The Manager of Software & Automation will serve as the Business liaison for our Data & Software Operations Teams. This teammate will be responsible for managing team intake process, prioritization within the business and technical teams, drive requirement management and project delivery and manage day to day software operations duties such as invoicing, license management, and vendor relationships
• Manage the project intake process and execute the project life cycle, including planning and scope definition, effort estimation, solution design documentation, coordination, user-acceptance testing, and support transition/ change management
• Assist with the development and execution of a technical program roadmap including development prioritization and estimation, building relationships with stakeholders and communication to business of delivery timelines
• Assist in the development of KPIs and metrics to measure development delivery efficiency and effectiveness, efficiencies gained, and any revenue generated by development.
• Ability to learn, document, and explain to development teams the business processes that will be automated.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure that all project documentation is maintained, and knowledge / status is communicated with business partners.
• Hands-on gathering of business requirements working with development team to convert to solution design. Management of solution design approval workflow with all business partners.
• Partner with our Business partners to answer software operations, serve as SME for software operations, and utilize data and KPI’s to support response. Serve as an escalation point for all issues and questions associated with a project.
• Mentor and coach teammates, including career development
Required Education, Skills, and Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Communications, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)
• 3 years of experience in two or more of the following: project management, product management, business analysis or program management
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze complex requirements and define technical/functional advanced solutions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain the technical aspects to relevant stakeholders
• Experience with Process Analysis, Design, and Implementation, Business and Technical requirements, Problem-Solving, and System(s) Testing, including UAT and Bug fixes
Preferred Education, Skills, and Qualifications
• Experience with Agile project delivery methods, tools, and concepts
• Prior team leadership
• Advanced Microsoft Excel Skills
• Advanced knowledge of Salesforce
• Knowledge of PowerBI
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps