Agile Product Development Manager

Role Overview: We are looking for an experienced Agile Product Development Manager with strong technical leadership and managerial expertise to join our product development team. In this role, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of our BIS product enhancements, upgrades, and feature rollouts. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including product architects, developers, QA engineers, and DevOps to deliver high-quality solutions that meet both technical and business needs. Key Responsibilities: 1. Agile End-to-End Product Delivery: o Lead and manage the full product development lifecycle for BIS components assigned to our location in India. This includes planning, design and development up to delivery, 3rd level operations and as well as 3rd level support. o Ensure adherence to budget and quality standards across all deliverables based on agile methodologies. o Help and guide the team with their agile proceedings like sprint planning, task assignment, and progress tracking. 2. Team Leadership: o Grow existing and build up new product development teams in India. This is a unique challenge for pioneers and includes proficient hiring of talents for. o Lead and mentor a team of full-stack Java developers, front-end engineers, and back-end engineers. o Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and collaboration within the development team, based on agile values and principles like trust and transparency. 3. Stakeholder Management: o Collaborate with product owners, other development managers and various stakeholders to define the requirements and set clear deliverables. o Provide regular updates to senior management on status of deliveries, risks, and challenges, and develop mitigation strategies as needed. o Act as a point of escalation for technical issues and resolve roadblocks to maintain project momentum. 4. Technical Expertise: o Provide technical guidance for development of complex Java-based full-stack solutions. o Ensure the team follows state of the art coding standards, design patterns and development methodologies (e.g. Microservices, RESTful APIs, CI/CD). o Ensure the delivery of maintainable, high-quality code based on proven methods like code reviews. o Work closely with overall QA to ensure seamless integration and continuous testing of the BIS platform. o Ensure that the product meets non-functional requirements such as scalability, reliability, and performance. o Drive the adoption of a DevOps culture and cloud technologies, especially within AWS environments, to enhance deployment and management. 5. Innovation and Continuous Improvement: o Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in leadership, agile methodologies, full-stack development, cloud services, and DevOps. o Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to innovation in product features and delivery methodologies. Key Qualifications: Educational Background: Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Experience: o 12+ years of experience in full-stack Java development, with at least 5+ years in an agile Product development leadership role. o Proven experience in delivering complex enterprise software products, ideally within the business integration domain. Strong knowledge on integration platforms is highly desirable. o Hands-on experience with front-end frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue.js) and back-end Java frameworks (Spring, Spring Boot). o At least basic experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, including deployments using Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. Personal Skills: o Solid leadership experience and future potential including pioneering spirit for building up new teams. o Experienced in hiring talents for software product development. o 8+ years of experience in agile methodologies like Scrum. o Truly committed to agile values and principles. Technical Skills: o Java: Deep expertise in core Java and related frameworks like Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate. o Front-End: Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js. o APIs and Integration: Extensive experience with RESTful APIs and message based integrations. o DevOps: Experience with CI/CD, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, and managing microservices in cloud environments. o Database: Experience with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle, and familiarity with NoSQL solutions. o Infrastructure: Basic knowledge of AWS infrastructure for application deployment and performance monitoring