Software Products Development Manager

Role Purpose

The Software Product Development Manager is responsible for end-to-end technical delivery and evolution of the IP-based software products , ensuring scalable, secure, and high-quality platforms that align with the product roadmap and market needs.

This role serves as the technical execution bridge between product strategy and engineering delivery , balancing roadmap commitments with real-world project and customer requirements — while protecting the long-term integrity of the product.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Engineering Leadership
• Own technical delivery of all IP product development initiatives
• Ensure product architectures are scalable, modular, secure, and maintainable
• Lead engineering teams to deliver roadmap features with high quality and predictable cadence
• Roadmap Execution & Orchestration
• Translate product roadmap and priorities into actionable technical plans
• Coordinate closely with Product Managers and Product Owners to sequence features and releases
• Balance roadmap delivery with project-driven customizations while avoiding product fragmentation
• Engineering Team Enablement
• Lead, coach, and scale product-focused engineering teams
• Promote a strong engineering culture centered on quality, ownership, and innovation
• Ensure teams operate efficiently using Agile / DevOps best practices
• Product Quality & Reliability
• Own product code quality, performance, security, and technical debt management
• Ensure automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release governance are in place
• Reduce regressions and production incidents through preventive engineering practices
• Build for Reuse & Productization
• Ensure features developed for projects are evaluated for reuse and product inclusion
• Enforce modularity and configuration-based customization rather than one-off code
• Collaborate with Business Operations and CoE to productize successful capabilities
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Work with Business Operations to assess feasibility of customer-driven product enhancements
• Support Sales and Presales with technical product insights and roadmap clarity
• Coordinate with Managed Services to ensure smooth transition from development to operations
• Delivery Governance & Risk Management
• Identify technical risks related to roadmap delivery, scalability, or performance
• Ensure alignment with company technology standards and security policies
• Provide transparent delivery status and risk reporting to the Technology Director
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tooling, and productivity
• Leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to accelerate product delivery
• Keep product technology stack current and competitive
  
  

Requirements

Main Objectives

• Deliver high-quality IP products aligned with the product roadmap and market needs
• Protect long-term product integrity while accommodating customer-driven requirements
• Ensure predictable release cycles and engineering excellence
• Reduce technical debt and improve system scalability and resilience
• Accelerate time-to-market through efficient engineering practices
• Enable product-led growth by building reusable, configurable, and scalable platforms
  
  

Key KPIs

Product Delivery

• Roadmap delivery adherence (%)
• Release frequency and predictability
• Feature delivery cycle time
  
  

Quality & Stability

• Defect density
• Production incident rate
• Mean time to recovery (MTTR)
  
  

Team Effectiveness

• Team velocity stability
• Attrition rate within project teams
  
  

Business Impact

• Revenue influenced by product enhancements