Director of Engineering - Irving, United States - The Judge Group

Description

Responsible for the success of Company's Global Technology (GT) Solution Development. Leading the Engineering Team, both on-shore and off-shore, to develop componentized technology products that can be sold as a service to existing International Licensees or can be used to operate a business in a new market. Work with Regional Directors and New Market Entry Director to obtain insights on global technology needs to support and drive business opportunities.

Main Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing technology solutions based on the vision and strategy for a segment of GT
• Oversee solution design
• Gain alignment on that vision, strategy, and roadmap with the leader of GT
• Implement a segment of GT platform that will consist of multiple technology products based on existing solutions at Company.
• Directly work on implementing the segment of GT platform for International New Market Entry
• Manage a large team to execute a portion of the segment of GT platform
• Define, Measure, Evaluate and Report KPI's for that segment of GT
• Responsible for ongoing maintenance of the GT solution as a service
• Responsible for managing technology budget and gain alignment with supervisor
• Continue to create efficiencies with GT solution platform to reduce unnecessary cost of operations
• Assure quality of service
• Ability to simplify the technically complex and drive well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science representatives
• Deep focus on execution, follow-through, accountability, and results

Qualifications:

Education:

B.A. Business Administration, or B.S. Technology, or other related focus area. Master's level degree preferred.

Work Experience:

15+ Years in relevant technology experience. 10+ years experience leading others

7+ years of experience designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing

3+ years of experience in building distributed systems & highly available services using cloud computing services / architecture - preferably using AWS

5+ years experience building highly scalable mobile products & platforms

5+ years of experience with Agile delivery

3+ years years experience delivering large and complex programs - where you own the business or technical vision, collaborate with large cross-functional teams, secure commitments on deliverables and unblock teams to land business impact

Experience in building systems & solutions within a highly regulated environment

Knowledgeable about 7-Eleven business model or small box franchised convenience business model

Understanding of Retailer Initiative

Have created vision & strategy

Able to communicate well to gain alignment on vision, strategy and resolving risks and issues with senior executives

Exceptional cross-team collaboration; able to work across different functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries to get the job done.

Motivated Leader with passion to expand our software to global market

Highly tuned emotional intelligence, good listener, and empathy for teams and partners

Language Skills: English proficiency

Other Qualifications: Experience working with diverse teams across multiple locations and cultures.

Must sit on-site 5 days a week in Irving office.