Delivery Manager (Technical)

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Position Overview

Mindera is building a world-class team and is seeking a Delivery Manager with a strong technical background to join us. In this role, you will leverage your experience with Agile methodologies and a deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to lead a team of developers crafting solutions for a high-profile video gaming client. You will be involved in the product life cycle, gathering and refining playable requirements, defining them in collaboration with the development and business teams, and ensuring constant progress and alignment through solid communication with stakeholders. We are looking for Delivery Managers who have experience working with development teams and can serve as the primary point of contact for clients and business stakeholders.

Expected Travel: 0%-15% (UK and USA, varies according to project/client). You will be working with teams across different time zones and locations.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of enterprise experience supporting Agile development teams in the role of Product Manager, Delivery Manager, or Engineering Manager.
• Ideally, previous experience in Retail or a similar industry.
• Ability to coordinate schedules across multiple time zones.
• Effective communication skills.
• Proven track record of management skills in areas such as conflict resolution, multi-reporting, roadmap planning, and backlog management.
• A software engineering background with the ability to comfortably speak in technical jargon.
• Familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, GCP).
• Proven ability to analyze product use cases and requirements from all phases of the SDLC, including architecture, development, testing, and deployment.
  • (Note: You will not be required to provide architectural or coding solutions, but you must be comfortable participating in discussions about these topics and influencing and providing input from a business and client requirements standpoint.)

Responsibilities

• Mentor the team as an Agile advocate and champion continuous improvement processes.
• Manage conflicts and impediments as they arise, and coach the team on managing them.
• Ensure all stakeholders are up to date on the team's progress and deliverables status by maintaining open and honest communication.
• Provide clear reports with different specifications for different audiences.
• Leverage prior technical/coding experience to triage development and QA tickets based on business and customer priorities.
• Own and supervise the product backlog, story writing, project roadmap, and dependencies.
• Translate product features into well-defined product requirements, including features, epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with development teams, software architects, and business stakeholders to set and communicate release schedules, dates, and scope.
• Ensure the team's delivery against the agreed plan.
• Influence the product vision definition and break it into smaller, incremental deliverables.
• Assist in the identification of market opportunities.
• Plan and execute the end-to-end product development lifecycle.

Benefits

The Things We Really Care About:

• Health Insurance
• Flexible working hours
• Open holidays
• Profit distribution for everyone
• Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups
• Training & conferences
• Child Care vouchers

Other Good Things:

• Choose Laptop & Peripherals
• Hotspot with unlimited usage (PT)
• Access to amazing offices in Porto, Aveiro, and Coimbra, or remote from Portugal.
• Remote from other Countries may be an option depending on location and projects.
• Wide range of snacks at the offices.
• Partnerships with local businesses.

Company Information

Here at Mindera, we are building a world-class team.