Technical Manager-Milwaukee, WI

Technical Manager
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Duration: Contract to Hire
Rate: DOE

US Citizens and Green cards Preferred.

Job Responsibilities:

• Understand the business needs of the customer and provide quality customer support by using appropriate communication, anticipating customer needs and/or issues, and understanding the broad impact of change on all customer processes.
• Establish, refine and manage internal processes and metrics to support project completion including successful software development, model development and technically related business projects
• Provide leadership to a development team in the support of the corporate vision, department objectives and individual goals
• Provide direction and work to remove barriers and silos to accomplishing the success and implementation of projects across cross-functional teams
• Plan, direct, and coordinate multiple Information Technology projects to ensure that project goals are accomplished within prescribed time frames
• Ensure project goals and requirements are met on schedule, within budget and are successfully completed
• Oversee all phases of project execution including initiation, planning/development, production/execution, monitors/controls, closing/post release activities for larger projects
• Track projects and issues closely, foster collaboration from both the business and technology groups and lead issue resolution meetings during projects
• Accountable for final approval on releases for all projects within their assigned accounts, ensuring that nothing is missed and reducing reliability tickets

Skills and Experience Required:

• 15+ years of experience in the software development field
• 10+ years of experience directly leading software projects
• Mobile development experience (iOS and Android)
• Complex working knowledge of systems and software development concepts, practices and procedures
• Complex working knowledge of project management concepts, practices and procedures
• Ability to provide leadership, oversight, and support to technical leadership within their assigned accounts

Provide technical and architecture oversight, being able to work hands-on in development as needed