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    Director, Application Development - Newton, United States - Bright Horizons Children's Centers

    Bright Horizons Children's Centers
    Bright Horizons Children's Centers Newton, United States

    1 week ago

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    The Director, Application Development is responsible for providing management for applications development & support for application sets across emerging Lines of Business (LOB).

    Bright Horizons is a leading education and care company, trusted by families and employers around the world for high-quality child care and early education, back-up care, and workplace education.

    We partner with some of the world's best companies to provide services that help employees perform their best and support families to thrive both personally and professionally.


    What you will be doing:
    General Application Development and Engineering Skills

    Application Development & Support:
    Utilize advanced engineering principles for developing, maintaining, and supporting applications in line with technical standards.

    Lifecycle Management Expertise:
    Deep understanding of the application development lifecycle, integrating Agile methodologies for enhanced project delivery.

    Technical Leadership:
    Manage and guide a technical team comprising in-house and external consultants to achieve engineering goals.

    Architecture & Design Insight:
    Proactively analyze application architecture and design for continuous improvement opportunities.

    Efficient Project Planning & Execution:
    Oversee project planning, ensuring cohesive strategy and effective execution within the initiative portfolio.

    Performance Metrics Management:
    Develop and oversee key performance metrics for the team.

    Budget & Resource Optimization:
    Handle annual budgeting, monitor finances, and manage resource allocation, adapting to project needs.

    Strategic Staffing:
    Assess and plan staffing requirements in line with organizational goals.

    Documentation & Reporting:
    Maintain accurate documentation and regularly report on progress to meet management expectations

    Communication

    Deliver engaging, informative, well-organized presentations that are effectively tailored to the intended audience
    Effectively communicate relevant project information to superiors and across

    the team. Adjust

    communication strategy and approach of team to match the needs of specific business groups, individuals and development partners and ensure that all materials created for communicating and facilitating discussion of intended approach are carefully tailored to the intended audience to ensure that business owners are able to give complete and accurate feedback
    Incorporate feedback from key business owners into functional and technical specifications, process flow diagrams and project plans and provide impact assessments to management team as needed
    Resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely

    fashion and understand

    how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully

    People Management and Teamwork

    Prioritization of hiring efforts to focus on areas of most need and quickly recruit top engineering talent
    Grow engineers upskill the engineering capabilities and adopt best practice
    Consistently acknowledge and appreciate each team member's

    contributions and effectively

    utilize each team member to his/her fullest potential
    Motivate team to work together in the most efficient manner and mitigate team conflict and communication problem.

    What we hope you will bring to this role:

    Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 7+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

    5+ years' experience and skills in building cloud-based SaaS applications
    5+ years' experience and skills in understanding mobile development and technology (Angular Ionix, React Native, Flutter and native IOS/Android or similar)
    Ability to lead, motivate and direct a cross-functional workgroup while supporting a dynamic environment
    Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and react to project adjustments quickly and effectively
    Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion in confidential matters
    Excellent analytical skills required
    Experience managing all phases of the project life cycle, including running project prioritization meetings, project post-mortem meetings and a proven track record of multi-tasking, and delivering projects on budget and on time with expected quality
    Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision, and have excellent verbal and written communication skills
    Experience with Agile

    transformation, vendor management, and

    oversight

    Life at Bright Horizons:


    Our home office employees support all facets of our business - and no matter which department you join, you'll be part of a passionate team doing work that makes a difference in the lives of children and families.

    Our people are the heart of our company.

    Because we're as committed to our own employees as we are to the clients we serve, our collaborative workplaces are designed to grow careers and support personal lives.

    Here, you'll find traditional perks (health insurance, 401(k), PTO, and flex spending) plus child care discounts, education assistance, and so much more.

    Join us to experience how we support our people to realize their passion, possibilities, and purpose both at work and at home.

    All in a workplace where you can be you.

    Come build a brighter future with us .

    The range of compensation listed here or that may be discussed in the interview process is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening.

    Actual compensation offers will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.


    Life at Bright Horizons:


    Our home office employees support all facets of our business - and no matter which department you join, you'll be part of a passionate team doing work that makes a difference in the lives of children and families.

    Our people are the heart of our company.

    Because we're as committed to our own employees as we are to the clients we serve, our collaborative workplaces are designed to grow careers and support personal lives.

    Here, you'll find traditional perks (health insurance, 401(k), PTO, and flex spending) plus childcare discounts, education assistance, and so much more.

    Join us to experience how we support our people to realize their passion, possibilities, and purpose both at work and at home.

    All in a workplace where you can be you. Come build a brighter future with us.
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    Bright Horizons is dedicated to creating a workforce that promotes and supports diversity and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without discrimination.

    Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is the Law Poster:

    EEO - English

    and

    EEO - Spanish

    along with information on the

    Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

    and

    Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

    .
    Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the recruitment helpdesk at or

    . Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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