Role Purpose
The Software Projects Development Manager is responsible for end-to-end technical delivery of customer-specific software projects, ensuring fast, flexible, and high-quality execution in highly dynamic environments.
This role acts as a bridge between evolving customer requirements and engineering execution, translating fluid business needs into practical, scalable, and profitable technical solutions — while enabling development teams to remain agile, motivated, and productive.
Key Responsibilities
1. Technical Delivery Leadership
- Own technical delivery of all assigned customer-specific software projects.
- Ensure solutions meet functional, performance, security, and quality requirements.
- Drive delivery using Agile, Hybrid, or adaptive methodologies based on project context.
2. Dynamic Requirements Management
- Absorb, assess, and adapt to frequently changing customer requirements.
- Translate evolving needs into clear technical tasks and priorities.
- Balance speed, quality, and scope to maintain delivery momentum and customer trust.
3. Engineering Team Enablement
- Lead and motivate technical teams to operate with flexibility and innovation.
- Act as the cultural and communication bridge between customers and developers.
- Ensure teams are dynamic enough to respond to change without burnout or chaos.
4. Build vs. Buy Decision Authority
- Decide when to develop custom components versus outsourcing or purchasing ready-made solutions.
- Evaluate third-party tools, libraries, and vendors for suitability, speed, cost, and quality.
- Ensure buy/outsourcing decisions align with security, licensing, and integration standards.
5. Profitability & Cost Optimization
- Own technical cost structure of projects to maximize profitability.
- Optimize effort, tooling, and architecture for one-time, customer-specific engagements.
- Work with Finance and Business Operations to ensure margins are protected.
6. Delivery Governance & Risk Management
- Identify and mitigate technical risks early (architecture, performance, integration).
- Ensure compliance with company standards, security policies, and delivery guidelines.
- Escalate risks transparently and propose mitigation options.
7. Cross-Functional Coordination
- Collaborate with Business Operations for solution design alignment and PoC handover.
- Coordinate with PMO/CoE on delivery standards and reporting.
- Align with DevOps and Infrastructure to ensure stable deployments and environments.
8. Knowledge Capture & Reuse
- Capture reusable components, patterns, and lessons learned.
- Feed insights back to Product Management and R&D teams.
- Reduce rework by institutionalizing best practices from project deliveries.