1. Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning
- Lead the pre-testing phase of development by evaluating proposals in order to identify potential problem areas, and make the appropriate recommendations project/product’s stakeholders.
- Participate in projects/products development lifecycle to make sure the delivery meets business requirements and goals, fulfill end-user requirements.
- Analyze existing digital products and recommend improvement strategies to the senior leadership team (board of directors).
- Coordinate feasibility studies for software and system product acquisitions.
- Ensure new software integrations meet functional and compliance requirements.
Team Leadership & Management
- Lead and motivate software development teams, fostering a collaborative and productive environment.
- Manage talent acquisition, retention, and succession planning.
- Conduct goals setting, and performance evaluations, provide coaching, and develop performance management strategies.
- Provide technical guidance and stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices
- Ensure software applications are designed and implemented according to industry standards.
- Communicate project/product status updates, risks, and issues clearly and concisely.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Establish and maintain strong communication channels between on-shore/near-shore and off-shore teams in Vietnam.
- Develop and implement collaboration frameworks to ensure seamless integration.
- Facilitate knowledge-sharing and cross-team learning initiatives.
- Manage cultural differences and promote a unified organizational approach.
Operational Excellence
- Direct application development teams across back-end, front-end, and AI/ML domains.
- Manage multiple complex software development projects simultaneously.
- Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software products.
- Optimize development processes and implement efficiency improvements
- Align business stakeholder’s demands with team capabilities and capacities.
- Provide technical leadership to project/product managers and development teams.
- Oversee the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), implementing best practices including Agile methodologies, DevSecOps, and continuous improvement.
- Cultivate, disseminate, and enforce functional policies, procedures, and quality assurance best practices.
- Where necessary, prepare, establish, and monitor budgets including headcounts & resource planning.
2. Job Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Preferred: Certification/practical experience in CMMi, SAFe, Agile/SCRUM, COBIT, or Enterprise Architecture.
Experience
- 10+ years of progressive software development management experience.
- 05+ years of experience managing offshore/distributed development teams.
Knowledge
- Proven track record of leading large, complex software development organizations.
- Strong understanding of organizational goals and value mapping.
- Excellent coordination and working in a matrix multinational organization.
- Hands-on experience with software project management and software product lifecycle models.
- Strong knowledge of system and software quality assurance best practices and methodologies.
Technical Skills
- Technically fluent in programming languages, including Java/.NET/python and development frameworks.
- Experience with software management tools (Jira/Confluence, Azure DevOps).
- Experience with AI, Generative AL, ML, Data BI…
- Understanding of cloud-native applications, information security, and secured software development.
- Expertise in microservices, containerization, and scalable system design.
- Experience with software/system design patterns.
- Experience with civil engineering software products is an advantage.
Soft Skills
- Strong customer-service orientation.
- Strong leadership and team-building skills
- Exceptional cross-cultural communication abilities
- Exceptional written and oral English communication skills.
- Exceptional listening and interpersonal skills.
- Entrepreneurship and strategic thinker.
- Ability to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences
- Ability to manage complex, matrixed organizational environments
- Fast learners are highly adaptable.
- Highly self-motivated and directed.
- Keen attention to detail.
HOW TO APPLY: Please send your CV to the consultant in charge:
Ms. Ngoc Truong Hong
E-mail: ngoc.truong@ev-search.com
All applications will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or any other non-merit factor.
