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The global leader in automotive diagnostic equipment, Snap-on Diagnostics has an immediate opening for a Product Development Manager. The successful candidate will lead the technical management of CMS platforms, enterprise database services, authoring support applications, and product content release systems across on-premises and Microsoft Azure environments. Provide leadership for Azure cloud migration and modernization, database architecture, security controls, CMS platform reliability, and operational support. Partners with engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, application development, content, localization, and business teams to align core systems with business needs. Direct development teams while providing coaching, standards, and technical guidance.

Responsibilites:

• Own CMS platforms, localization workflows, authoring support applications, and product content release systems, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable operations.
• Apply Agile methodology, Azure DevOps practices, and appropriate AI development accelerators to improve planning, delivery visibility, engineering productivity, code quality, and release execution.
• Guide the design, modernization, and support of complex content, database, and cloud platform solutions, including enterprise SQL Server and Microsoft Azure database strategy, operations, architecture, cloud migration, and modernization.
• Set technical direction and coordinate project delivery with engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, application development, content, localization, business stakeholders, and external professional service providers.
• Plan and manage Azure cloud migration and modernization activities from assessment and readiness through cutover and post-migration optimization.
• Define operational standards for availability, recovery, monitoring, patching, access control, incident response, and environment reliability.
• Maintain application, database, and Azure security controls, including access management, data protection, audit readiness, vulnerability remediation, and policy compliance.
• Drive automation and repeatable processes for deployments, maintenance, monitoring, environment provisioning, operational reporting, and release readiness.
• Lead offshore development teams and globally distributed DBA teams, ensuring clear priorities, technical alignment, delivery accountability, skill development, and regional coverage.
• Resolve design constraints, technical risks, and conflicting requirements while ensuring appropriate technical documentation, design reviews, operational procedures, and release readiness materials are completed.
• Prepare project plans, schedules, cost estimates, expense and capital budgets, and monitor delivery and spending against approved scope, schedule, and budget expectations.
• Identify opportunities for technical improvement, innovation, and intellectual property protection, and manage related IP activities in accordance with Snap-on corporate guidelines.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, data management, or equivalent work experience

 Years of Experience:

• 8-10+ years of related experience, including experience leading technical teams or platform operations teams
• Experience managing CMS platforms, and product content release systems
• Experience leading SQL Server and Azure database environments, including database architecture, operations, Azure cloud migration, and modernization

Salary range: $165,000 - $190,000 annually

Actual starting pay will depend on qualifications, experience, skills, and internal equity considerations

This job description is intended to summarize the type and level of work performed by the incumbent and is not an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, and requirements. 

Snap-on Incorporated is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, equipment, diagnostics, repair information and systems solutions for professional users performing critical tasks. Products and services include hand and power tools, tool storage, diagnostics software, information and management systems, shop equipment and other solutions for vehicle dealerships and repair centers, as well as for customers in industries, including aviation and aerospace, agriculture, construction, government and military, mining, natural resources, power generation and technical education.