Development Manager

Etraveli Group is a leading global platform for flights, an air technology company connecting millions of flights and travelers across the globe. The company is the exclusive provider of flights to booking.com in Europe and recently entered into an acquisition agreement with Booking Holdings pending competition clearance. Every minute we close hundreds of deals for our partners around the globe. We are the preferred partner of some of the world’s most prominent travel companies such as Booking.com, Google Flights, Skyscanner and Kayak. Successful in e-commerce, on the edge of technology development and with vast experience in the travel industry, we are able to offer you the best of three worlds. The manager role with us is truly inspiring, creative and challenging.
The role
The overall goal for the Development Manager is to create high performance, productive and healthy teams by driving continuous improvements. You will be overall responsible for a number of teams and to assist you in your role you have team leaders and management colleagues.
You will support, coach and lead development teams in respect to agile principles, and ensure that the team’s mission, goals, scope and product domain are understood by everyone.
Ensure that teams have a defined and efficient way of working in regards to planning, work and tooling.
Inspire and help the teams towards self-management to acquire new knowledge and to constantly improve.
Belong to a small, tight management group pursuing many topics with the overall goal to uphold Etraveli Technology as a great place to work.

You are genuinely interested in people, leading teams and helping others to succeed while at the same time taking overall responsibility for delivery from IT. The way we see it, the product owner is responsible for the team building the right things, the team lead is responsible for the team doing things right, and the development manager is responsible for things being done efficiently in the short and long run.
You are good at and like to facilitate meeting, drive learning through workshops, manage and lead individuals and teams in their careers and developments - be a part of something great. You will be an important part of Etraveli Technolgy's continued success and work closely with our other managers and coaches.
The way we work
We strive to work in small self-governing teams, with frequent releases. We adapt our working methods as needed and constantly work towards improving ourselves. Common to all is that we work with a test-driven mindset and that we have a vision around Continuous Delivery. We regularly have innovative activities where the teams get to work with both self-driven projects but also things like Hackatons and conferences. We also apply unplanned weeks for team-wide work on tools and technical improvements.
We program in Java and use MySQL as a database. We strive to work test-driven with Kanban or Scrum as a working method. The development environment is in IntelliJ, case management takes place in Jira. We use Atlassian's entire product portfolio and have Git as a repo manager.
Requirements
Academic degree within IT Development
Very good understanding of agile methods
Documented leadership experience with focus on building collaborative teams and results
Experience of executing, coordinating, planning and following up activities that span across multiple teams and departments.
Strong drive for personal and professional development
Excellent communications skills in Swedish as well as English.

As a person, you thrive in a fast-paced environment where conditions can change from one day to the next. Yes it is challenging, and yet, through good communication skills, you develop the teams as well as your leadership skills.
Benefits
At Etraveli Technology, you will be part of a gang of +100 people, all with different cutting-edge skills and personalities. We believe that it is precisely the differences that make us a good team because we share the same ambition - we strive for the same goals, are passionate about what we do and work hard.
Etraveli Grous is a company that really wants to contribute to you reaching your full potential.
Our office is located on Kungsgatan in Gothenburg a stone's throw from public transport and lunch restaurants.
We love gaming and after works activities.
We know the value of personal development and continuous training.
Hackatons and Dev Weeks - We believe in promoting creativity and trying new things. That's why we have recurring Hackaton and Dev weeks where the teams decide what they want to work on.
Wellness allowance - Each employee receives a maximum allowable amount each year according to the Swedish Tax Agency to spend on health-promoting activities.
Through partners, we offer comprehensive pension and health insurance so that you can quickly get help if the accident occurs.
We have a hybrid working model so once you are onboarded you have the flexibility to work from home two days a week.
And we serve breakfast every morning.

About Etraveli Group
We are an innovative and modern organization built on a foundation of e-commerce and travel-technology expertise.
Etraveli Group is a global platform for flights, an air technology company with a presence across all continents. We want our customers to experience the world while we take care of the technology that enables traveling. We are the preferred partner of some of the world’s most prominent travel technology companies such as Booking.com & Google Flights. In this context, to deliver on the company's overall mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world, Booking Holdings recently entered into an agreement to acquire our company. Completion of the acquisition is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approval. Exciting times ahead, so join our diverse team of 1000+ talented professionals and explore unlimited work opportunities!