Director, Application Development

Symbotic
Wilmington, Massachusetts, US
Full-time

What we need

As the Director of Application Development, you will play a leadership role in the application development organization and will oversee all business applications needed to run the business.

In this role you will be responsible for leading development, configuration, and implementation of all business applications.

These include but are not limited to back-office ERP systems, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and Customer web portal.

What we do

GreenBox is pioneering warehousing-as-a-service, offering outsourced warehousing operations and specializing in automated warehousing solutions.

Our focus is on the efficient movement of goods in cases and pallets across all sectors, such as wholesale, retail, and general merchandising.

GreenBox is an independently managed joint venture between Symbotic and Softbank.

What youll do

Help create and drive product roadmaps through a fast, agile, and reliable delivery process, while ensuring a consistently high-quality product

Develop and maintain technical vision for software development deliverables

Manage the software development and production delivery with strong focus on meeting the teams commitments

Take initiative to explore new ways to advance our technologies to ensure Symbotic remains at the cutting edge in our industry.

Work collaboratively and efficiently with internal and external resources. Develop relationships with outside consultants and contractors who can be used as flex resources to augment your organizations capabilities.

Measure performance (metrics) related to quality, efficiency, on time delivery

Work with others to build and maintain schedules, keep team aware of dependencies and target milestones

Identify risks, plan mitigations

Resource planning and project assignment

Managing vendor relations for 3rd party applications

Provide clarity regarding standard work (develop guidelines, templates, processes, etc.)

Mentor and coach (1 : 1s), identify and remove technical gaps, facilitate performance feedback discussions

Provide code reviews and other forms of feedback to ensure software quality

Contribute to the software architecture directly

What youll need

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related discipline required.

Minimum 15 years of experience in software development including 5+ years spent in engineering leadership

Previous experience leading software development projects planning, estimating, and overseeing software developers

Experience in implementing business applications (, WMS, TMS)

Experience developing high performance applications

General knowledge of hardware and software technologies related to Symbotics products

Ability to manage high pressure situations and build trust with stakeholders

Ability to input into product strategy in the context of Symbotics business strategy

Ability to prioritize multiple simultaneous issue

Outstanding time management skills and attention to details

Strong communication and presentation skills

Demonstrated ability to work in a rapidly changing startup environment

Our environment

Up to 50% travel may be required. Employees must have a valid drivers license and the ability to drive and / or fly to client and other customer locations.

The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis.

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