Engineering Manager/Development Product Manager in Boston, MA

Engineering Manager Reporting to the VP of Engineering, the Engineering Manager is responsible for the development of next generation products and enhancements of current products. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership skills and have experience in the wireless industry. The applications under development span multiple hardware and software platforms; candidates should have significant experience with multi-handset application development.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:


Manage a team of developers responsible for designing and implementing a variety of handset-based applications.
Manage day-to-day decisions of project teams, work assignments and product delivery
Create detailed development plans, prioritize work assignments and assign projects based on available resources
Set clear objectives for direct reports and compare deliverables against objectives
Collaborate with the engineers to ensure that all applications developed are maintainable, configurable and that all processes are well-documented
Ensure that the development team is following a defined development process throughout the product lifecycle
Demonstrated experience developing reliable, portable, high-performance mobile applications
Provide guidance and training to engineers, motivate individuals to achieve results, recruit and maintain a high quality staff
Required Skills and Experience:
Position requires a Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from a Four-Year College or University; or equivalent combination of both education and experience
Minimum 10 years of previous experience, with 6 years of management or team leading
Experience with several of the following technologies is essential: wireless application development and delivery using J2ME or BREW, performance optimization for small devices, cHTML, WAP
Experience with the following is desirable: WMLScript, billing system integration, XML, SQL (Oracle and others), server-side application development, user interface design experience (using non-WYSIWYG authoring tools), Javascript
Ability to work with all levels of the organization and motivate employees
Strong business acumen and professionalism, with solid communication skills both verbal and written
Able to work well with Product Management to refine specifications into something that can be delivered on-time and on-budget
Proven track record of on-time, on-budget application delivery
Capable of delivering presentations and demos to customers in a professional manner
Ability to manage many projects simultaneously
Excellent problem-solving skills with strong focus on execution


Experience: Wireless experience, Multi-hanset application experience, a plus is working with J2ME or BREW, WAP SQL. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here