Domain Team Manager
At Jaama, understanding our customers businesses, their needs and working in partnership to develop solutions is an integral part of our culture. Due to an exciting phase of phenomenal product and market growth, Jaama is eager to recruit talented and experienced Domain Team Manager into its well-funded, B2B fleet technology company.
About Jaama
Jaama is a fleet, leasing and hire management software and driver risk services company. As a certified Microsoft Gold® development partner, Jaama uses the latest technology to provide customers with greater integration, control and automation. It brings innovative fleet, workshop and driver management software and driver licence checking to fleet operators, contract hire and leasing companies.
Domain Team Manager – part of the Software Development team
The Software Development department is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining Jaama’s award-winning range of software products.
This role is focused on people- and project- management; the role does not require technical/coding skills, but does require experience of software engineering patterns and practices.
You will manage, motivate, and develop individuals into a highly performing team by ensuring the team has the skills and behaviours to achieve its goals; you will develop performance and talent by ensuring team members are equipped to achieve success within their roles.
You will need to plan and allocate resource to multiple concurrent projects and work streams. You will manage the team to deliver project commitments, highlighting impediments in good time for them to be resolved and project brought back in line.
You will provide regular transparent updates to project managers and stakeholders.
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Key Responsibilities
- People management, including recruitment, induction 1-to-1s, appraisals, personal development reviews, performance management, approving timesheets, leave requests, absence management. Identify skills and training needs. Getting the most out of individuals, mold them into a highly performing team.
- Project/resource management. Delivery projects to meet budgets and deadlines. Ensure Service Level Agreements are met.
- Management reporting, including team metrics/KPIs such as SLA compliance and lead time.
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Skills & Experience
Essential:
- Excellent leadership skills.
- Proven experience successfully managing software development teams and projects.
- Familiarity with both waterfall and lean (Agile/Kanban) methodologies.
Desirable:
- Good commercial awareness.
- Excellent technical and non-technical communication skills.
- Strong client, project sponsor and stakeholder relationship skills.
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Personal Attributes
You will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:
- A person with drive, energy and a proven ability to plan and build a team.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to use own initiative.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Able to work alone and with other people.
- Attention to detail.
- Passionate about technology.
- Adopting best-practice guidelines, and influencing and implementing continuous improvement for processes and systems.
Benefits
Salary Sacrifice Schemes
Including company car and cycle to work
schemes.
Company Funded Events
Social committee, Monthly lunch, Christmas events.
Annual Leave
25 days’ annual leave plus 8 statutory bank holidays. This increases the longer you have worked at Jaama.
Flexible Working Opportunities
*Where applicable.
Company Pension Scheme
Employee and employer contribution.
Free Onsite Parking
Provided.
