• Lead solution design discussions with offshore/onshore team.

1. Project Development Management:

• Collaborate with product owners, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to understand project goals and requirements.
• Develop work break down structures for project planning.
• Participate in project standups and address challenges to keep development team on track. Proactively drive resolution of any blocking issues.
• Conduct regular project code reviews.

1. Process Improvement:

• Identify areas for process improvement and implement best practices to enhance development efficiency.

1. Collaboration and Communication:

• Foster effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure alignment between technical solutions and business objectives.
• Provide regular updates and reports to leadership on project status and team performance.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Computer Science, User Experience, Informatics, or Industrial Engineering field of study preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of managing and coaching a team preferably of RPA developers and process architects
• Minimum of 7 years of work experience in RPA or related field required
• Collaborating with internal or external customers to identify digital transformation and/or process re-engineering opportunities
• Managing the relationship with the customer from inception to delivery
• Managing a team to deliver quantifiable value to an organization through the execution of multiple digital transformation and/or process improvement projects at any given time
• Identifying and implementing the methodologies, tools, and processes to execute a team’s scope of work
• Defining requirements for and contributing to the effort to deliver software
• Operating in a dynamic environment where the need to adjust to new and changing priorities is required
• Conducting business process analysis and/or process improvement which includes eliciting and creating business requirements deliverables, quantifying benefit potential, and conducting change management planning
• Using process modeling and visualization tools (such as MS-Visio or other) to create diagrams to capture simple to complex business processes
• Interacting with all levels of the business, from entry level up to directors and C-level leadership
• Curiosity to learn about new businesses and industries, and ability to quickly grasp and make effective use of industry and company specific terminology
• Solid written and verbal communication skills and leadership
• Ability to summarize and convey information to stakeholders and sponsors
• Strong negotiation and objection handling skills
• Ability to influence others both within and outside of immediate team to achieve results
• Ability to travel as required up to 50%. Given the dynamic nature

1. Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Software Development
• 3+ years of experience working as Technical Lead/Architect or Development Lead in a client facing or consulting role

1. Technical Skills:

• Proven expertise in Appian Platform and implementing complex Appian solutions.
• Proficiency in all Appian application constructs, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, RDBMS/SQL and API integration.
• Strong understanding of systems integration, business process automation
• Hands-on ability to perform Proof of Concepts.

1. Management Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing software development teams.
• Demonstrated experience in creating and delivering technical presentations.
• Familiarity with agile methodology.

1. Communication:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

1. Strategic Thinking:

• Ability to align technical strategies with overall business goals and objectives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

1. Certifications:

• Appian, AWS certifications (nice to have).

1. Experience with RPA (Nice to have):

• Experience building process automation solutions using Automation Anywhere, UiPath or another RPA tool.

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• Manage a team of Process Architects that enable digital transformation benefits to customers through the on-time and on-budget delivery of digital solutions to our customers
• Partner with team customers to identify new digital transformation opportunities and quantifying benefit potential
• Create and maintaining a prioritized backlog of digital transformation opportunities
• Manage resource forecasting and budgeting for the Process Architect team
• Interact with senior management to report on progress towards achieving team goals
• Establish standards for the methodologies, processes, and tools used to identify and design digital transformation opportunities and seeking opportunities for continuous improvement
• Document business requirements for to-be-automated processes
• Quantify benefit potential and using ROI analysis to aid in project approval and prioritization
• Serve as the point of coordination between the technical delivery team (to ensure they understand the Product Backlog) and the customer (to ensure delivery maps to their priorities)
• Create plans for and conducting/supporting user acceptance testing and change management
• Provide project management services to ensure all stakeholders understand the financial and delivery status of the project and contribute to risk identification and mitigatio