Director Software Engineering
About The Position
The Director, Software Engineering is responsible for leading, managing, and growing multiple product-focused software engineering teams. This role is accountable for delivering on the technology vision and roadmap for an assigned product portfolio, working across teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions using a full stack of development tools and technologies. The position drives and evolves automation throughout the delivery lifecycle, establishes and tracks key metrics for performance and quality, and collaborates with Product and Business leadership to understand needs and drive value. The Director provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring to direct reports, manages budget and project resourcing, and improves team efficiency and effectiveness. Key responsibilities include attracting, developing, and retaining talent, anticipating future technology trends, building positive relationships with internal and external partners, translating technology challenges to business collaborators, and ensuring standard operating procedures and project guidelines are in place. The role also involves applying corporate and industry security policies across the team.
Requirements
- Manage team(s) consisting of 10+ resources with a variety of roles
- Use an agile approach to software delivery
- Build a high-performing team with a results-oriented mindset
- Oversee capacity planning and team budget forecasting
- Effectively oversee off-shore software product delivery
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems and/or equivalent formal training or work experience
- Experience with SCM, Continuous Integration methodologies
- Strong sense of ownership over your work
- Determination to follow issues to resolution both with and without guidance
- Able to work in a loose, fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
- Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused software engineers
- Accountable for delivering on the technology vision and roadmap for the assigned product portfolio
- Work within and across teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions across a full stack development tools and technologies
- Responsible for driving and evolving automation throughout the entire delivery lifecycle
- Establish and track key metrics to measure delivery performance and quality
- Frequently collaborate with Product and Business leadership to understand near and long-term needs and find opportunities to drive value and efficiency
- Provides leadership, coaching and mentoring to direct reports to champion a culture of excellence and continuous learning (Winning Behaviors)
- Responsible for managing budget and project resourcing
- Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team comprising of both employees and consultants to get results
- Attract, develop, and retain talent to achieve a strong team, and develop own technical, coaching and leadership skills
- Able to anticipate future technology trends and business needs and improve speed to market of key capabilities
- Build positive relationships and lead key partnerships with both internal and external partners
- Translate technology challenges and opportunities to key business collaborators to ensure consensus and prioritization
- Ensure standard operating procedures and project guidelines are in place
- Apply corporate and industry security policies across the team
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
