Travelport is a place of opportunity. It's our incredible team that makes our company great - our people drive our winning culture. What's Travelport? Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform. Our next-generation marketplace connects buyers and sellers that share our passion for delivering exceptional travel experiences. Unconflicted and independent, we are reinventing a simpler future for travel's complex ecosystem.
What does a great Manager, Software Development Engineering do? Working as part of the Global Enterprise Technology Solutions function, you will manage and support the day-to-day operations of applications and processes for People (Human Resources), Sales, Marketing and Product functions. These include Oracle HCM, Oracle Sales Cloud, and a wide range of SAAS applications.
You will be interacting with leadership team and end users from various business functions to successfully build/manage the application roadmap, drive engagement and manage the development teams to deliver the roadmap in addition to running BAU/Maintenance & Production Support in a timely manner.
Responsibilities: - Leads team of direct/ indirect reports and aligns resources to achieve the functional area priority deliverables. Responsible for managing the complex delivery of business needs and partnerships in the execution and delivery of applications portfolio / internal business systems aligned to Travelport technology and commercial strategy.
- Engages and contributes to leadership discussions to gain understanding of long-term technology impacts and ensure development resources are educated and developing in accordance with Travelport technology decisions.
- Able to recognize organizational view and understands impact on adjacent systems and long-term impact of technical decisions. Acts as a lead technical and/or functional point of contact for large complex projects or portfolio / SME for internal business systems programs
- Leads and manages performance of direct/indirect reports to create high performing teams and proactively grow capabilities and develop talent. Ensures team goals are met and releases are delivered.
- Leads technical and/or functional direction and workflow for matrixed teams of designers and technical/functional developers responsible for products across one entire portfolio (or a full suite/subsets of internal business systems).
- Responsible for the scoping, sign-off and subsequent day to day management of application delivery programs/projects, ensuring that the creation of the project deliverables are completed within the specified constraints of time, cost and benefits and to the required standard of quality
- Interacts with and influences multiple work groups within and outside of functional area including vendors/managed service partners.
- Drives velocity by working closely with technical leads align all resources adequately, ensuring functional development work, maintenance and support production activities are completed in adherence to Travelport technology standards within agreed upon timelines.
- Manage operations, timelines, budgets, developing methods and performance of team members ensuring utilization of corporate project management tools as required e.g.: Aha!, PPM, Jira etc.
- Drives compliance of platform, application and/or global architectural standards with COE architecture team and in compliance with Technology Enterprise Process.
- Invests time in identifying and recommending development plans for direct reports to grow capabilities.
- Generates ideas to improve overall system design and/or streamline delivery of product/system
- Ensures high quality design is delivered on time and to specifications.
- Focused on cost savings, efficiencies, high performance, high reliability, quality of user experience and architectural alignment of solutions.
- Represents company to customers/vendors/managed service partners as part of a team.
What we look for/who would prosper in this role? - Possess comprehensive technical and functional Oracle Fusion Cloud domain knowledge with expertise in at least one of the applications/products (Oracle HCM) and adjacent modules in Core HR / internal business systems.
- Leads & manages direct/indirect reports, develops & mentors' team and others.
- Fully experienced in multiple specializations, portfolio, and team leadership, and is acquiring experience in related specializations / across domain.
- Able to provide oversight, coaching, guidance, and review of work performed by direct reports/ others
- Understands the delivery of multiple applications to clients and how two or more applications/products could be applied to client needs
- Identifies opportunities and understands how to create business cases based on technical knowledge and understanding of client needs
- Represent the company to external customers/vendors, providing expertise in area of specialism.
Experience Summary - 10+ years relevant extensive experience working on at least one (predominantly Oracle Core HR / HCM) or many applications on the Oracle Fusion Cloud platform i.e., Sales Cloud CX, Oracle Integration Cloud etc.
- Experienced with managing individuals and teams in a global matrixed business environment, including development of employees, setting goals and growing talent.
- Experience leading multiple projects/program and teams.
- Experience developing, deploying, or supporting commercial, customer facing solutions (either distributed, cloud or mainframe applications / internal business systems.)
- Given depth and breadth of domain knowledge and experience, can drive and complete multiple assignments on time, to quality and on budget.
- Ideally has held positions in Quality Assurance, software development, project management, operations and other technical areas in career demonstrating well rounded and deep command of cross technology disciplines.
As we evolve and grow as a business, so will you. You will thrive within an inclusive and diverse workplace where you are encouraged to think differently, and have the courage, confidence & ambition to challenge what's been done before, and be bold to win!
These are just a few of our employee's favourite benefits/perks... - You'll be part of a dynamic and diverse team spread globally and managing applications that support the entire organization.
- Flexible working conditions
Interested? We'd love for you to get in touch! We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.