As a Sr Director of a software engineering group, you will apply your knowledge of management, software development methodologies, best practices and proven processes to deliver a quality software product on budget, with in planned schedule with superb quality.
Essential Responsibilities:
In this role, you will:
Demonstrate very strong technical leadership and people management skills including solid communication and analytical skills with thorough understanding of product development and successful problem definition, decomposition, estimation and resolution
Manage strategic business partnerships and relationships through Technical, Financial, Contractual and Relationship management
Own and manage the multiple rapid prototyping and product development budgets
Coach, mentor and lead a diverse group of lean/agile software and user experience engineers
Work with product owners across the businesses to understand market needs & vision; quickly translate that vision into demonstrable software
Quickly define and deliver working software prototypes
Work with product owners and architects to develop multi generation software technology plans
Work directly with customers to understand business and technical needs
Drive increased efficiency across the teams, eliminating duplication, leveraging product and technology reuse
Support process improvements which guide the development, sustaining & support activities
Work cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables
Drive world-class quality in the development and support of products
Keep project data relating to tracking and financials current
Deliver resource strategy and plans, including use of 3rd parties/partners, etc., in support of development and support activities
Plan and manage budgets related to scope of team
Communicate effectively both within immediate team and GE leadership. Ensure team receives consistent messages and has clear understanding of business direction, strategy and results
Build a world class software development team to consistently deliver complex software platforms and research projects of varying size and duration
Qualifications/Requirements:
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
A minimum of 12 years of professional experience in Software Development or Software Quality Engineering Senior Management / Director role OR Master’s degree with 10 years of experience in Software Development or Software Quality Engineering Senior Management
Minimum 1 year of experience in an engineering leadership / management role
GE Leadership Program Graduates will get credit towards relevant work experience, commensurate to the program they have completed
Eligibility Requirements:
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job
Must be willing to travel up to 15%
Must be willing to work out of an office located in San Ramon, California or Atlanta, Georgia
Desired Characteristics:
Desired Characteristics:
Defines product vision. Lays out product roadmap. Maps current requirements to industry trends, analyses competition trends
Demonstrates mastery of the intricacies of interactions and dynamics in Agile teams.). Guides new teams to adopt Agile, troubleshoots adoption efforts, and guide continuous improvement. Provides training on Lean / Agile. Drives elimination of inefficiencies in coding process.
Demonstrates advanced understanding of Linux or Unix operating systems
Additional OpenStack, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or other Cloud Certifications
Demonstrated Hands On Experience Developing Solutions with Cloud Orchestration Tools (Chef, Puppet, Salt, etc.)
Demonstrates advanced understanding of software development tools & infrastructure
Prioritizes projects based on an assessment of competitive needs. Anticipates areas of competitive vulnerability and offers plans to mitigate them
Evangelizes new technology, predicts trends, and identifies new opportunities based on trends. Acts as industry expert by participating in defining standards and open source initiatives
Creates a culture of customer focus and high performance to drive innovation. Creates and pitches value for the GE investor while balancing that with the sometimes competing value for the external customer. Continuous engagement with focus on GE strategy for customer satisfaction
Establishes framework for a culture of successful collaboration by defining a common understanding of who has decision rights and accountability, and how collaboration and transparency are rewarded
Establishes vision, Identifies and champions internal/external best practices, tools, and ideas to improve execution and quality. Drives an organization of efficiency, accountability and ownership
Able to verbalize what is behind decisions and downstream implications. Continuously reflecting on success and failures to improve performance and decision-making. Understands when change is needed. Participates in technical strategy planning
Additional leadership experience in areas of operations, manufacturing and quality preferred
Uses critical thinking skills and disciplined approaches to help leaders and leadership teams resolve issues and define solutions. Evangelizes and contributes to the GE standards for critical thinking best practices and methodologies across the enterprise. Defines new critical thinking methods. Engages with external thought-leaders and communities on analytical and critical thinking methodologies
Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity
Evangelizes the notion that anything worth doing takes repeated effort and failure. Drives the organization toward a continued excitement of attaining the vision and goal in the face of resistance
Innovates and integrates new processes and/or technology to significantly add value to GE. Identifies how the cost of change weighs against the benefits and advises accordingly. Proactively learns new solutions and processes to address seemingly unanswerable problems
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