Managing Director - Head of Software Development, Development (50505)

Responsibilities

• Regularly deliver features in an agile way, delivering against business outcomes.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement championing the use of automation, metrics, and AI to create efficiency and enhance business intelligence.
• Maturing SDLC processes and controls in the organization.
• Optimizing production support activities and leveraging Automation/AI when applicable.
• Manage development escalations and blockers ensuring alignment of solutions with corporate priorities.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, risk, and financial standards.
• Ensure projects are compliant with data integrity, enterprise architecture, and security standards and policies.
• Able to translate complex technical issues or concepts into business understandable terms.
• Manage vendor relationships ensuring top talent is allocated to the firm, timelines and quality of deliverables is met.
• Able to operate at multiple levels as the situation requires (e.g., hands on problem solving, strategic, etc.).

Qualifications

• Have a bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Have at least 10 years of experience managing complex projects.
• Have at least 8 years of direct management of a development team.
• Have hands-on experience transforming a department.
• Have PE experience (preferred).
• Have a development background (required).
• Possess exceptional operational and strategic thinking.
• Communicate a compelling vision and practical execution plan.
• Demonstrate success in execution, from strategy creation to post implementation operations.
• Have experience in complex, matrixed environments.
• Possess IT financial skills – experience in building a budget, managing spend, optimizing opex dollars.
• Possess excellent organizational and problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Possess exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills to collaborate across departments and levels.
• Be a results-oriented leader, comfortable navigating ambiguity, and heavily adaptable to the evolving business landscape.