About the Role
Title: Dir, Software Engineering-US
Location: North Hollywood United States
Job Description:
Summary:
The Director of Software Engineering will lead, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams across multiple functional domains. This role is responsible for managing the entire software development lifecycle, from design through deployment, ensuring that all projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards. The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with a strong technical foundation, a proven history of delivering complex projects, exceptional management skills, and a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Engineering Team: Direct the development and delivery of high-quality SaaS products, ensuring alignment with customer needs, project scope, and business impact.
- Strategic Alignment: Drive the strategic direction of the software engineering team, ensuring alignment with the company’s overall business objectives.
- Team Building: Build and nurture a high-performing software engineering team that is passionate about delivering innovative solutions.
- Talent Development: Hire, train, and develop engineers and engineering managers with expertise in SaaS development, fostering growth and excellence within the team.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product management, information security, DevOps, and architecture teams to ensure that software solutions are implemented to the highest standards and deliver maximum business value.
- Technology Leadership: Stay current with the latest trends and advancements in software engineering, ensuring the team adopts best practices and cutting-edge technologies.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Represent the software engineering team to senior management and other stakeholders, clearly communicating progress, challenges, and needs.
- Travel: Occasionally travel to meet with other software leaders and stakeholders as needed.
Qualifications:
Leadership Experience: Proven experience at the director level in software leadership roles.
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Extensive Engineering Experience: 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership position.
- SaaS Expertise: Extensive experience in SaaS software development; familiarity with OSS/Java is a plus.
- Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in leading and managing high-performing SaaS product engineering teams.
- Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of software engineering principles, best practices, and cloud-native composite architectures.
- Team Building & Mentorship: Proven ability to build, mentor, and lead high-performing teams that successfully deliver complex programs and projects.
- Leadership & Communication: Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and influence teams and stakeholders.
Additional Information:
- Access Corp is a leading provider of SaaS software solutions for the information management industry.
- We have a strong track record of innovation and growth, and we are committed to providing our customers with the best possible software solutions.
- We are looking for a Director of Software Engineering who is passionate about SaaS software development and who is committed to helping us build the best software engineering team(s) in the industry.