Director of Software Development

Warsaw, Poland
Full Time
Executive
The Director of Software Development plays a vital role in expanding of client Network, working with a diverse group of large teams across Europe. This position oversees six key areas: Retail Network, Trading Partner Development Engineering, Release Management, Program Management, Agile Methodology, and Training & Learning Services.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage the core intellectual property of our company, the Trading Partner Network. This network connects retail organizations through data transformations and a canonical data model, serving internal teams like Sales, Implementation, and Support
  • Oversee all new development and maintenance of the network, ensuring the delivery of high-quality trading partner maps and implementing 5,000 production changes annually.
  • Lead a dedicated engineering team focused on enhancing the scalability and quality of our mapping technology, utilizing Cloud and DevOps deployment.
  • Supervise the team responsible for maintaining the core product, the canonical data model.
  • Drive global 24/7 trading partner development delivery, with over half the team located in Europe
  • Implement a flexible staffing model to support capacity planning and risk management, and expand this delivery approach in Europe.
  • Contribute to product strategy by leveraging metadata and offering input on canonical data standards, while also participating in architecture and service governance.
  • Lead efforts to adopt an open network model, allowing updates and additions to the retail network.
  • Act as a key contributor to corporate strategic initiatives, often taking on critical functions that require growth or maturity, reporting directly to the CTO.
  • Oversee the department's budget and manage other capital project budgets.
  • Handle vendor relationships for various applications and services used by our organization.
  • Champion continuous improvement and act as a change agent.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • At least 10 years of experience in leading technical or engineering teams.
  • Experience in a global organization and publicly traded company is a plus.
  • Experience in a software product company is a plus.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to motivate and inspire using a customer-focused, service-oriented approach.
  • Strong skills in project management and facilitation.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

The provision of personal data by you is fully voluntary and the basis for their processing is your consent. We have prepared some necessary information, you can find in document: "Information regarding the processing of your personal data". There you will find how your Personal Data is being processed and what your rights are in connection to this.

The personal data will be processed by Sowelo Consulting spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością spółka komandytowa with its registered seat in Cracow (Limited Partnership) registered in National Court Register (KRS) under no. 0000680493, Sowelo Consulting spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością (LLC) with its registered seat in Cracow registered in National Court Register (KRS) under no. 0000671136, our Employees and Subcontractors (jointly referred to as the Company).

Sowelo Consulting sp. z o.o. sp. k. is entered in the register of employment agencies under the number: 17107

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