Position: Group Manager
Company: Playtika
Experience required: 2y
English level: upper

Requirements:
• Experience in managing teams,
• 5+ years of experience as a server developer (Java stack is an advantage)
• Good understanding of SCRUM methodology, 
• Experience of driving scrum in teams
• Experience of work in matrix organizations
• Result-driven
• Open-mindedness to changes within a dynamic environment

Skills:
• Management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, highly motivated, assertive
• Ability to perform under pressure and changing priorities
• Conflict management and resolution skills
• Good English, ability to communicate fluently

Responsibilities

Project management:
• Leads development projects within the Group;
• Cooperates closely with Product Owners to assure development focus and target delivery; co-develops product roadmaps;
• Encourages “best-practice” sharing through the participation and promotion of meetings, newsletters, knowledge sharing programs, and all other initiatives;
• Ensures proper risk management;
• Improves the achievements of his group;
• Promotes a culture of quality (zero defects approach) in his teams;
• Manages and prioritizes the team’s tasks, while balancing business thinking with the team’s needs.

People management:
• Defines challenging goals for himself and his group;
• Helps his/her employees in getting the best out of themselves. Encourages the autonomy and independence of the employees;
• Runs performance management and performance improvement processes within the group;
• Is Involved in the professional activity and invests in developing the team: • Directs, educates, brings about process improvements and specialization;
• Takes full accountability for the continuous improvement of his group;
• Committed and accountable for the professional development of his group members;
• Coaches and supports his employees;
• Invests in team building and motivation within the group;
• Help the team to identify and resolve risks and impediments, resolve bottlenecks and conflicts.

Processes:
• Lead continuous improvement in process and engineering practices on the company level;
• Support and empower team growth in becoming a Scrum self-organized team, capable of execution according to plan and meeting commitments;
• Continuously work with group efficiency;
• Ensure that scrum is methodology is working in the teams.
• Department collaboration:
• Effective collaboration with other groups and departments: TPO, TAT, Architects, SM, CC, etc.

Technology leadership:
• Facilitate product technology innovation and improvement of Engineering practices;
• Passion for best practices, re-use, knowledge sharing;
• Promote a culture of quality in all teams.


We offer to all our employees:
• Work with creative friendly team on interesting projects using cutting-edge technologies;
• Comfortable office easy to reach from any spot of the city;
• Annual salary review and performance bonus paid twice a year;
• 20 working days paid vacation, paid sick leave;
• Sports compensation (Sport Life is our partner);
• Medical insurance (Ukraine and travel);
• Professional trainings and conferences;
• Free corporate English lessons;
• Help and support for candidates from other cities;
• Exciting company and team events - like this unforgettable party www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8r9aBLCRY0;
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