Development Manager

A leading multinational company in the Information Technology and Automotive sectors is seeking a

Development Manager
(Ref. 26/26)

The successful candidate will head up the software development department, with responsibility for coordinating a team of around 30 people dedicated to the development of the company’s product suite.

The role involves overseeing development activities, coordinating resources and managing project priorities, ensuring quality, technical sustainability and adherence to milestones agreed with the business.

Specifically, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• overseeing the entire software development cycle, ensuring alignment between business strategy and technical delivery;
• coordinating the development teams (back-end, front-end and external consultants), ensuring priorities, progress and adherence to project milestones;
• contributing to architectural and technological decisions, with a focus on scalability, sustainability and system evolution;
• ensuring the governance of delivery processes, in collaboration with Project Management, QA and business functions;
• liaise with internal and external stakeholders to define roadmaps and priorities;
• guide the development of team leaders and the organisational evolution of staff.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in coordination roles within structured and international environments.

What’s expected:

• the ability to coordinate complex project activities and set operational priorities;
• experience in Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies;
• knowledge of software architectures, APIs, databases and microservices;
• familiarity with version control tools (Git, SVN);
• the ability to liaise with technical and business stakeholders in complex contexts.

Experience in Azure cloud environments would be an advantage.

The profile is rounded off by structured leadership, pragmatic decision-making, strong listening skills and the ability to manage and develop people.

What is offered:

• the opportunity to work in an international and technologically advanced environment;
• a permanent contract with an indicative salary of between €65,000 and €80,000;
• €8 meal vouchers;
• a wellbeing/professional support programme.

Company location: Milan

The recruitment process is open to candidates of all genders (Law 903/77).