Senior Manager Software Development

• Rental Systems

Position Summary:

At Penske, we create and deliver innovative transportation and logistics solutions that are vital to the success of the people and companies we serve.

Leading Innovation & Technology plays a pivotal role in driving forward-thinking solutions that address current business challenges while positioning the organization for future success. This role leads cross-functional teams, pilots emerging technologies, and fosters a culture of innovation across the enterprise.

What you will be doing in this role

You will be responsible for the development, delivery and ongoing support of multiple systems or product lines. Working with business leaders, process owners and vendors, you will provide direction and empower your team to seamlessly deliver our next generation of applications and innovative solutions to our customers.

As a Penske Senior Manager Software Development, you will be responsible for multiple systems supporting one or more departments, or a major product line. By providing direction and management to ensure that projects are prioritized, scheduled and completed according to business needs. You will be working with external vendors as well as internal customers to move projects forward by removing roadblocks and offering guidance to members of your team.

• Work closely with process owners, (Operations), Product Leaders, and Customers at a Sr. Management level.

• Translate business requirements into system requirements.

• Manage the projects and/or solutions to meet client group expectations.

• Act as the main point of contact for client group updates, issues, and questions.

• Responsible for ensuring the staff creates technical solutions based on system capabilities and standards.

• Assists in setting direction and strategy on technologies and development tools.

• Provides strategic input to functional leads and senior IT management regarding system needs and opportunities.

• Analyze system/software capabilities for integration, utilization for optimized solution design and implementation.

• Identify future opportunities for system enhancement and value generation.

• Use dashboards and metrics to properly prioritize work and ensure milestones on projects are being met.

• Ensure the associates lead project scope development, options analysis, and recommend technical solutions to meet customer needs.

• Coaching and mentoring your team members.

• Take responsibility over multiple systems supporting one or more departments and/or managing the IT development & support for a major product line.

• Lead monthly meetings with process owners to ensure proper delivery and prioritization of projects.

• Drive ideation and proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives to solve complex business problems.

• Lead innovation programs that integrate advanced techniques such as AI, fuzzy logic, and optimization algorithms.

• Define KPIs and success criteria to measure innovation impact and scalability.

• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., GitHub Copilot, AI/ML, Agentic AI, automation) for business applicability.

• Collaborating with architects and tech leads to untangling complex systems and modernizing legacy processes.

Penske Qualifications:

• 15+ years of software development experience
• 5+ years leading/supervising multiple IT projects through the full SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) including prior work defining complex application architecture and integration with multi-tiered systems
• Proven experience in leading and managing teams.
• Proven experience in team development and performance management
• Experience in migrating legacy applications to cloud platforms such as AWS
• Experience in implementing large scale applications with Event Driven and Domain Driven Architecture patterns
• Significant functional experience (8+ years) with core Technologies and Architectures – Java Enterprise Technologies, Spring Boot, Spring Frameworks, Restful Web services, SOA, Angular, HTML/CSS, SQL, DB2/Oracle, Kafka, Cloud Technologies
• Experience in leading teams in custom development, evaluating, selecting, integrating, and implementing application software (package) solutions when appropriate
• Strong interpersonal and decision-making skills
• Experience in building and managing relationships with various business and IT Stakeholders
• Able to communicate highly technical concepts in a clear/concise manner to non-technical individuals
• Experience in prioritizing technological needs within set budget requirements
• Knowledge of project management methods and tools
• Strong experience with Agile (SAFE) / DevOps approaches or methodologies
• Have strong knowledge of Integration technologies like Spring Integration Framework, API Management, and Micro-services
• Expertise in leading the architecture, design & implementation of highly complex data integrations and data services by utilizing technologies such as Spring Boot, Angular, DB2/Oracle
• Advanced experience in working with the various IT teams to build and implement scalable architecture for relevant software solutions

Physical Requirements:

• The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines. While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.