Software Factory Manager

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Mission

The Digital Factory Manager is responsible for leading a software development team who manages technical conception, design, implementation and quality of digital platforms and solutions that support the business needs and strategies. This role is critical to driving the success of our digital transformation by establishing and managing a high-performing, agile, and efficient software delivery capability. He/she has deep expertise in software development lifecycle (SDLC) management, strong engineering leadership, good willingness of adopting AI technologies and proven experience building and managing talented development teams in a structured and scalable way.

Key Expectations

The software factory manager has broad vision and obsession to lead and drive the software excellence by deploying the good software engineering practices with continuous learning and development mindset.

1. Software Development Lifecycle Management

• Work with Quality team to design, implement, and continuously improve SDLC practices, ensuring alignment with business priorities, security, and compliance requirements.
• Oversee planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of software products.
• Establish governance frameworks to manage backlog, prioritization, change requests, and scope creep.
• Ensure code quality, technical documentation, and version control best practices.

2. Process, Tools, and Technology

• Standardize toolsets and platforms for development, code repository, issue tracking, and testing.
• Promote automation, DevSecOps, and lean practices to optimize efficiency and reduce technical debt.
• Introduce metrics and KPIs (e.g., lead time, cycle time, cost per deliverable, velocity) to measure and improve factory performance.

3. Team Leadership and People Management

• Build, lead, and mentor a multidisciplinary software development team including tech leads, developers and testers.
• Drive a performance-driven culture with a focus on talent development, skill building, and collaboration.
• Foster an agile and collaborative environment, encouraging ownership, creativity, and innovation.

4. Delivery and Stakeholder Alignment

• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of digital products that meet internal customer needs and business outcomes.
• Collaborate with product owners, solution architects, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable software solutions.
• Manage capacity, resourcing, and workload balancing in alignment with strategic priorities.

Other Expectations

• Strong motivation of integrating AI into software development process with ambition to deploy AI agents to change the ways of coding and testing
• Manage the IT assets within his/her perimeter and the impacts on interfaces, applying the rules to preserve the perennially of the IT assets, in an "Evergreen approach" (limited number of versions, supported software, obsolescence ...)
• Contribute to and execute IT strategy by contributing to arbitrations on the build and run perimeters, allocating capacity, adjudicating priorities, controlling budgets, and ensuring user and business satisfaction.
• Develop people (direct or indirect line management) on a continuous basis, taking into account the needs of the organization and the aspirations of the people.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in software development and 5+ years in leadership role
• Master level of Java programming and micro-service architecture

• Good understanding of China digital ecosystem and modern integration technologies
• Proven track record of managing end-to-end software delivery at scale.
• Deep understanding of modern SDLC practices (Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, TDD/BDD).
• Experience with both custom development and configuration of enterprise platforms.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and stakeholder communication skills.

• Strong problem solving ability
• Good communication and management skill
• Good knowledge of lean and Agile culture