Director of Software Engineering

Kimball Midwest•Columbus, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Kimball Midwest is seeking a Director of Software Engineering for its Columbus, Ohio location. The role leads the Software Engineering organization, providing strategic direction and day-to-day leadership across software development and DevOps. The director is responsible for the Development portion of the IT corporate plan, including the organization roadmap, capacity planning, and integration with other IT functions. The director manages the organization’s staffing, budget, skill development, performance evaluations, and compensation. They establish and communicate the vision, strategy, processes, tools, and standards that support business operations, product and project delivery, and internal modernization. The role oversees the software development lifecycle and partners with Architecture, Product, PMO, Agility, and other IT functions to enable consistent, high-quality software delivery. The director also guides responsible adoption of AI throughout the software development lifecycle, provides strategic technology leadership, establishes delivery-effectiveness metrics, and improves processes for identifying and communicating risks, assumptions, actions, issues, and dependencies. They build relationships across IT and company leadership to align Software Engineering priorities with organizational objectives. This is a fully on-site position, with the employee reporting to the office Monday through Friday. The company does not provide work authorization sponsorship.

Requirements

10+ years of combined experience in software application development and leadership or supervision.
Previous direct people-management experience within a software engineering or technology capacity.
Hands-on software engineering experience and a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.
Understanding of C# or a similar object-oriented programming language.
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server or a similar relational database management system.
Conceptual understanding of domain-driven design and microservice architecture.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams through technological change, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Lead the Software Engineering organization and provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership across software development and DevOps.
Achieve the Development portion of the IT corporate plan, including the development organization roadmap, capacity planning, and integration with other IT functions.
Manage staffing, budget, skill development, performance evaluations, and compensation for the Software Engineering organization.
Establish and communicate the vision, strategy, processes, tools, and standards needed to support business operations, product delivery, project delivery, and internal modernization.
Oversee the software development lifecycle and partner with Architecture, Product, PMO, Agility, and other IT functions to enable consistent, high-quality software delivery.
Drive responsible adoption of AI throughout the software development lifecycle, with appropriate standards, guardrails, and human oversight.
Provide thought leadership on the strategic application and management of technology across the organization.
Establish and continuously improve metrics for measuring the effectiveness and successful delivery of the Software Engineering organization.
Establish effective processes for identifying, communicating, and escalating risks, assumptions, actions, issues, and dependencies affecting software development.
Build and maintain relationships across IT and company leadership to align Software Engineering priorities with broader organizational objectives.