VP Software Development

Responsibilities

• Establish and cultivate relationships with business contacts to identify needs & generate and implement solutions.
• Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and processes for assessment and improvements.
• Influence change and deliver sustainable technical and architectural decisions to improve efficiencies.
• Act as a bridge between other functional areas and departments such as Product, Operations, Data, Finance, and Security.
• Act as a member of the Technology Leadership Team and a visible partner with Business Unit leadership communicating and realizing the Cotiviti corporate, business, and technology strategies, translating them into individual responsibilities, objectives, and activities.
• Hire, develop, coach, lead and retain top-tier talent, focusing on building and improving a team and culture that can assist in employing best-in-class practices to support and drive high internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Instruct, direct, and oversee team leads, managers, and staff across the Engineering team, working cooperatively with other leaders.
• Influence organizational structure within the area of responsibility.
• Fully responsible for a functional business area and aligns resources to achieve business area goals and objectives.
• Accountable for identifying and creating development opportunities for professional resources.
• Act independently to plan new initiatives for development and implementation.
• Work is validated by consultation with senior management more than by formal review.
• Administer budgets, timelines, and performance measures to achieve short-term and long-term objectives for the department.
• Responsible for vendor negotiations and management of smaller contracts not managed by Cotiviti’s Strategic Vendor Solutions department.
• Develops strategies and makes recommendations to senior management.
• Ensure that work activities within the area of responsibility and business departments remain aligned with overall departmental and business projects.
• Decisions can significantly impact the expenditure of time and resources across multiple departments.
• Ensure project deliverables are accomplished on Time and within budget.
• Monitor and manage project risks and develop appropriate mitigation plans.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in healthcare technology domains is helpful.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field is required.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in software development and a minimum of 4+ years of management experience with an increasing level of responsibility and oversight.
• Six or more years of progressive leadership experience in leading cross-functional teams and enterprise-wide programs, operating and influencing effectively across the organization and within complex contexts is preferred.
• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Understands enterprise-scale development lifecycle processes and methods.
• Experience in Scaled Agile is a plus.
• Experience estimating and planning software development projects, including risk management and integration plans.
• Knowledge of Jira or SDLC is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with managing offshore development teams.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple assignments and tasks simultaneously.
• An extremely motivated, results-oriented individual that is very self-directed and comfortable thinking and reacting quickly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to influence at all levels of the organization.