Director, Software Engineering & SaaS Platforms

About Us

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security, and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing safety. We help customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly.

Responsibilities

• Engineering & Technical Leadership
  • Define and drive the software engineering strategy and technical roadmap aligned with the Product Roadmap, business priorities, and product vision.
  • Ensure adoption of engineering best practices across architecture, development, testing, CI/CD, security, and reliability.
  • Guide platform scalability, performance, and resilience across cloud and SaaS environments.
  • Evaluate and introduce new technologies where they create measurable business value (e.g., AI/ML, data platforms, automation).
• Delivery & Execution
  • Own end-to-end delivery accountability for software initiatives, ensuring predictable execution, quality, and speed to market.
  • Partner with Product Management to translate business and customer needs into executable engineering plans.
  • Use AI to assist with product development and deployment of AI capabilities in customer-facing solutions.
  • Establish and monitor KPIs and engineering metrics related to delivery, quality, reliability, and team health.
  • Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory standards across software products.
• People & Organizational Leadership
  • Build, lead, and develop high-performing engineering managers and teams.
  • Set clear accountabilities, performance objectives, and growth paths for leaders and individual contributors.
  • Foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
  • Support workforce planning, succession, and capability development aligned to future needs.
• Cross-Functional & Stakeholder Partnership
  • Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Security, Data, Operations, and Business leaders (GMs) to align priorities and execution.
  • Communicate complex technical topics clearly to executive and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Represent Software Engineering in strategic planning, investment decisions, and governance forums.

Success Measures

• Delivery predictability and product quality
• Platform scalability and reliability
• Engineering talent retention and growth
• Alignment between engineering output and business outcomes

Requirements

• Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
  • Extensive experience in software engineering, with multiple years in senior engineering leadership roles.
  • Proven success leading large-scale software platforms or SaaS products.
  • Strong understanding of modern software architectures, cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and secure development.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through change and scale organizations.
• Preferred Experience
  • Experience leading AI-enabled, data-driven, or platform-centric software products.
  • Global or matrixed organizational leadership.
  • Budget ownership and investment prioritization.
  • Background in regulated or enterprise environments.

Pay

The estimated salary range for this position is $177,000 to $236,000 and is based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical location. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 30% of the base salary and a 30% RSU grant.

Benefits

• Health benefits: medical, dental, and vision
• Wellness benefits: mental and financial health
• Retirement savings (401K)
• Paid time off: 20 days vacation, 12 holidays (including 3 floating holidays), and 72 hours sick time