Engineering Director - Tax Product Development
hace 1 día
Richmond
The Engineering Director, Product Technical Lead is responsible for product engineering for cloud-based solutions for a Tax service line, including Partnership, Corporate, Indirect, and Strategic Tax Services within BDO. This role focuses on a client-centric engineering mindset to deliver high-quality and scalable solutions as the software engineering delivery leader for product development and innovation within BDO Tax. • Collaborates with senior tax leadership and Product Management leaders to define and execute development strategy for cloud-based tax products for a specific service line for e.g. Partnership, Corporate and Strategic Tax Services, • Oversees the technology strategy including architecture, engineering, product design and development within a DT&I product portfolio, ensuring alignment with company goals and delivery of high-quality solutions, • Develops and maintains standards, processes, and procedures to ensure product quality and business value, • Designs, builds and leads technology development teams with professionals who can excel in a cross-disciplinary environment, fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and accountability, • Drives the growth and professional development of team members, strategically determining resource and staffing needs, • Collaborates with BDO National IT regarding governance, infrastructure and security, and with BDO Global and BDO international member firms in the creation, maintenance and deployment of global solutions, • Designs, builds, and leads cross-disciplinary technology agile development teams, fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and accountability, • Collaborates with BDO National IT regarding governance, infrastructure, and security, and with BDO Global and international member firms for global solutions deployment, • Oversees the development of product portfolios, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards and business needs, • Serves as the technical architect for products and platform-level solutions, designing scalable, maintainable, and secure architectures for complex systems, • Applies customer experience and problem-solving skills to clarify requirements and validate initiatives, • Stays abreast of emerging technology trends in AI, Cloud and Data domains and evaluate their applicability to firm goals, • Ensures compliance with software development best practices, industry standards, and IT standards, • Ensures team and product compliance with all applicable risk and security standards and policies, • Ensures all DT&I products remain compliant with applicable service level agreements (SLAs), • Acts as a direct supervisor to team members, as assigned, • Acts as a career advisor and mentor to team members, as assigned Education: • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent and Twelve (12) years of experience in the technology field, required; OR, • Bachelor's degree, required, with a focus in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), Finance, or Accounting, preferred, and ten (10) years of experience in the technology field, required Experience: • Five (5) or more years of experience in a leadership role, managing development teams, preferred, • Experience managing product engineering teams with Twenty (20) or more people in a global multisite setup, preferred, • Experience delivering global scale technology solutions, preferred, • Experience interacting with client business leaders and IT professionals, preferred, • Experience working with a multinational remote team, preferred, • Experience developing and launching successful enterprise and/or SAAS products in the tax or accounting industry, preferred, • Extensive understanding of software architecture and engineering principles and patterns (e.g., microservices, serverless), preferred, • Experience with Agile and Waterfall development methodologies, preferred, • Experience managing projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, preferred, • Tax experience, preferred, • Microsoft Azure and Dynamics based product development experience, preferred, • Artificial Intelligence technologies, including GenAI and solution design and development using AI, preferred, • Experience in a professional services firm, preferred License/Certifications: • Cloud related technical certifications like AZ-900, preferred Software: • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, preferred, • Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS GCP), AI platforms like OpenAI, Anthropic, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and database technologies (SQL, NoSQL), preferred, • Expertise in multiple programming languages (e.g., C#,.NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python) and frameworks, preferred, • Expertise in Azure DevOps and ServiceNow, preferred Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: • Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire, develop and motivate high-performing teams, • Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, • Exceptional ability to understand business requirement and strategy and determine best options for delivery, • Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, technologies, and leading practices, • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, • Strong knowledge of security best practices and performance management and optimization, • Ability to collaborate well with individuals at all levels and across functions Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and geography. National Range: $210,000 - $325,000 Maryland Range: $210,000 - $325,000 NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $210,000 - $325,000