VP of Software

Full Swing Golf Inc•Carlsbad, CA

23d•Hybrid

About The Position

The VP of Software will build and manage a diverse internal and external team across disciplines (artists, designers, software engineers, QA and other production staff) to deliver new, exciting and profitable software experiences for sports simulators and launch monitors across both our Mobile and Console platforms. The VP is responsible for leading the strategic vision and delivery execution of the full suite of software products. They will align the business and product priorities, define the product roadmap and lead the delivery of products that will shape the next generation of customer/consumer experience. This software executive will steer the Development Director and team from one project phase to the next while ensuring a collaboration and communication with the Exec team and BOD. They must partner closely with outside development firms to ensure that they are managing the project on time, to quality, and within budget.

Requirements

10+ years’ experience in a software development environment, 8 + years Project Management or Project Lead experience, and 5+ years of leadership experience.
A strong business sense, an ability to relate priorities and work the business and customer needs in developing impactful customer/consumer experiences.
Proficient in tools such as Jira, Hansoft, Perforce, and Confluence and Unity.
To have scaled effective development teams with an understanding of user-centered approaches to problem-solving and development process management.
Ability to articulate a vision and strategy in a way that inspires and motivates a team and focuses its energy on achieving product and business goals. A proven track record of delivering complex initiatives working across multiple teams.
Expertise in establishing project plan and project budget, determining task requirements, assigning tasks and implementing operational changes. Excellent knowledge of production life cycle and project planning tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience working on console development would be a plus.
Mobile Gaming and Mobile Application development would be a plus.
Experience in a Scrum / Agile software development environment. Scrum Master Certification is desired.
A Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field is preferred although not required Master’s degree is a plus (Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration).
PMP Certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Shaping the overall product strategy, roadmap, and methods and practices for the software/product team to support the achievement of Full Swing’s business goals.
Continuing to evolve the Full Swing software stack and create an air-tight development process.
Guide the product strategy and roadmap for software that interfaces with Full Swing’s highly innovative hardware across multiple platforms with ownership over the technical definition, architecture and quality assurance for new software product development and scaling & sustaining activities.
Lead the balance of business needs with technology assessments, and recommends alternative technical approaches to meet design requirements when needed and help drive the next generation User Experience (UX) across the software portfolio.
Collaborate with hardware and product feature teams and customer insights (sales/marketing) teams to guide new product development through all stages of the product life cycle: from the identification of customer needs and product definition through development, launch, and sustainment.
Establish project budget, determine task requirements, and assign tasks to team resources.
Manage each POD and with focus on Quality and on time delivery of the new software experiences.
Establish project schedule and lead across multiple geographical locations to delivery dates working closely with DD.
Define engagement practices: Ensure all workflow is clearly defined, processes are documented, and staff trained in expectations on the workflow.
Create an engineering culture of technology innovation and excellence, characterized as highly collaborative, execution-focused and high-velocity.
Participate and drive resourcing, hiring, performance reviews and team building of the software/product organization.