Software Development Manager

• Define, implement, and continuously evolve the capability roadmap in alignment with organizational goals.
• Identify emerging trends, tools, and practices, and assess their relevance to internal teams and business needs.
• Establish and maintain skill matrices and capability benchmarks.
• Lead Global delivery center software development capability managers and coach them to foster a collaboration culture within Giza Systems.
• Define department performance metrics to measure capability efficiency e.g. utilization, LPI, growth rate, attrition rate, etc.
• Deliver regular reports and insights to senior leadership on capability status and impact.
• Anticipate and shape talent pipeline in terms of strategic growth and readiness.
• Collaborate with HR to attract high-caliber professionals, develop, and retain top technical talent
• Design and oversee learning & development programs (upskilling, certifications, mentoring).
• Lead communities of practice and foster a knowledge-sharing culture.
• Drive cultural change programs that focus on collaboration, resilience, and continuous improvement.
• Support teams in adopting modern engineering and delivery practices (AI, Agile, DevOps).
• Drive adoption of consistent standards, frameworks, and reusable assets across teams.
• Monitor and improve team’s maturity and delivery effectiveness.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution ability.
• Experience working across cross-functional teams and geographies.
• Strong experience in change management and influencing senior stakeholders, including conflict resolution and cross-geo collaboration.

•Proven experience in capability management, technical mentoring, or engineering excellence programs.
•Strong understanding of modern software delivery lifecycle, including Agile, DevOps, and cloud-native practices.
•Familiarity with tools for knowledge management, capability tracking, and performance measurement.
•Proven track record of embedding a culture of engineering excellence through modern practices (code quality standards, automation, observability, cloud-native delivery).

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.