Associate Director- Software Development
About the role
At Verizon, you want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. This role is within the Value Organization, focusing on strategic initiative leadership, technical innovation, and customer-facing transaction management.
Responsibilities
Leading the end-to-end planning, execution, and successful delivery of complex strategic initiatives within the Value Organization.
Ensuring alignment of strategic initiatives with Verizon's overall business objectives and drive measurable value creation by tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting on progress.
Fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous innovation by staying abreast of emerging technologies, encouraging experimentation, and promoting best practices in software development.
Technology transformation/migration to modern, highly scalable architectures.
Experience with high performing micro services with third-party integrations and messaging frameworks.
Leading ReactJS, NextJS digital frameworks for eCommerce initiatives and Adobe Experience Manager Content Management.
Customer facing transactions web sites with API integrations.
Application development technical project leadership experience in large complex corporate environments, including omni-channel transactions and experience.
Capital Program Management: owning and managing the capital expenditure portfolio allocated for strategic initiatives, ensuring efficient resource allocation, adherence to budgets, and optimal return on investment.
Identifying opportunities for optimization and enhanced customer experience by analyzing current systems and workflows, and recommending improvements.
Collaborating with technology teams to implement changes and ensure smooth integration with existing infrastructure.
Leader Of People: focusing on developing and retaining top talent by providing mentorship, coaching, and opportunities for professional growth.
Maintaining Verizon culture and values in all activities, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.
Managing team performance, conducting regular reviews, and providing constructive feedback to support individual and team development.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
Knowledge in leveraging AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Co-Pilot, Gemini) to design, develop, and test functions, and applying AI to optimize daily workflows and problem-solving.
Experience in end-to-end planning, execution, and successful delivery of complex strategic initiatives.
Experience providing strong technical leadership and direction, leveraging deep expertise in full-stack development to guide architectural decisions, system design, and implementation strategies for value-driven solutions.
Experience in managing a team and supporting individual/team development.
Experience with managing stakeholder expectations and providing regular updates on project status, risks, and mitigation strategies.
Experience with communicating project progress, system performance, strategic initiatives, and key insights effectively and concisely to executive leadership through presentations, reports, and meetings.
Experience with developing and implementing financial tracking and reporting mechanisms to monitor capital expenditures, identify variances, and take corrective action as needed.
Experience with aligning systems and processes with evolving telecom offerings, anticipated regulatory changes, and evolving customer expectations to ensure ongoing relevance and competitiveness.
Experience with evaluating and recommending new technologies and approaches that can enhance business operations and customer offerings.
Qualifications
Even better if you have experience with managing stakeholder expectations and providing regular updates on project status, risks, and mitigation strategies.
Even better if you have experience with communicating project progress, system performance, strategic initiatives, and key insights effectively and concisely to executive leadership through presentations, reports, and meetings.
Even better if you have experience with developing and implementing financial tracking and reporting mechanisms to monitor capital expenditures, identify variances, and take corrective action as needed.
Even better if you have experience with aligning systems and processes with evolving telecom offerings, anticipated regulatory changes, and evolving customer expectations to ensure ongoing relevance and competitiveness.
Even better if you have experience with evaluating and recommending new technologies and approaches that can enhance business operations and customer offerings.
Skills
Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.
Staying abreast of emerging technologies and encouraging experimentation.
Deep expertise in full-stack development.
Experience with high performing micro services with third-party integrations and messaging frameworks.
Experience with ReactJS, NextJS digital frameworks for eCommerce initiatives and Adobe Experience Manager Content Management.
Experience with customer facing transactions web sites with API integrations.
Experience with application development technical project leadership in large complex corporate environments, including omni-channel transactions and experience.
Experience with managing a team and supporting individual/team development.
Experience with managing stakeholder expectations and providing regular updates on project status, risks, and mitigation strategies.
Experience with communicating project progress, system performance, strategic initiatives, and key insights effectively and concisely to executive leadership through presentations, reports, and meetings.
Experience with developing and implementing financial tracking and reporting mechanisms to monitor capital expenditures, identify variances, and take corrective action as needed.
Experience with aligning systems and processes with evolving telecom offerings, anticipated regulatory changes, and evolving customer expectations to ensure ongoing relevance and competitiveness.
Experience with evaluating and recommending new technologies and approaches that can enhance business operations and customer offerings.
Benefits
Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance.
Matched 401(k) savings plan.
Up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Tuition assistance.
Other incentives.
Pay
$126,000.00 - $242,000.00 annually.
Schedule
This is a hybrid role with a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager.