IT Development Team Manager

Kwik Trip

$111K — $166K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in software development leadership
  • Demonstrated ability to manage teams in an Agile or Scrum environment
  • Strong coaching and mentoring skills
  • Experience with modern application deployment practices
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and DevOps methodologies
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage two Scrum teams, fostering a collaborative culture
  • Oversee daily workflows to ensure timely delivery of projects
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of team responsibilities and workflows
  • Align development efforts with strategic organizational goals
  • Implement strategies for same-day deployments and zero-downtime availability
  • Guide teams through migrations while ensuring operational stability
  • Support team members' professional growth and skill development
  • Promote unified development tools and practices across teams
  • Encourage adoption of Infrastructure as Code practices
  • Assist with initiatives related to GitHub and containerization
  • Balance team management with another manager for effective workload distribution

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401k plan
  • Paid time off
  • Bonuses ranging from 8-12% of gross annual wage
  • Profit-sharing: 40% of pre-tax profits returned to coworkers
Full Job Description
Already a Kwik Trip Coworker? Follow this link to apply: myapps.kwiktrip.com
Location: Department 671
Shift: Daytime
Experience: 5+ years
Pay Range: $111,303.92 to $166,956.14

Actual pay will be based on various factors, such as a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, proficiency for the role, and internal equity. In addition to base pay, Kwik Trip gives 40% of pre-tax profits back to our coworkers with bonuses ranging from 8-12% of each coworker's gross annual wage depending on company profitability and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, 401k, paid time off, and more.

*This position is not eligible for sponsorship

IT Development Team Manager

Department: Information Technology

Location: Onsite at our La Crosse Support Campus

Job Type: Full-time

About the Role
Kwik Trip is seeking an IT Development Team Manager to provide leadership and direction for two Scrum teams supporting critical systems and application initiatives. This role balances people leadership with technical and operational oversight, ensuring teams deliver reliable, scalable solutions while advancing modern deployment, tooling, and development practices. You will play a key role in team growth, systems migration, and maintaining high-availability environments.

What You'll Do
  • Provide personnel management and leadership for two Scrum teams, fostering a collaborative and accountable team culture
  • Oversee and prioritize the day-to-day work of assigned Scrum teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery
  • Develop a deep understanding of each team's responsibilities, applications, and workflows to effectively lead and support them
  • Partner with stakeholders and technical leaders to align development efforts with organizational priorities
  • Drive strategies focused on same-day deployments and zero-downtime application availability
  • Guide teams through systems and application migration initiatives while maintaining operational stability
  • Mentor team members and support ongoing skill development and technical growth
  • Promote and implement a unified set of development and operational tools with a single pane of glass approach
  • Lead efforts to adopt Infrastructure as Code (IaC) where appropriate
  • Support and complete initiatives related to GitHub usage and containerization
  • Balance management responsibilities with an existing manager to support team growth and workload distribution
  • Ensure consistent use of Agile and Scrum best practices across development teams

What We're Looking For
  • Experience leading and managing software development teams in an Agile or Scrum environment
  • Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, mentoring, and performance management
  • Background supporting modern application development, deployment practices, and system reliability
  • Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts across teams and stakeholders
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Even Better If You Have
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, containerization, and DevOps practices
  • Familiarity with enterprise monitoring tools and unified observability platforms
  • Experience supporting large-scale application or systems migrations
  • Prior experience managing multiple Scrum teams simultaneously

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday

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