R&D Manager HMP in Paris, France

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Department : R&D

Job title : R&D Manager

Location :

Reports to: R&D Director

Context:

We are developing for AMEX GBT a travel web application called HMP (Hotel MarketPlace).

The aims of this project are to manage all AMEX GBT hotel reservations performed by travel agents, and provide the best user experience.

The team is international, based mainly in France, London an India.

The R&D manager plans, organizes, and coordinates a research and development project from the design phase to completion.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of developers.

• Ensure individuals contributes as much as possible, learn and grows in their role, knowledge and skills.

• Ensure the team works efficiently in an enjoyable environment.

• Evaluates and optimises the time and resources needed to carry out the various stages of the projects in order to establish an overall development plan.

• Negotiates resources (human, technical, financial, deadlines) according to the progress of projects and adjusts resources if necessary.

• Measure risks that may arise during the implementation and development phases.

• Setup the necessary interfaces between the departments concerned.

• Follow-up progress and deadlines for the various tasks with the project collaborators.

• Guarantees the quality of the product / codebase.

Experience/ Qualifications:

• Confirmed experience in Angular JS development.

• Engineering school or master’s degree in computer science.

• More than 7 years’ experience in an R&D department.

• First experience in team management (also remote or offshore).

• Passion, Software Craftmanship, Culture of Excellence/Clean Code, TDD.

• Fluent English (multicultural and international team)

Professional / Technical Skills:

• Argue to convince internally.

• JavaScript / TypeScript

• Containers

• CI/CD,

• High Availability

• Scalable & performant platform

Location

Paris, France

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This role is for Klee Data Systems (“KDS” or the “Company”), a member of the American Express Global Business Travel family of companies.

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