Manager, Software Development

Cox Automotive Inc. is transforming the way the world buys, sells and owns cars with industry-leading digital marketing, software, financial, wholesale and e-commerce solutions for consumers, dealers, manufacturers and the overall automotive ecosystem worldwide. Committed to open choice and dedicated to strong partnerships, the Cox Automotive family includes Autotrader®, Dealer dot com®, Dealertrack®, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, NextGear Capital®, vAuto®, Xtime® and a host of other brands.

Ready Auto Transport is looking for a Software Development Manager to lead a rapidly growing team of engineers in developing our next generation of applications, platforms and services within a hybrid deployment model. The work environment is highly agile and moving towards practicing continuous delivery with some of the latest tools and technologies within a service oriented architecture. The ideal candidate would be passionate about growing and leading a high performing engineering team in a dynamic and continually changing environment. Who is Ready Auto Transport? Ready Auto Transport, a Cox Automotive brand, is a national leader in transportation and logistics for the automotive industry, offering end-to-end solutions and services utilizing leading technology to connect vehicle inventory for consumers, dealers, manufacturers and the overall automotive ecosystem worldwide. Cox Automotive, Inc. is transforming the way the world buys, sells and owns cars with industry-leading digital marketing, software, financial, wholesale and e-commerce solutions .The Cox Automotive family includes Manheim®, Autotrader®, Kelley Blue Book®, Dealertrack®, vAuto®, Xtime®, NextGear Capital® and a host of other brands. The global company has nearly 30,000 team members in more than 200 locations and is partner to more than 40,000 auto dealers, as well as most major automobile manufacturers, while engaging U.S. consumer car buyers with the most recognized media brands in the industry. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., an Atlanta-based company with revenues of more than $17 billion and approximately 55,000 employees. Cox Enterprises’ other major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications and Cox Media Group.

* Lead a cross-functional software development team with application lifecycle responsibilities: design, commit, deploy, maintain, dev/ops * Build a strong technology foundation, including best practices, patterns and standards * Maintain an ongoing awareness of emerging developments and trends in technology * Own various operational IT initiatives and sees them through to completion * Owns the technical backlog by managing technical stories and advocating their priority * Engaged on application production issues and communicates current statuses to business stakeholders * Understand the enterprise architecture vision, develop solutions in alignment with it, and assist other team members to be compliant with the vision * Participate and facilitate architecture design sessions and peer design reviews * Participate in all Scrum activities such as creating user stories, sprint planning, and sprint retrospectives * Develop and communicate department/enterprise vision, strategies, critical success factors and plans * Participates in departmental strategic and budgetary planning processes; prepares and administers operating budget * Identifies staffing needs, prepares job descriptions, evaluates and mentors staff * Assess technical skills, identify training needs and opportunities, and ensure that required materials and tools are available for direct reports to perform their job responsibilities * Set performance expectations of team members, guide career development and mentor their success in meeting these objectives

* Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science or a related field * Minimum 1 year experience in a management or lead role of an engineering team, including hiring, conduction performance reviews and mentoring of technical staff * 2+ years’ experience in C# and SQL Server * The ability to motivate a team to build products that are scalable and stable * Ability to think strategically and communicate effectively with all levels of management and business partners * Detail oriented yet also able to think ‘big picture’ and understand key industry trends * Ability to handle a high degree of ambiguity, and fast paced change management * Ability to manage multiple projects effectively at the same time and to work effectively under deadline constraints * Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills * Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, ability to handle diverse situations, multiple projects and rapidly changing priorities * Self-motivated; works independently * Proficient in Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Exsired Skills and Experience: * Master's degree in Business, Computer Science or a related field * 3+ years’ experience in a management or lead role of an engineering team, including hiring, conducting performance reviews and mentoring of technical staff * 5+ years’ experience in C# and SQL Server * Demonstrated experience leading teams in an Agile / SCRUM methodologycel, Visio, and Outlook