Technology Manager

Company Description

At Shift, we’re business specialists dedicated to helping Australian SMEs take control of their cashflow, streamline trade terms and choose the right financial products.

We believe Australian businesses are the driving force behind our economy and are core to our communities. That’s why our business expertise, focus on relationships, and market-leading technology is at the core of everything we do.

Our unique approach to product innovation combined with our collaborative culture means you can build your career in a supportive environment. You’ll be joining a diverse team of over 250 people who are always looking to deliver better outcomes for Australian businesses.

Job Description

As the Technology Manager for our Bengaluru team, you'll be responsible for driving high performance, efficiency, and quality across our technology organization. Your mission: to build and lead a top-tier team of engineers while aligning our strategies with business objectives. You will lead and manage the software engineering, infrastructure and operations of 14+.

What you'll do:

Team Leadership: Build and nurture a high-performing technology team, fostering motivation and growth.

Management Excellence: Lead and develop a team of skilled developers, providing personal and professional growth opportunities.

Strategic Alignment: Collaborate closely with functional leaders to ensure our technology team supports overall functional strategy and goals.

Performance Focus: Develop strategies and best practices, establish clear performance goals, KPIs, and track progress toward achieving business objectives.

Risk Management: Take ownership of risk and issue identification and management, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery with all stakeholders.

Technical Expertise: Contribute to technical solutions, from design to code, across all platforms, aligning them with functional plans.

Coding Standards: Drive continuous improvement in coding standards across the team, incorporating best frameworks, technical standards, and practices for productivity, quality, and speed.

Resource Planning: Maintain support resource scheduling and team capacity planning across all product lines.

Initiative Execution: Work on various initiatives involving system implementations, improvements, and processes optimization, enhancing the performance of existing software.

Qualifications

• A relevant Software Engineering or Software Science based qualification 

• At least 3+ years in Head of Engineering, VP Of Engineering, or Head of Technology roles

• Experience in people management and the ability to lead and influence others 

• netCore, React JS, Azure experience previous Salesforce / Java experience is a good bonus 

• Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to optimize team performance and development 

• Proven experience in leading and managing the delivery of system/software development projects in a structured environment

• Ability to coach and lead staff 

• Recent experience working in Scrum teams of Agile environment 

• Strong experience with DevOps and CI/CD processes 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

Additional Information

• Collaborative teams – a flat structure means everyone can learn from colleagues and senior leaders around the business.

• Be involved – come together with all of your colleagues every 100 days to share the product and technology roadmap and business strategy.

• Flexible working environment – We offer a flexible work policy.

• Range of benefits – supporting your physical, psychological and financial wellbeing.