HAVI

Senior Director, Engineering & Product Management

Location
US-IL-Chicago

Overview

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Role Overview The Senior Director, Engineering and Product Management provides leadership and strategic direction to the product owners and the engineering teams associated with the tms product portfolio. This position is primarily responsible for the short and long-range planning and optimizing product management and engineering execution within development, production, and commercialization areas of the various products in the portfolio. The primary focus of this role is to set the vision and enable the teams to deliver solutions that drive efficiency and competitive advantage to the business community by collaborating and partnering with other product, architecture and operations teams within tms/HAVI.

Responsibilities

WHAT YOU WILL DO

 

• Provide leadership and strategic direction in the architecture, design and development of processes and tools across multiple products and platforms in the tms portfolio

• Work with the technology leadership team to deliver enterprise-wide technology solutions and support the overall technology and business strategy

• Provide effective leadership, coaching and management to ensure the product engineering teams evolve in alignment with technology leadership, business and customer expectations • Owner of the product development pipeline and influence the Stage-Gate new product development process

• Contributes to strategic technological planning by prioritizing technology initiatives and coordinate the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future technologies to meet the needs of a competitive, growing business

• Partner with major vendors and service providers to ensure they meet the needs of the organization

• Transform the product development teams through the implementation of Agile methodologies to measure and regularly report on Key Performance Indicators and Metrics

• Consults with and advises peers and senior business leaders how to effectively utilize technology solutions to meet current and future commercial needs of the organization in an efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner

• Work with other IT leaders to best utilize solutions to support business objectives and drive efficiencies

• Learning on the job and exploring new technologies. Leading and encouraging team towards this constant learning mindset

• Drive a supportive and collaborative working climate that results in a highly engaged workforce that is results-focused with a positive and team-oriented attitude

Desired Skills & Experience

ABOUT YOU

  • Bachelor’s Degree and equivalent experience, preferably in software engineering, information systems or related disciplines
  • Experience building and leading large engineering teams that deliver cloud-based solutions at scale
  • 20+ years’ experience in Information Technology with experience related to application development, cloud application development, project management and managing SaaS systems
  • Familiarity with ERP Systems, Product Information Management, Master Data Management, Logistics, and distribution systems
  • Working knowledge of Data warehousing, ETL and integration processes ▪ Familiarity with Agile product development and continuous delivery methodologies
  • Experience and comfort in open communication and collaboration with others while working in a diverse, team-focused environment that reaches across functional and geographic borders.
  • Ability to influence, needs to demonstrate the ability to build consensus and support for proposals

Benefits

TOTAL REWARDS

Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:

  • our commitment to rewarding results
  • opportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers’—and our company’s—success

There's more ...

  • inclusive employee resource groups
  • generous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits
  • paid parental and medical leave programs
  • 401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing
  • 19 days of paid time off plus 10 company holidays
  • flexibility - remote work and summer Fridays
  • work-from-home stipend
  • tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance

Contact Information

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

 

 

Recruiting Agencies

HAVI does not accept agency resumes submitted by third-party vendors unless a valid agreement has been signed and the HAVI Talent Acquisition Team has granted authorization for submissions for a specified position. Please do not submit or forward resumes to our site, HAVI employees, or any other company location. HAVI is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

 

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