Software Development Manager - Remote

Overview

LSAC’s mission is to advance law and justice by promoting access, equity, and fairness in law school admission and supporting the learning journey from prelaw through practice.

This position is part of the agile software development teams which support internal and external customers.

We are seeking an outstanding technical software development manager to innovate and guide initiatives to improve the experience for individuals as well as institutions. You will collaborate with a variety of stakeholders and team members to form product strategies leveraging an MVP approach along with data collection to make decisions. You will do this as part of our cross-functional agile product teams in a manner that continuously improves our products as defined in the product roadmap.

In Short

• Provide vision and direction to the product development team and stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
• Work closely with internal technical teams and 3rd party vendors to devise innovative solutions to complex problems at massive scale.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the organization to gather appropriate data for goal setting.
• Assess value, develop cases, create, and prioritize stories, features, and epics.
• Provide servant leadership by facilitating solutions and removing roadblocks.
• Perform personnel management functions for teams of developers.
• Coordinate efforts from initiative launch to product delivery.
• Define MVP scope and communicate decisions to stakeholders.
• Research and analyze market and user needs.
• Mentor team members in Agile methodology and technical skills.

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience with Agile principles, ceremonies, and methods.
• Active Scrum Alliance CSPO and/or CSM certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of C#, .NET Core, and React preferred.
• Knowledge of JIRA or Azure DevOps preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• 5+ years of relevant technical experience.
• 2+ years of experience supervising a team.
• Experience leading internal and external technical teams.
• B.A. or B.S. degree or commensurate experience.
• Agile methodologies preferred.

Benefits

• Remote work flexibility.
• Standard business hours with expectations for professional completion of assignments.
• Opportunities for training and development.
• Engagement with cross-functional teams.
• Support for work-life balance.