Director, Software Engineering

Walgreens • Deerfield, IL

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About The Position

Directs and oversees the design and development of systems software or software applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience in engineering, software engineering or related field OR High School/GED and at least 11 years' experience in engineering, software engineering or related field
• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business & with vendors
• Experience with vendor contract management, including SLA review
• Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems
• Experience manage cross-functional and/or matrix teams
• Experience managing at scale
• At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace
• At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership
• Willing to travel up to/at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state)
• Experience managing Cloud Native or mobile native engineering teams
• Experience leading agile delivery teams and implementing continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Directs and oversees the activities of a large, strategically important sector of software engineers responsible for providing desired functionality to assigned content, products or services.
• This role is passionate about the product and the problem it is trying to solve and regularly gives product direction feedback to the product manager.
• Manages at scale.
• Recruits senior engineers, 1st line managers, and balances the organization across seniority levels as an integral part of the role
• Utilizes architecture experience as a critical capability to identify good architecture form bad
• Oversees evaluation of business needs, definition of functional requirements and technical specifications, and coding of secure and efficient solutions or enhancements
• Develops software quality standards and tests functionality and monitors performance
• Applies engineering concepts and principles to the design of software solutions
• Works with key stakeholders to formulate a comprehensive technology strategy and plan that is consistent with the overall business objectives and budgetary considerations
• Applies broad knowledge and emerging product/service opportunities.
• Conducts technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices and user projects.
• Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems, evaluating trends; anticipating requirements
• Implements policies and defines approach to strategy achievement for specified area of responsibility.
• Analyzes long-term impact of new or anticipated strategies and decisions
• Manages budgets, operational plans and performance requirements for the specified are of responsibility.
• Responsible for meeting budgetary goals and objectives
• Facilitates communication between staff, management, vendors, and other technology resources within and outside of the organization.
• Shares highly complex information related to areas of expertise.
• Interacts with Senior management to keep abreast of objectives.
• Interacts with direct reports and peers in management / customers/ vendors to interpret information and improve cross-functional processes and programs.
• Builds and enhances key internal and external contracts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees