We currently have a permanent full time opportunity with a
major company in King of Prussia, PA for a Senior Technical Manager of
International Development. Candidates must have experience with Supply
Chain, ERP, Order Management, and Warehouse Management. Our client also
prefers candidates that do not have finance as their most recent experience.
Sr. Technical Manager, International Development
Responsibilities:
Global e-commerce and multi-channeling solution provider
with a roster of reputable brand name retail partners is looking for a dynamic
software engineering professional with a solid history of success. The Sr.
Technical Manager is based in our client's US headquarters driving our
International product development to support our global platform expansion.
This is a key leadership position within the Technology and Information
Services (TIS) department of the company. He/she will be accountable for
cross-system development teams delivering high quality, end to end e-commerce
solutions. The position requires solid customer focus and drive for continuous
improvement of our clients' overall satisfaction. The qualified candidate will
oversee all development activities across all areas of the projects; including
all internal and external parties. The Sr. Technical Manager drives the
technical solution through requirements, design, development, test and
deployment. The Sr. Technical Manager uses his/her years of technology industry
experience to manage risk and ensure overall project success.
Partner facing responsibilities across all levels of the
client's organization.
Accountable for the end-to-end e-Commerce technical solution
with a focus on global expansion of the company's platform.
Lead and coordinate multiple technical teams across our
client's US and International offices for successful development and
delivery of strategic global initiatives.
Accountable for the accuracy and consistency of development
artifacts like functional and system level requirement specifications,
technical design documents, project estimates, project plan & deployment
plan thru review and signoff.
Review and approve work estimates from the project staff.
Proactively identify all impediments that impact development
plan, provide directions to project team members for timely resolution and work
with Project Manager to assign owners and track progress.
Ensure effective involvement of supporting organizations
like configuration management, QA, DBA to ensure successful project execution
Oversee adherence to development standards and policies as
defined by Development Management
Build the WBS for the development activities based on
effort, developer staffing and other dependencies. Distribute to the PM to
incorporate into the project WBS for tracking purposes. Work with Project
Manager on project change management
Participate in project wrap-up sessions to highlight
successes and failures of the team. Create and manage remediation plans
focusing on continuous improvement
Assist mentoring junior developers on development process
and methodology.
Assist the Development Resource Manager with performance
evaluation of team members providing input on job performance
Approximately 5 days or less travel expected per quarter.
Qualifications:
Experience developing or refactoring systems for
international markets required.
Experience with developing international B2C ecommerce.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical
field is required
Demonstrated past experience leading Java and i5 Series application
development projects
Experience in RPG, XML, SQL, and CL is
desired
Demonstrated past experience with Oracle 10g RAC, BEA Web
Logic 10 or higher desired
Experience managing integrations with XML / SOAP technologies
is desired
Experience leading MVC / Apache Struts Web Application
Frameworks is desired
Demonstrated leadership skills, bias for action, high
energy, customer focus, results driven, strong communication, teaming and
coordination skills.
Background in a consulting role is desired but not required.
Must have demonstrated skills/abilities in the following
areas: capability to multi-task and manage competing priorities, drives and
meets stretch goals, demonstrates trust and works effectively with peers,
management and customers, proactively identifies and resolves issues, possesses
innovative and critical thinking skills to drive to root cause, inspires others
to excel and drives continuous improvement.
Additional Project Details:
• The
selected candidate will manage a team of 4-12 depending on the project.
• Tasks
and responsibilities will be communicated directly from department senior
management.
Additional Candidate Requirements:
• Candidates
must have client facing experience.
o Position
requires up to 75% client interaction.
• Local
candidates are preferred.
o Relocation
assistance is not available.
• Candidates
must have experience with team leadership and management of complex, cross
platform projects spanning multiple technologies.
• Candidates
must have experience conducting business in an international environment and
supporting international systems and applications.
o The
ideal candidate will have experience developing international applications or
converting legacy applications to meet global requirements.
• Candidates
must have experience with ERP, order management, and warehouse management.
• Candidates
with RPG and / or JDA experience are preferred.
Larry
Brazong
Sr.
Vice President of Staffing
Choice
Systems and Consulting
51 E.
42nd St. @ Grand Central, Suite 1610
New
York, NY 10017
646-254-4343
lbrazong@choiceco.com 
