Job Description

Introduction

Through our client-facing brands Metropolitan and Momentum, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme), and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations.

We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future. We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members. Through our own network of advisers or via independent brokers and utilising new platforms Momentum Metropolitan provides practical financial solutions for people, communities and businesses. Visit us at www.momentummetropolitan.co.za

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Role Purpose

Manage and guide a team of developers in their day-to-day activities in an efficient and professional manner, ensuring all team targets are met.

Requirements

Relevant IT qualification
Knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC)
5-7 years' development experience

Duties & Responsibilities

INTERNAL PROCESS

Analyse and solve problems identified by the business and stakeholders through the coordination of the development team.

Manage, monitor and control the analysis, design, implementation and execution of software development within the development team.

Extend and maintain existing and new software systems and services according to business needs.

Continuously improve code quality, system design and processes.

Collaborate with the business to understand and implement complex requirements according to their needs.

Communicate with a broader team that includes analysts, engineers and quality assurance testers in order to coordinate and document development and testing.

Review and quality assure deliverables in order to ensure quality standards are upheld.

Manage the development schedule and monitor, measure, control and report on development progress including the quality status and unit testing results.

Ensure the development environment is suitable before development begins and is managed during the software development life cycle (SDLC).

Represent the development team in management, business and inter-team meetings, such as Change Advisory Board (CAB).

CLIENT

Provide authoritative expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders.

Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Deliver on service level agreements made with clients and stakeholders in order to ensure that expectations are managed.

Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.



PEOPLE

Create a positive work climate and culture to energise employees, give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity.

Demonstrate exemplary leadership behaviour, through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organisational values.

Assist with recruiting suitably qualified talent in line with Employment Equity principles and Momentum Metropolitan values.

Drive a culture that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and cohesiveness.

Enable a learning and growth culture whereby information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared between team members.

Assist in effective workforce planning practices to ensure that staffing requirements are accurately forecasted.

Identify employee growth and development needs and schedule interventions to enable ongoing development, training and personal growth.

Effectively manage performance within the team in order to ensure business objectives are achieved.

Encourage innovation, change agility and collaboration within the team.

Competencies

Providing Insights Making Decisions Directing People Team Working Meeting Timescales Managing Tasks Taking Action * Pursuing Goals