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Cumming Group

Development Manager

Arlington, VA

... impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the ... The Development Manager serves as the day-to-day lead for one or more real estate development ...

Cumming Group

Development Manager

Arlington, VA · On-site

... impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the ... The Development Manager serves as the day-to-day lead for one or more real estate development ...

NVR, Inc.

Land Development Manager

King Of Prussia, PA · On-site

$84K - $115K/yr

As a Land Development Manager with Ryan Homes, an NVR company, you will be responsible for daily ... impact in the lives of those who are looking to achieve home ownership. Our management team is ...

Goldman Sachs Bank AG

Role Overview The Talent Development Associate will play a central role in designing, managing, and delivering high-impact development programming that helps our people build the skills, capabilities ...

Priority Dispatch Corp.

Development Manager

Irving, TX · On-site

Schedule management from acquisition through completion. * Establish project design criteria and ... Proactively communicate potential areas that may impact schedule and/or budget. Provide on-going ...

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NextGenEnergyJobs

... management, negotiation, and transaction support across a pipeline of projects targeting wholesale ... issues that impact development of renewable energy projects in energy markets. * Detailed ...

Nintendo

Manager, Talent Development

Redmond, WA · On-site

Creates and facilitates high-impact development experiences, including workshops, leader learning ... Leads stakeholder communication and change management efforts to support awareness, adoption, and ...

Green City Force

Senior Development Manager

Brooklyn, NY · On-site

$80K - $90K/yr

... impact of our work. Reporting to the Executive Director, this role is part of a collaborative ... Grant Development & Management * Lead the drafting, editing, and submission of letters of inquiry ...

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As of Sep 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for impact development management in the United States is $77,438.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $58,500.00 and $90,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Impact Development Management refers to the strategic process of planning, implementing, and overseeing projects or initiatives to ensure they create positive social, environmental, or economic outcomes. Professionals in this field coordinate between stakeholders, measure results, and ensure that projects align with broader impact goals such as sustainability, community development, or corporate social responsibility. The role often involves monitoring progress, reporting on outcomes, and adjusting strategies to maximize positive impact. Impact Development Managers typically work in sectors like real estate, nonprofit, government, or corporate responsibility.

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Professionals in Impact Development Management often face challenges such as balancing stakeholder interests, measuring social and environmental outcomes, and navigating complex regulatory environments. These challenges can be addressed by fostering strong stakeholder communication, adopting robust impact measurement frameworks, and staying updated on relevant policies and best practices. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and external partners also helps to align goals and ensure successful project delivery.

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To thrive as an Impact Development Manager, you need expertise in project management, social impact assessment, and stakeholder engagement, often supported by a degree in business, international development, or a related field. Familiarity with impact measurement frameworks (such as SROI or IRIS+), data analysis tools, and project management software is typically required. Strong communication, strategic thinking, and relationship-building skills help you collaborate with diverse partners and drive initiatives forward. These capabilities are crucial for delivering measurable positive outcomes and ensuring sustainable project success.

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Software Development Manager​

Dublin, OH • On-site

Vargo Integrated Systems
51 - 200 employees
Learn more about Vargo Integrated Systemsexternal

$119K - $157K/yr

Full-time

Posted 7 days ago

Job description

About Company:

Software Development Manager

WHO WE ARE

VARGO® is the pioneer of waveless and continuous order fulfillment, empowering retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to achieve record-breaking operational performance through software, automation, and innovation. Through COFE® (Continuous Order Fulfillment Engine), advanced fulfillment technologies, AI-enabled solutions, and deep operational expertise, VARGO helps customers transform their supply chain operations.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Software Development Manager is responsible for leading VARGO's software engineering organization in the design, development, enhancement, and delivery of mission-critical software solutions, including COFE®, customer-specific applications, integrations, APIs, web applications, and emerging technology initiatives.

This role combines technical leadership, people management, Agile execution, delivery governance, resource planning, AI-assisted development practices, and software engineering excellence. The Software Development Manager ensures engineering teams consistently deliver secure, scalable, maintainable, and high-quality solutions while supporting customer commitments, product roadmaps, operational excellence, and long-term technology strategy. 

The position serves as a key leader within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), partnering closely with Product Management, Architects, Agile Delivery, Business Analysts, Quality Engineering, Deployment, Support, Infrastructure, and Executive Leadership. 

POAs a member of VARGO's Cabinet, the Software Development Manager brings a customer-centric mindset to every engagement, prioritizing work across the portfolio, coordinating across teams and functions, and driving continuous improvement in how VARGO delivers and scales its solutions.


