Software Projects Development Manager

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.