AddressWe are looking for a passionate, solution-driven technology director to lead a high-performance development team. Vital to the position on best practices for quality delivery of solutions and the career development of team members. In this role, you will work across geographical and organizational boundaries to provide a superior level of guidance and direction across a variety of complex, fast-paced, and dynamic projects.
About Role :
Leads engineering managers and teams across the entire Product Line / Product Family
Persuasive and confident storyteller; presents effectively to stakeholders across organization
Evangelizes, inspires, and is the Software Development Engineering spokesperson for the Portfolio across the organization
Influences decisions at all levels across the org, leveraging networks and partnering with executive level stakeholders to drive results
Ensures effective resourcing and partnership between product team, Software Development Engineering, QA and UX to drive incremental product improvements
Works with project personnel to define standards and frameworks with regards to coding, programming and the general development of applications for multiple platforms. Supporting point of contact and liaison between Software Engineering and other teams. Ensures projects are envisioned, designed, developed, and implemented following industry standard methodologies. Directs implementation initiatives for new software products and applications.
Coordinates software update process for existing applications and coordinates the roll-out of software releases.
Supervises code quality, pattern adherence, and the overall maintainability of the application.
Works with the Engineering team to implement new techniques that benefit the goals of the organization.
Consults with management regarding project specifics and determine requirements, boundaries and priorities
Collaborate with product vendors, architects, and business units to translate business requests into work items for the development teams to implement.
Leads all aspects of the planning and designing of software and web applications, including new programs, improvements, and modifications.
Continuously researches new techniques with respect to coding technology and coding practices.
Supports development team deliverables to ensure alignment to deadlines, specifications, and budgets.
Reviews and reports on project progress to leadership team.
Participates in procurement of services/solutions for the project.
Displays understanding of the project's value proposition for the customer.
Apply critical, non-biased and data-based thinking to help make core directional decisions that move toward the forecasted future
Ranks the importance of initiatives to achieve team and business objectives, recognizing not all work is equally “important” and “urgent”, and that some work will fall to a backlog for future prioritization
Ability to withstand adversity, bounce back from difficulty, and move into exploring new possibilities
Continuously researches new techniques with respect to coding technology and coding practices.
Identifies opportunities for change and develop plans for capitalizing on these opportunities
Creates an environment and a culture that encourages immediate response to problems and sets expectations and timeframe for resolution with customers or groups managing customers and manages escalated issues.
Builds and drives strategies in alignment with the Company's overall vision and business goals.
Leads strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on supporting forces for change towards modernization initiatives.
Leads all aspects of the planning and designing of software and web applications, including new programs, improvements, and modifications.
Provides guidance to the Software Engineering team and other departments in identifying product and technical requirements.
Works with project personnel to define standards and frameworks with regards to coding, programming and the general development of applications for multiple platforms.
Supporting point of contact and liaison between Software Engineering and other teams.
Supports development team deliverables to ensure alignment to deadlines, specifications, and budgets. •Reviews and reports on project progress to leadership team.
A positive attitude with a service delivery mentality.
Ability to work independently and supervise a diverse staff.
Ability to demonstrate initiative and strong technical knowledge.
Imaging system experience (preferably OnBase).
Ability to coach/mentor engineering leaders and team members to function as a highly effective team.
Enthusiasm for investigating and implementing new software tools/applications (off the shelf and internally developed).
Strong people management skills, proven success in recruiting, creating and motivating a strong performing engineering team.
Makes time-critical decisions while providing leadership, direction and oversight in developing project/program strategies for transitioning to new solutions/products.
Manages hiring, performance management, and training for management team.
Provides effective performance enablement guidance to team members and managers utilizing SMART goals, constructive feedback and coaching for improvement
Demonstrates strong people leadership skills for a team of experienced professionals
Empowers team to deliver on expectations and grow team performance, measuring progress against team OKR’s
Drives goals around talent development and diversity and inclusion and demonstrates progress
Coach and empower teams to deliver outcomes and drive high performance instilling mindsets and behaviors of model, coach and care
Attracts and develops great talent, while setting a high bar, elevating existing teams and building the next generation of leaders
Drives innovation and change initiatives to inspire highest team performance on key priorities
Manages any critical issues among team, internal partners and stakeholders
Ensure training and learning of team members and managers.
Facilitate positive change by helping someone else improve their thinking and take action
Build a global, hybrid, high-performing team, focusing on individual development to ensure professional and organizational success
Work with teams to bring forward solutions and better serve our customers
Provide effective employee performance management utilizing SMART goals, constructive feedback and coaching for improvement.
Proven success in recruiting, creating and motivating a strong performing engineering team.
Leads a diverse team
Ability to coach/mentor team members and managers to function as a highly effective team.
Creates trust and credibility with the team, stakeholders/user community and works with them to identify issues and risks that may impact them
About You :
Creates and articulates a compelling technology vision
Leads global Engineering team by solving ambiguous problems
Defines success criteria and significant strategic initiatives for Engineering team and holds team accountable for delivery
Understands and makes decisions around budget and resourcing
Builds and drives strategies in alignment with the Company's overall vision and business goals.
Consistently exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
What's in it For You?
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:
Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected
Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
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