Senior Manager, Software Engineering

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! Job Description Summary: The Senior Manager, Software Engineering will be assigned complex products or a full product line of solutions from the Rocket Software portfolio. The Senior Manager, Software Engineering will be part of Rocket Software’s dynamic team of domain experts who work at a fast pace and who expect the best from their staff. This person will be responsible for a global team of software and/or quality engineers who are focused on building world class solutions. Essential Duties and Responsibilities : Engage with executive level leadership to accomplish strategic product development and quality goals   Inspires a culture of innovation within the team, ensuring our leadership in the industry  Leading and setting direction for design and implementation of software features/functionality, testing, correction of defects and/or creation of new products  Responsible for leading the development and quality assurance teams to review customer requirements, holding design meetings, conduct peer code reviews, and ensuring the team is delivering the correct requirements  Coaching and mentoring team members of all skill levels to perform optimally  Building out the development and testing teams in the region and will be required to onboard your team and assist in training your new team members  Ensure that bug fixes are released in a timely manner and that the development team is responsive to the global technical support team  Implementing corporate policies regarding product development processes, standards and automation, and will ensure the development team is adhering to those standards to operate efficiently  Will be highly organized and detail-oriented, and you must track the activity of all global developer and test staff members to ensure not only that customer expectations are met, but also to plan for future innovation  Collaborate with other Rocketeers across geographies and technologies to ensure Rocket remains the leader in the industry   Required Qualifications/Skills: Minimum 6 years of experience managing a team of technical engineers Experienced in Mainframe Technologies Customer advocacy with a focus on understanding customer needs, fostering trusted relationships, and delivering customer centric solutions. Proven track record of synthesizing multiple internal and external sources of input into product requirements  Strong leadership skills and experience successfully leading a globally dispersed team Experience in Agile development methodologies  Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills to deal professionally and collaboratively with all levels of the organization and across geographies  Information Security: Information security is everyone’s responsibility.  A fundamental principle of information security at Rocket Software is that all individuals in the organization have a…