As a Director of Software Development, you will lead a global team of talented developers dedicated to building, supporting, and maintaining our market-leading suite of purpose-built software for specialty manufacturers and distributors. The chosen candidate must be a self-starter, possess great organizational skills, and have excellent communication abilities. A proven results-oriented person with a delivery focus and demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment. We enjoy our work as much as we enjoy working together and want teammates who can get things done while positively influencing our workplace environment. Responsibilities: + Lead multiple software development teams, including staffing, mentoring, enhancing, and maintaining best-of-class software development leaders across multiple teams and disciplines. + Collaborate with architects, product managers, software development managers, and developers to architect and develop the best technical design and approach, delivering value quickly to customers without sacrificing software quality. + Manage and optimize the overall software development lifecycle. + Create software development roadmaps, operational plans, and the management of execution against project plans and delivery commitments within an Agile/SCRUM environment. + Report on development status, quality, operations, and system performance to executive management and act quickly and decisively to resolve customer-impacting issues. + Evolution of the software development practice within the organization, including better reporting, tools, and evolution of development methodology. Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: + Planning and Management – Highly effective planning and organizational skills. + Leadership and Vision - Ability to inspire people at all levels to follow your technical vision. + Discipline and Perseverance – Focus and commitment to solving complex issues through to completion. + Flexibility and Hard Work – Operate in a fast-paced, iterative development environment; learn and adapt to new business demands and changing technologies. + Problem Solving – Strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities. + Quality – Dedicated to producing high-quality software and implementing development best practices. + Effective Communicator – Excellent written, presentation, and oral communication skills. + Excellent time management skills - a proven ability to utilize your sense of urgency to prioritize tasks effectively. Experience: + + Background in building and managing new Development teams. + Expertise in implementing both Cloud/SaaS Solutions & On-Premise Solutions. + Diverse knowledge of a broad range of application development platforms, technologies, middleware, frameworks, and programming languages. + Proven ability to manage multiple product lines and meet ambitious release schedules. + Strong technical vision and continuous improvement drive. + Track record of creating, reviewing, and negotiating statements of work with suppliers. + Previous experience managing global Development teams and suppliers Qualifications: + BS in Computer Science, Computer Development, or related technical discipline; Master’s Degree preferred. + 10+ years of development experience with at least five years in cloud environments working with Java, C#, C/C++ + 7+ years leading multiple Agile teams and programs with an expert understanding of Agile and Lean principles. + 3+ years of experience driving full DevOps software development and Development practices.