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Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of twelve years' relevant experience. * Five years of applicable business or system development experience and two years of team lead or management experience. * A valid driver's license with acceptable violation history may be required. ## Description Takes a long-term view of the IT portfolio for a given area of the business and engages with business management and executives to refine it to maximize benefits at a sustainable ongoing cost. Leads teams, focused on a particular area of the business, to deliver value through software solutions, whether developed in-house, developed externally, or through the use of third-party software. Is the primary point of contact for a particular area of the business for any business initiative which could require information technology resources or systems. Essential Roles and Responsibilities: * Participates in the development of a roadmap for each application or system within the business area systems portfolio and obtains buy-in from the business and appropriate IT representatives * Regularly shares the roadmap with the business, product team, information technology leadership and others as appropriate * May participate in business area meetings and committees in order to understand the business context surrounding eventual IT-related decisions * Participates in innovation sessions when faced with new and/or significant business needs that involve IT but aren't met by the existing IT portfolio * Interacts periodically with end users of software applications and not only with business management and executives * Receives requests for work from the business and coordinates the product team's resources to perform that work * Learns about the business' priorities of both IT-related activities and where those activities are in the business' overall list of priorities * Manages the work of the product team, whether through task assignments, formal project management, Agile methods, or other suitable approaches * Commits to the delivery of work products within a given scope and deadline and successfully meets those commitments * Learns new skills and technologies as needed in order to support the current business needs of their IT portfolio * Engages with other specialties, such as training and communications, as early as possible prior to needing their assistance in order to realize value from the product team's work * Identifies current skills gaps within the product team and works with IT management to close those gaps * Identifies current needs for consultants or vendors in order to meet business needs and works with IT management to evaluate, select, and work with them * Follows IT department standards and processes related to design, documentation, coding, testing, implementation, etc., and regularly recommends improvements to them * Follows safety rules, guidelines, and standards for all projects; participates in pre-task planning; reports any safety issues or concerns to management * Other duties as required ## Related Videos - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Your Manager Doesn’t Come with a User Manual (But You Can Totally Write One)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1495-your-manager-doesn-t-come-with-a-user-manual-but-you-can-totally-write-one) - [Rethinking Intelligence: AI, Accessibility, and the Future of Inclusive Work - Artur Ortega](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1377-rethinking-intelligence-ai-accessibility-and-the-future-of-inclusive-work-artur-ortega) - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [The user in the eye of the Cargo1492 storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/96-the-user-in-the-eye-of-the-cargo1492-storm) - [Engineering/Manager Pendulum: Generating compound interest on your career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100348-engineering-manager-pendulum-generating-compound-interest-on-your-career) ## Related Articles - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [How should you format your IT resume?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/68-how-should-you-format-your-it-resume) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)