POSITION DETAILS

Department: Technology 
Classification: Full-Time, Exempt 
Travel: Up to 15% 
Direct Reports: Software Engineers, Technical Leads, Development Team Leads, and assigned development personnel.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Software Engineering Leadership

  • Lead and develop software engineering teams responsible for: 
  • COFE® enhancements
  • Customer-specific development
  • CVW and web applications
  • APIs and integrations
  • AI-enabled solutions
  • Internal software platforms
  • Establish development priorities aligned with: 
  • Customer commitments
  • Product roadmap objectives
  • Revenue-generating projects
  • Strategic innovation initiatives
  • Drive accountability for software quality, predictability, and delivery performance.
  • Promote engineering best practices, architectural standards, coding standards, and maintainability.
  • Champion modernization efforts, technical debt reduction, platform stability, and automation initiatives.
  • Partner with Software Architects to ensure alignment between architecture strategy and implementation execution. 

Delivery Management & Agile Execution

  • Ensure successful execution of Agile and Scrum development methodologies.
  • Collaborate with Product Owners and Agile Delivery leaders to maintain healthy backlogs and release plans.
  • Track sprint commitments, team velocity, delivery predictability, and release readiness.
  • Remove impediments that impact development productivity.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across engineering workflows.
  • Ensure requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and support activities are properly coordinated. 

Resource & Capacity Management

  • Develop and maintain software development capacity plans.
  • Balance: 
  • Customer project work
  • Production support
  • Product investments
  • Technical debt reduction
  • Internal initiatives
  • Forecast staffing requirements and identify future skillset needs.
  • Optimize utilization across internal employees, contractors, and AI-assisted development resources.
  • Participate in strategic workforce planning and succession planning activities

People Leadership

  • Recruit, onboard, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering talent.
  • Conduct performance discussions and career development planning.
  • Build technical leadership capabilities throughout the organization.
  • Foster accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
  • Establish clear expectations and measurable objectives for team members.
  • Create development paths that support both technical and leadership growth.

Quality & Engineering Excellence

  • Partner with Quality Engineering to improve testing coverage and release quality.
  • Ensure development teams perform appropriate unit, integration, and functional testing before QA handoff.
  • Reduce production defects and improve software reliability.
  • Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action processes.
  • Promote DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and AI-assisted engineering practices

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with:

  • Product Management
  • Software Architecture
  • Agile Delivery / PMO
  • Business Analysts
  • Solution Design
  • Quality Engineering
  • Deployment Teams
  • Software Support
  • Infrastructure & Security
  • Executive Leadership

to ensure successful software delivery from concept through production support.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
  • Equivalent experience may be considered.

Experience

  • 7 to 10+ years of software development experience.
  • 5+ years leading software development teams.
  • Experience managing Agile software delivery organizations.
  • Experience building enterprise software solutions using modern software engineering practices.
  • Experience with warehouse execution, supply chain, logistics, automation, manufacturing, or industrial software environments preferred.
  • Experience with cloud technologies, APIs, and distributed systems preferred.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

  • Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Agile / Scrum Methodologies
  • DevOps & CI/CD
  • System Architecture Fundamentals
  • API & Integration Design
  • Cloud Technologies (Azure preferred)
  • AI-Assisted Software Development
  • Software Testing Methodologies
  • Database Design & Optimization
  • Cybersecurity Fundamentals
  • Release & Deployment Management
  • Engineering Metrics & Reporting
  • Capacity Planning
  • Technical Risk Management

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Accountability
  • Team Building
  • Coaching & Mentoring
  • Decision Making
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Change Leadership
  • Executive Communication
  • Customer Focus
  • Continuous Improvement

SUCCESS MEASURES

The Software Development Manager will be evaluated on:

Delivery Performance

  • Sprint commitment achievement
  • On-time release delivery rate
  • Project milestone attainment
  • Delivery predictability

Quality

  • Production defect escape rate
  • Release rollback rate
  • Automated test coverage
  • Technical debt reduction

Team Performance

  • Employee engagement
  • Retention and career development
  • Skill development progress
  • Leadership bench strength

Operational Excellence

  • Development throughput
  • Capacity utilization
  • Deployment success rate
  • Mean time to resolution for engineering escalations

Strategic Impact

  • Product roadmap execution
  • Platform modernization progress
  • AI adoption and productivity improvement
  • Customer satisfaction with delivered solutions