Team Leader

Team Leader within Implementation team

Team Leader 

Are you ready for a challenging rewarding career? At SD Worx Mauritius, we have fantastic opportunities for Team Leaders within our Implementation team.

SD Worx is one of the largest payroll provider in Europe with more than 60,000 organisations relying on us. SD Worx provides technology and services that support the entire employee life cycle, including payroll, HR and workforce management. With over 70 years’ experience and the best people in the industry, we help customers reduce costs, improve compliance and increase profitability.

If you have the drive, skills and character to make a positive impact at SD Worx Mauritius, we’d love to hear from you!  

Essential Job Requirements:

Team Management –  Actively contribute in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; effecting capacity planning and prioritisation for project work; and mentoring and developing team members; conduct performance appraisals for team members

Project Planning and Management – Understand project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery; organize and lead project status; accurate project reporting; manage risks and issues; conduct reviews; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects

Team building – promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team

Stakeholder Management – Support offshore Project Managers in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance

 Process Management and Improvement – Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices

Skills and Competencies:

• Knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
• A proven track record of successfully leading teams and implementing software development projects
• Experience overseeing multi-function project teams, which includes Development and Test services delivery
• Proven knowledge of both development and software testing practices
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, collaborating, and team building
• Proven analytical, planning, and organisational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
• Sound knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence
• Proven ability to lead software development projects and ensure objectives, goals, and commitments are met
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels, including the executive level
• Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the “big picture” view