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- Has a broad set of expertise and experience on various technical matters
- Spends time hands-on writing code, or driving technical discussions and decisions
- Actively guides architecture, tool choices and internal technical quality
- Grows team members and builds a high-performing team
- Spends time recruiting, and organising activities that increase retention
- Creates an environment of psychological safety, enabling team members to thrive
- Continually tunes the team software process to deliver a sustainable and seamless flow of value
- Navigates and overcomes organisational processes and structures (i.e bureaucracy)
- Communicates, reports to and aligns with stakeholders
- Manages product and project delivery and risks
- Focuses on the “Why”, “What” and the “What next” rather than the “How”
- Spends significant time on customer and market research building rich industry domain knowledge
- Shapes product strategy and direction and sets appropriate business context
- Aligns outcomes with capabilities and features
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