Job Description
Team Manager - Software
- GENERAL MISSION / PURPOSE
Under the responsibility of the Research & Development Line Manager, the Team Manager leads several agile teams within Research & Development in a local or international context. In collaboration with the Solution Architect(s), their missions include :
Hierarchical management of agile teams,Ensuring the technical and functional performance of the teams,Ensuring the dynamics of continuous improvement within their organization, in line with the company's strategy and HR policy.DESCRIPTION OF SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIESActivity 1 :
Hierarchical management of agile teams
1- Description
Manage 2 to 3 teams working on different technologies and scopes.Challenge their organization, whether local or international, to adapt it to achieve objectives and optimize it.Ensure the proper allocation of resources entrusted to them to guarantee the required processing capacity in projects.Manage human resources in terms of talent detection / retention, skills management / career trajectories.Evaluate individual and collective performance and identify potential.Unite their teams and develop collaboration and engagement around the collective by creating a work environment conducive to initiatives.Develop versatility through knowledge sharing or training / support plans and organize the distribution of these skills, including across international multi-sites, to ensure the best efficiency during projects.Share and communicate the company's strategy and best practices and disseminate management messages to their teams.Empower their collaborators and unite them around the objectives to be achieved.Ensure the proper integration of new collaborators.2- Challenges
Enable the smooth progress of development projects according to the initially planned schedule.Ensure the right level of versatility to avoid the phenomenon of critical resources being unique.Participate in the technological advancement of the company, maintain technical interest for the teams, and create a performance gap compared to competitors.Maintain engaged, effective teams that achieve defined objectives and create expected value.Maintain the level of technical and functional competence suitable for the projects to be carried out, retain good profiles, and if necessary, propose and implement necessary retention actions.3- Frequency
Daily,
4- Nature of information necessary for the activity
× Up-to-date and maintained skills management tool (skills matrix or versatility table).
× Roadmap of their organization and strategic roadmap of the Group.
× Best practices of the company (quality, architecture, management...).
× Tools and documents provided by the Human Resources Department : processes, procedures, and HR tools.
Activity 2
Monitoring the technical and functional performance of the teams
1- Description
Regularly monitor the progress of projects or studies for which they are responsible, within their business scope.Set up and monitor a dashboard composed of relevant indicators to facilitate reporting to the Research & Development management and objectify the individual and collective performances of their teams.Challenge the operational organization of the team and processes as needed.Identify / anticipate blocking points in the teams' missions and support them in proposing specific action plans to maintain collective performance.Report to their management any blocking points they are unable to address as soon as they are identified.Be receptive to improvement proposals made by their collaborators, evaluate them, and implement them if they make sense.Support their teams or project stakeholders to avoid wasting time or implementing unsuitable solutions.2- Challenges
Reduce costs generated by low-value-added activities and avoid wasting resources.Obtain collective commitment from the teams.Develop cooperation and collaboration.3- Frequency
Permanent (random frequency, but action necessary).
4- Nature of information necessary for the
activity
× Performance indicators.
× Feedback.
× Strategic vision of the company.
Activity 3 :
Ensuring the dynamics of continuous improvement and business transformation
1- Description
Share and give meaning to the company's strategy and help the teams understand how their work contributes to the broader mission of the company.Anticipate organizational, operational, and technological changes and support employees during these changes.Facilitate the understanding and application of processes and decisions from management and ensure good information flow.Communicate and represent the interests of their teams to stakeholders when requested.Report observed dysfunctions and propose areas for improvement.Lead / participate in improvement initiatives within the company and get involved in their implementation through feasibility studies and deployment within their teams.Propose developments in development methodologies, participate in enriching the theoretical and methodological aspects of Research & Development services.Propose tools and methods suitable for the work environment to improve productivity, quality, final cost, and environmental and societal impact.Contribute to the management community's reflections on good managerial and operational practices and implement them within the scope.2- Challenges
Adapt to changes related to the company's strategy.Improve the overall efficiency of Research & Development.Ensure optimization of processes and projects.Maintain a technological lead over competitors.3- Frequency
Permanent (random frequency, but action necessary)
4- Nature of information necessary for the
activity
× Strategic vision of the company.
× Knowledge of best practices and processes.
× In-depth knowledge of Lectra solutions and those of competitors.
RESPONSABILITES ET AUTONOMIEHierarchical Management
Functional Management / Project Leadership
Tutoring / Training / Coaching
Autonomy in defining development and continuous improvement action plans.
Autonomy in defining the deployment schedule of actions to be taken, according to the framework given by their hierarchical manager or the needs of the Product roadmap.
Autonomy to propose organizational changes to achieve the company's objectives with validation from their hierarchy.
Autonomy to propose new technological / process solutions with validation from their hierarchy. Participation in evaluating the cost and complexity of a project for budget preparation.
Autonomy in implementing collaboration means with peers for sharing best practices and mentoring.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORKING RELATIONSInterlocutors
Nature of working relations with the
interlocutor
Frequency
Product Owner
Cooperate, develop / challenge priorities
Permanent (random frequency, but action necessary)
Tech Lead / Scrum Master
Transmit, monitor developments, pilot technical solutions, identify blocking points
Daily
Software Development Engineer
Transmit, monitor developments, pilot technical solutions
Daily
Solution Architect
Cooperate, develop architecture,
define best practices, identify blocking points
Daily
Delivery Project Leader
Cooperate and transmit information bilaterally
Permanent (random frequency, but action necessary)
Research & Development Management & Legal Department
Collaborate, explain, transmit information, negotiate
Permanent (random frequency, but action necessary)
Research & Development Line Manager
Transmit information bilaterally
Weekly
Peers : Team Managers
Share knowledge and information
Permanent (random frequency, but action necessary)
Cybersecurity Architect & DevSecOps Officer
Transmit information bilaterally
Permanent (random frequency, but action necessary)
Cross-functional Teams (Continuou Integration, Infrastructure)
s Transmit information bilaterally
Permanent (random frequency, but action necessary)
SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGEDesired Degree Level
Engineering Degree
Specify the Specialty
Computer Science & Management
English
Fluent English
Multilingual? Specify
Work with international teams, presentations to international managers
Lectra Solutions
General knowledge of the functionalities
of one or more solutions
Specify
Lectra Solutions
Mastery of the field of expertise (managerial practices, team meeting facilitation, project management...) as well as a strong operational rigor to ensure the smooth progress of projects. Mastery of Lectra's organization and processes. Good knowledge of continuous improvement tools and the company's best practices.
