Career Evolutions is searching for a Director, IT Development for a fast growing Global company in Phoenix, AZ. Full-time, Direct-Hire opportunity up to $190K/Annual.
As the Director, IT Development you will lead the development, implementation, strategy and support of digital technologies. You will be part of the Leadership Team, collaborate closely with business leaders and contribute to strategic planning activities. The ideal candidate has a developer background, collaborative, has strong communication skills and establishes a track record of delivery while working with business stakeholders. You will have a global mindset and have experience working within a National company.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Interfaces with executive leadership and business teams to advise, plan and develop innovative customer facing technologies that support the business
Provides leadership and direction with joint technology and customer development teams to deploy new customer focused products while evolving the digital framework
Monitors technology innovation to solve key challenges and serve as a SME for the digital technology systems
Drives digital technology advancements including tablet and mobile innovation
Leads onshore and offshore development, operation, and integration teams across areas such as design, integration, development and delivery to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget
Evolves processes to ensure accurate delivery while maintaining the nimbleness of the digital technology. Determines which process should be maintained or altered based on changing business conditions
Lead the Agile development practices within the IT team
Monitors use and customer sentiment of previously released products. Adjusts and enhances products to meet the ever-changing preferences of the general public
Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with the business and technology business partners
Demonstrates expertise in building and managing project plans
Leads the creation and development of an emerging e-Commerce platform
Troubleshoots reported digital issues and engages appropriate parties as necessary during those times
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (Computer Science, Information Systems). Master’s preferred
12+ years of experience in software development and delivery
6+ years of customer facing digital technology development
Experience with e-Commerce platform development and maintenance
Experience maintaining a budget for systems, vendors, and departments
Experience leading highly complex projects utilizing generally accepted project management principles
Experience working with Cloud platforms, such as AWS
Experience with Agile SDLC
Experience working with Services Oriented Architectures, API design, and implementation patterns
Ability to lead efforts to automate software development and deployment processes
Ability to manage a complex testing schedule with multiple competing inputs and priorities
Strong understanding of process systems’ implications on larger business needs and issues
Ability to define standards for services / work processes and manage activities and people in a manner that effectively achieves those standards
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