IT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Published: Nov 11, 2025 - The Information Technology (IT) Development Manager has experience in IT service organizations, with a background in software development and leading technical teams. This role requires strong expertise in incident, change, and problem management, as well as the ability to lead under pressure, make timely decisions, and align team development with organizational goals. The manager must also possess subject matter expertise in a relevant technology service line and demonstrate the ability to manage diverse stakeholder needs effectively.
Essential Hard and Soft Skills for a Standout IT Development Manager Resume
- CRM Development
- ERP Development
- System Integration
- Software Development
- Data Governance
- Database Administration
- Project Management
- Solution Architecture
- API Integration
- Resource Planning
- Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Performance Management
- Business Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Vendor Collaboration
- Talent Development
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Continuous Improvement

Summary of IT Development Manager Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BS in Computer Science with 9 years of Experience
- Must have development experience.
- Must have management experience.
- Must have Java experience/background.
- Must have a relevant IT qualification.
- Knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
- Knowledge of relevant systems and products.
- Must have communication, planning and organizing, interpersonal skills.
- Must have problem-solving, analytical, and people management skills.
- Able to provide insights, make decisions, direct people, and lead a team.
- Able to meet timescales, manage tasks, take action, and pursue goals.
2. BS in Software Engineering with 10 years of Experience
- Professional experience managing and leading IT teams in large global enterprises.
- Experience with custom development frameworks, building web applications and web services (.NET, Java).
- Experience with GitHub and DevOps practices.
- Experience in leading and guiding a team that is balanced from a skills and diversity perspective.
- Ability to problem solve and work effectively in complex, ambiguous situations.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational, and time management skills.
- Strong interpersonal and excellent presentation skills are a must.
- Excellent problem-solving, negotiating, conflict management, and decision-making skills.
- Able to operate consistently with a sense of urgency and a ‘can-do’ attitude.
- Proven track record of driving productivity while maintaining or increasing quality.
- Good exposure to Agile/SCRUM development.
3. BA in Information Technology with 11 years of Experience
- Ability to communicate with all levels, including the executive committee.
- Understanding of technical solutions and how they can be optimized for delivery.
- Ability to deliver technical change in a consistent, dependable manner with high quality.
- Knowledge of various software development methodologies - including agile and waterfall styles.
- Experience with tools used for the development (JIRA, ALM, etc).
- Must have a value-driven mentality that consistently works to optimize solutions and deliver value.
- Ability to manage many priorities across a worldwide engineering team focused on multiple simultaneous projects.
- Solid understanding of IT roles and responsibilities, specifically ITSM and the separation between development, operations and support.
- Desire to nurture the growth and success of others, demonstrated direct management experience.
4. BS in Computer Engineering with 9 years of Experience
- Background/qualifications in business process re-engineering.
- Experience in project management/business analysis/change management/technology expertise.
- Good understanding of data management principles/operational control framework.
- Able to pay attention to detail, combined with a strong delivery focus and ability to meet aggressive timeframes with quality results.
- Able to raise awareness of data management/data governance/data value realization trends within the banking industry.
- Strong presentation skills facilitate steering committee and good stakeholder management, as the role will be faced across all different levels of management in the bank.
- Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to interact and build relationships with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
- Must have a high level of customer-centric mindset with dedication to deliver exceptional quality services for customers, through data.
- Great sense of ownership and a servicing mindset to ensure efficient and effective customer service processes.
5. BA in Management Information Systems with 8 years of Experience
- IT system development experience, preferably in the financial industry.
- Strong track record in collaborating with relevant business units and service providers in project delivery.
- Able to exposure with financial market data and Index systems support.
- Good understanding of the SDLC, DevOps, project management framework, and Agile.
- Must have application development and project management experience on data management platforms.
- Must have curious, strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Capable of managing communications effectively, including the capacity to articulate technical solutions for business understanding.
- Strong team spirit, quality-oriented and attention to detail.
- Proficient in both English and Chinese.
- Great sense of ownership and a servicing mindset to ensure efficient and effective customer service processes.
- Able to work under pressure to meet project schedules.
6. BS in Data Science with 11 years of Experience
- Ability to manage and lead a team of developers and systems analysts with technical focus in the following disciplines: Oracle ADF, Java, HTML, Oracle PL/SQL, PeopleSoft Pension Administration and People Tools.
- Experience with user experience design techniques.
- Ability to quickly comprehend complex INPRS' pension administration systems.
- Ability to create positive work relationships.
- Progressive thinking and opportunistic strategies for enhancing the Fund’s service to its members.
- Strong team leadership skills (organized, able to set priorities, manage multiple projects and effectively meet deadlines).
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Experience leading Development teams/departments.
- Experience in Database Design, SQL, and Systems Analysis.
7. BS in Computer Engineering with 9 years of Experience
- Experience in a critical IT services organization.
- Previous development experience and managing a team of developers.
- Experience and a strong understanding of incident, change, and problem management processes.
- Must have people leadership experience.
- Ability to make good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
- Ability to anticipate and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
- Ability to navigate a high-pressure, high-stakes environment.
- Must have subject matter expertise in a relevant technology service line.
8. BA in Business Information Systems with 5 years of Experience
- Able to demonstrate above-average communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Understanding of underlying platforms.
- Knowledge of the interdependencies between platforms.
- Knowledge of standards and the impact of non-standard approaches.
- Technical knowledge of business processes and procedures and the underlying technical workings of the system to support it.
- Ability to maximize the system to support business processes, recommend and influence business process change to maximize the use of the system.
- Understanding of business processes.
- Knowledge of SQL and REST APIs.
- Experience with different SaaS platforms, e.g, NetSuite, Chargebee, Hubspot.
- Ability to analyze and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work and act independently.
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal.