Group Manager

JiBe, a dynamic SaaS B2B product company, is seeking a highly skilled Group Manager to lead and manage its Global Software Development Department. Position - Group Manager ( Platform Group) Responsibilities - Become the manager for a group of 3-5 teams addressing their personal and professional needs as well as participate in analysis, architecture and design efforts related to the solution alongside architects. Spearhead the architecture and implementation of all cross-team software infrastructure: client server both, libraries and services, development guidelines and implementation of generic sub-systems, on the cloud and on-premises. This role does not include ownership over the DevOps and IT teams. Recruit and build self-organizing agile teams as well as implement career development and personal growth plans and enhance the team members’ technical proficiency level and soft skills. Drive improvements to the group’s development methodologies and processes while also contributing to the improvement of the entire organization. Manage and drive execution and the day-to-day activities of the group. Assume complete ownership over the group’s products, their quality as well as the production environment and operational requirement. Qualifications - A person who encompasses technical skills alongside business and customer understanding, an open mind and creativity alongside the ability to conduct research and development. A minimum of 10 years of software development experience as a software engineer and an engineering manager. A minimum of 6 years developing with Node.js, C# or Java and preferably also Angular 2+ A minimum of 4 years’ experience with large scale and high-performance distributed systems High technical proficiency, infrastructure-oriented and preferably with experience building infrastructure for large scale distributed systems for medium to large size organizations. Indirectly managed at least 3 engineering teams (managed team managers) with a minimum of 20 group members for a minimal consecutive period of 4 years. Substantial experience and ability for prioritizing, planning, driving and managing execution plans. Excellent interpersonal skills Proactive, independent, mature, self-driven and works well with minimal supervision as part of a diverse team Proficiency in verbal and written English communication Experience collaborating with international managers and colleagues.