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As a Product Portfolio Manager (Senior Software Engineering Manager) you will be responsible for vision and value realization of the portfolio as well as aligning multiple strategies with portfolio and group objectives whilst leading multiple teams to execute the strategy.

Key Responsibilities include the following:

Talent Management:

• Ensure that the team members are equipped with the requisite skill set required for both current and future projects by facilitating a training and career development plan for each team member.
• Provide and facilitate mentoring and coaching by driving knowledge sharing
• Creates a culture that is aligned to the Platform “
• Succession planning and key man reliance - ensuring the right people are in the right roles and being developed accordingly; ensuring business continuity through minimizing key man reliance.
• Ensure business continuity by minimizing key man reliance.

Strategy, Objectives & Execution:

• Create, Agree and Execute product, roadmaps & operational strategy for Products (Markets / Customers / Services) in collaboration with product (market/customer…) teams through proper documentation, communication, and execution.
• Build Effective Customer-Centric Relationships through Market/Service/Customer maps, 1 measurement of performance, usage & benchmarking. 2 engagement and involvement with customers by creating clear visibility through strategies and roadmaps. 3. effective utilization of products and services relative to benchmarks.
• Set and achieves efficiency and delivery objectives of their team by ensuring individual, and team strategy & objectives are clear, measurable & aligned to the Platform.
• Hold teams accountable through roadmaps, and individual performance contracts through consistent communication of delivery milestones.
• Responsible for effective use and communication of team department budget.
• Longer-term strategic thinking incorporating demand forecasting for product set.
• Data-driven decisions.

Knowledge Management:

• ​Identifies and responds to situational/organizational/market requirements by creating a culture of innovation and opportunity identification by the team.
• Facilitates change management due to changing situational requirements e.g. restructure changes etc.
• Supports and aligns formalized Societies and standards across Derivco/Platform by allocating agreed commitments to strategy/roadmaps/commitments and implementation.
• Maintains product(s) knowledge as well as general product group knowledge by being able to represent your product strategy in detail.
• Ensures that established procedures and processes are accurately documented, communicated, implemented, and agreed upon with product teams.
• Acts as an escalation point for issues and ensures effective communication and resolution activities are in place.

Key Skill and Experience Requirements:

• 7+ years’ experience in software development in complex, high-performance software environments
• 3+ years Leadership and management experience within a software development environment
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - an advantage
• Proven track record of technical and behavioral results in a Leadership Role
• Analysis, ROI, Budgeting, forecasting experience
• Proven results in engaging customers at the executive level and senior management levels
• 3+ years’ experience in the gaming industry will be an advantageous

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Job Description

Are you excited by exploring technology, software development, and a culture that enables the delivery and execution of high-quality software at pace around the clock and around the world?

If you're passionate about code, invested in your career growth and seeking an opportunity to join a leading tech business in the online gaming world, then this is the opportunity for you!

We are growing at a rapid rate with multiple opportunities for talented Software Developers at various levels across business units, based in our Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria office locations.

Who are we?

• Our culture is DevOps based using Azure DevOps, GIT and everything-as-code.
• Tech we favour includes C#, .NET 6.0, MS SQL Server, TypeScript, Web, Azure, VMware, Kafka, Couchbase, and so much more that we even publish our own quarterly Technology Radar!
• Our systems are truly at Enterprise scale with thousands of transactions per second, geographically distributed, and running 24/7.

Requirements:

• Relevant 3-year Degree or Diploma (i.e Computer Science OR Information Technology OR similar)
• 3+ years’ professional software development experience

Key Responsibilities (include, but not limited to):

• Contributing to ensuring an appropriate software design in conjunction with Tech Lead and in accordance to best practice
• Daily stand ups
• Creating tasks in Azure
• Code reviews
• Test software-creating automated tests
• Creating and maintaining documentation

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We’re looking for an Operational Department Coordinator. This role will include but is not limited to, coordinating and managing executive scheduling, support board meetings, the preparation of board packs as well as effective Minute taking.

The dynamic nature of this role requires that the ideal candidate have exemplary time management skills and the ability to identify and anticipate the Executive needs. Successful candidates will need to build effective relationships across a broad set of internal and external stakeholders and be an ambassador for the culture and values of the organisation.

Professionalism, integrity are critical as this role as is exposed to sensitive information.

Key Performance Areas

• Diary Management - Arrange, schedule, and coordinate meetings and align diaries.
• Detailed minute taking & task tracking.
• Meeting Agenda preparation.
• Consolidated Management reports.
• Events - Workshops, Business Unit events and conferences, both on-site and offsite.
• Budgets and expense tracking.
• Management and reporting.
• Stakeholder communication.
• General co-ordination & administration.

Skills and Qualifications

• 5 Years' experience in similar role, preferably in technology company.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective Minute Taking at Board Level.
• Time-Management skills.
• Attention to detail & organisation skills.
• Excellent proficiency of frequently used computer software Excel, Word, Teams & PowerPoint. 
• Proven Interpersonal skills.