The Senior Manager, Software Engineering will be assigned complex products or a full product line of solutions from the Rocket Software portfolio. The Senior Manager, Software Engineering will be part of Rocket Software’s dynamic team of domain experts who work at a fast pace and who expect the best from their staff. This person will be responsible for a global team of software and/or quality engineers who are focused on building world class solutions. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Engage with executive level leadership to accomplish strategic product development and quality goals   • Inspires a culture of innovation within the team, ensuring our leadership in the industry  • Leading and setting direction for design and implementation of software features/functionality, testing, correction of defects and/or creation of new products  • Responsible for leading the development and quality assurance teams to review customer requirements, holding design meetings, conduct peer code reviews, and ensuring the team is delivering the correct requirements  • Coaching and mentoring team members of all skill levels to perform optimally  • Building out the development and testing teams in the region and will be required to onboard your team and assist in training your new team members  • Ensure that bug fixes are released in a timely manner and that the development team is responsive to the global technical support team  • Implementing corporate policies regarding product development processes, standards and automation, and will ensure the development team is adhering to those standards to operate efficiently  • Will be highly organized and detail-oriented, and you must track the activity of all global developer and test staff members to ensure not only that customer expectations are met, but also to plan for future innovation  • Collaborate with other Rocketeers across geographies and technologies to ensure Rocket remains the leader in the industry   Required Qualifications/Skills: • Minimum 6 years of experience managing a team of technical engineers • Experienced in Mainframe Technologies • Customer advocacy with a focus on understanding customer needs, fostering trusted relationships, and delivering customer centric solutions. • Proven track record of synthesizing multiple internal and external sources of input into product requirements  • Strong leadership skills and experience successfully leading a globally dispersed team • Experience in Agile development methodologies  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills to deal professionally and collaboratively with all levels of the organization and across geographies  Information Security: Information security is everyone’s responsibility.  A fundamental principle of information security at Rocket Software is that all individuals in the organization have a responsibility for the security and protection of company information and IT Resources over which they have control, according to their role. Diversity, Inclusion & Equity: At Rocket we are committed to an inclusive workplace environment, where every Rocketeer can thrive by bringing their full selves to work. Being a Rocketeer means you are part of our movement to continually drive inclusivity, diversity and equity in our workforce. . If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!