Director Product Development

Your role: In ADP, were building the next generation of technologies Our mission is simple: Create powerful solutions that are efficient, intuitive, beautiful, and responsive As a Director Product Development, you will be driving the direction of our revolutionary suite of products, owning the overall design of those products and managing groups of extremely talented and innovative engineers and engineering managers Youll be a functional leader, providing hands-on guidance to shape the future design and solutions for millions of users, What youll do: Own design and manage delivery of multiple areas of the platform Managing multiple engineering teams that includes people leaders Work with project managers to help execute projects in time and with quality Work with technical product owners to define roadmaps Work with engineering managers and architects with a particular emphasis on building high performance teams and provide guidance on day-to-day issues Build tech leadership and groom future leaders Working with other leaders to help shape future design and solutions,

Qualifications youll need:

Education: Bachelors degree (Mandatory) preferably in Computer Science with 15 years experience, Experience: Experience in leading and managing multiple engineering teams including first line engineering managers Demonstrates a high level of ownership and a passion for building highly scalable software products Proven track record in project management that includes planning, tracking, managing priorities, setting expectations, process/risk/issue management and delivering commitments with focus on quality and process adherence Successfully delivered highly technical products and solutions Ability to create a clear, concise presentation of findings, and effectively present to any level of the organization Experience working with stakeholders product owners & business Fully familiar with agile and has relevant experience in it Prior experience with micro-services architecture concepts and best practices Prior experience in delivering large-scale high-performance systems Progressed through increasingly senior roles in development/ engineering Hands on experience in one or more programming languages like java, c#, ruby, python, javascript and with relational and non-relational databases, Experience researching relevant industry trends, usage analytics, competitive pressures and applying to product strategy & roadmap Self-driven, passionate and a high bias for action Excellent communication, collaboration, negotiation, conflict management and teamwork skills Bonus points if you have these: Leadership: not only at the management level, but at the individual level -having the confidence and resilience to take risks -be self-empowered Communication: Ability to communicate complex concepts to the Executive Committee as well as deep technical discussions with the Architecture/Development community, Research: an inclination to continuous research inside and outside the current focus fields