Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field
2 years of experience in management leading technical teams
Experience with programming languages including Swift, Kotlin, Brightscript, Cordova, Vue.js, and Nuxt.js
Requirements:
Aligns the team’s work with business priorities and Product Owner priorities to ensure efficient delivery
Identifies and clears roadblocks; collaborates with the Product Owner and technical lead to manage scope and deliverables
Performs regular performance management including one-on-one meetings and performance reviews
Identifies strategic technical debt and provides cost/benefit analysis with prioritization timelines
Job description
Description
Position at OverDrive
Responsibilities:
Ensures that team aligns work with business priorities.
Works with technical lead and product owners to ensure staff alignment is appropriate to address work demand. Identifies and clears roadblocks for the team.
Makes technical contributions without becoming a bottleneck for the team.
Collaborates with the Product Owner to set team’s priorities.
Aligns the team’s work to Product Owner priorities and ensures efficient delivery.
Partners effectively with the Product Owner to manage scope and deliverables for the technical side of the product roadmap.
Works with technical lead to evaluate individual performance.
Conducts regular one-on-one meetings and performance reviews.
Identifies single points of failure in alignment of people, knowledge, or systems, and works to resolve them.
Communicates timeline, scope, and technical concerns to upper management.
Collaborates with peers to deliver cross-team projects.
Identifies areas of strategic technical debt and provides cost/benefits analysis for eliminating this debt, as well as suggested timeline for how to prioritize it.
Develops, reviews, and recommends practices and methods to improve workflow, communication and collaboration for stakeholders.
Assists leadership with special projects.
As a member of the leadership team, demonstrates through decisions, actions, and words a commitment to OverDrive’s mission, sustainability, and community outreach initiatives.
Requirements:
Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
2 years of experience in management leading technical teams.
Experience must include working with the following programming languages: Swift, Kotlin, Brightscript, Cordova, Vue.js, and Nuxt.js.
