Senior Software Engineering Manager

The Senior Manager has a proven ability to navigate, influence, and deliver results by working with multiple teams. The role has responsibility for relationship management, development, and overall project delivery of projects within the Pharmacy organization.Responsibilities :Partner with the enterprise IT organization to design and deliver solutions within the pharmacy organization that improve overall department goals and metrics.Oversee the analysis, design, development, and release of new capabilities in an agile development environment.Transform the work structure for getting IT work completed, generating increased efficiency to lower the cost of IT projects.Is accountable for the performance and results of a team within its discipline or function.Takes responsibility for resolving escalations and reporting back to operations leadership as needed.Led the implementation of the portfolio projects and contributed to technology transformation from the 15-year-old technology platform to the future state technology.This role will have oversight of an expected annual investment in new capabilities of up to $5+ m per year.Lead a team of approximately 15-30 employees with responsibility for delivering end-to-end services in this space.Participation in cross-departmental IT initiatives.They will have the added responsibility of creating an environment where new talent can feel welcome and have growth opportunities.This role will establish the creation of teams across several locations.Requirements :Proven skills in leading high-talent teams in local and remote locations.Strong ability to motivate employees, handle difficult employee relations issues, and create a culture that supports high employee morale.Provide regular, timely feedback to team members and assist in driving their career growth.Strong communication skills; able to manage leadership relationships.Focus areas for this role will include the development of RESTful APIs and micro-services.Experience in these areas is required :Additional opportunities include AWS and machine learning.Experience with Managing Development teams with distributed RESTful microservices is required.Knowledgeable in the design of distributed systems is required.Leadership level understanding of Cloud, Security, Deployment, and testing automation (Having Breadth of knowledge vs. Depth) is required.Advanced problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other departments to resolve complex issues with innovative solutions.Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and meet project deadlines.Experience with strategic work planning and budgeting is required.Demonstrated ability to manage toward budget and work plan goals.Must have proven leadership skills, team orientation, and a proactive and optimistic management style.Broad technical experience and understanding of the technology environment.Thorough knowledge of programming concepts and procedures.Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment and make independent decisions.Strong customer service focus.Excellent communication skills, including presentations and negotiations with leadership.Familiarity with health care or specialty industry is very helpful.Willingness to work a flexible schedule to accommodate project deadlines.Willingness to travel.PC skills including Microsoft Office, email, and the Internet.Required Experience, and Education :Bachelor's Degree Required; Master's Degree Preferred.10+ years of IT leadership.Proven experience leading/managing technical teams with a passion for developing the talent within the team.Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.Preferred Skills: Experience with vendor management in an onshore/offshore model. (ref:hirist.tech)