Sr. Director, Software Engineering

Responsibilities:


* Cultivate an empowered team of high performing engineers, engineering leaders (managers, Sr Mgrs, Directors) who are deeply passionate about building quality software products


* Foster ongoing engineering transformation and continuous improvement throughout the organization, advocating for common engineering patterns, efficiency, quality, resiliency, security and performance


* Demonstrate courage in pushing cultural and technical boundaries


* Create an environment of trust in which teams can "fail fast", developing the team in the process


* Encourage innovation and diversity of thought to solve complex business problems


* Remove impediments to achieving quality standards, project deadlines and business objectives


* Willing and able to jump in and solve technical problems when needed


* Calm and thoughtful leadership presence leading urgent events


* Develop strong matrix relationships with product and planning, Architecture, Business, Ops, Enterprise Architecture and other business partner entities.


* Influence and communicate at all levels of the organization


* Ensure holistic ownership and accountability for UM platforms and organization


* Deep understanding of the engineering practice maturity, strengths and opportunities in each underlying organization, striving for continuous improvement


* End-to-end knowledge of UM ecosystem, business transactions, technology stack, dependencies, and engineering practices


* Influence business partners at all levels of the organization to align future state business and technical road maps


* Construct business cases to influence support for large, transformative technology investments


* Establish organizational staffing strategy including budget planning, performance management and development of the team


* Deliver through the team, using delegation effectively to deliver


* Nurture future leaders


* Apply knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals


* Have the technical expertise and presence to lead the troubleshooting conversation confidently, yet is able to discern when it is appropriate to pivot between tactical and strategic tasks


* Keep a pulse on industry trends and help the organization envision what is possible


* Work as an Executive for Strategic Vendors


* Set UM vision / goals and marshal and empower leaders and organization towards successful execution of the goals.


* Ensure platforms are stable, resilient and secure.

Qualifications:

General


* Bachelor's degree required in Computer Science or a related field; Master's degree preferred in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.


* Demonstrated leadership, vision and strategy; strong executive presence - at least 5 years of experience in senior technology leadership roles.


* Strong communication and relationship-building skills with all levels of employee...