Squad Lead

Description

Squad Lead Roles and Responsibilities

1. Account Responsibilities

• Risk Mitigation: Create and manage risk mitigation plans for all projects within the squad, including identifying potential challenges and implementing proactive solutions (aligns with Technical Project Lead responsibilities).
• Resource Allocation and Prioritization: Manage resource assignments and prioritize effectively to ensure that squad resources are optimally utilized.
• Quality and Delivery Oversight: Ensure the squad consistently delivers Integrant’s brand promise—high-quality deliverables paired with excellent service.
• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Collaborate with account management, HR, and sales/marketing teams to understand current and future project requirements and align squad deliverables accordingly.
• Reporting: Provide regular reports to the CEO and other departments, outlining squad achievements, challenges, and potential solutions.
• Strategic Thinking: Assess the future of projects strategically, identifying areas for growth and improvement.
• Efficiency and Utilization Metrics: Track and optimize utilization, efficiency, quality, and productivity, ensuring alignment with account expectations.
• Investment Justification: For any investments, define their value using SWOT analysis to guide decision-making and prove the return on investment.

2. People Responsibilities

• Skill Development: Promote continuous learning by providing training in technical and soft skills, ensuring alignment with both project and organizational objectives.
• Coaching and Mentorship: Act as a coach and mentor to team members, focusing on planning, leadership, and other soft skills essential for their growth.
• Performance Feedback: Provide regular performance feedback, addressing any underperformance constructively to ensure improvement.
• Career Development Support: Support career development by helping team members identify and overcome blockers in their technical or soft skills journey.
• Setting KPIs and Metrics: Define KPIs and metrics to measure individual productivity, utilization, and quality, aligning them with Career Development Plans (CDP) and assigned projects.
• Roadmap Creation for Growth: Establish clear, personalized roadmaps for each employee, outlining steps for progression and the required technical and soft skills.
• Constructive Feedback and Motivation: Deliver constructive feedback tailored to individual personalities, motivating team members to meet their objectives.
• Win-Win Solutions: Balance employee needs with organizational objectives to foster an environment where both employee and organizational goals are met.

3. Organization Responsibilities

• Initiative Execution: Implement initiatives and enhancements that contribute to organizational growth and improvement.
• Positive Impact through Suggestions: Actively provide suggestions for organizational enhancement and develop clear action plans for improvement.
• Encouraging Participation: Encourage team members to participate in organizational activities, fostering a sense of community and shared purpose.
• OKR Engagement: Align squad efforts with Organizational Key Results (OKRs), implementing strategies that benefit the employee, project, and organization as a whole.

Requirements

1. Professional Experience

• 12+ years of professional experience in software development or a related field.
• At least 4 years of experience as a people manager, with a proven track record of mentoring and developing teams.

3. Technical Expertise

• Strong skills in software architecture and design, with the ability to create secure, scalable, and reliable solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of industry-standard best practices, development lifecycle processes, and methodologies. Experience with Agile methodologies is a plus.
• Proficiency in manual and automated unit testing for data-driven back-end applications with high transaction throughput.

5. Quality Management and Metrics

• Thorough understanding of quality management principles and practices.
• Experience leveraging metrics to drive decision-making and implement process improvements.

7. Leadership and Communication

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate across teams and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Self-motivated and action-oriented, with the ability to work independently while thriving in a high-productivity, multi-tasking environment.

9. Problem-Solving and Decision-Making

• Decisive and proactive approach to work, willing to take a hands-on role to ensure deliverables are met on time and at a high quality.
• Demonstrated expertise in delivering high-quality enterprise applications, ensuring alignment with business needs.