Senior Director, Software Development
Summary
Leads the engineering organization behind Infor's Financials & Supply Management (FSM) and Mobile Supply Chain Management suites, setting technical strategy, architecture, and delivery while staying hands-on. Core focus is modernizing a mature cloud ERP platform into an AI-enabled one using Java, microservices, AWS/Azure/GCP, and agentic AI development practices.
- Set and drive the technical vision, roadmap, and execution for FSM and MSCM, balancing support of a large installed base with modernization and new innovation.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a global team of engineers, architects, and managers (including offshore teams), building a culture of high performance, ownership, and accountability.
- Stay hands-on: review architecture and designs, contribute to technical decisions, and step into code, prototypes, and proofs of concept when it moves the team forward.
- Own the architecture, design, and quality of complex financial and supply chain systems; ensure alignment with Infor's technology strategy and enterprise architecture standards.
- Define and drive an agentic SDLC: scale AI coding assistants, autonomous agents, and AI-assisted testing, code review, and release practices across the development lifecycle, and measure the impact on velocity, quality, and cost.
- Identify, prototype, and ship AI-based use cases for complex ERP workflows, including AI agents that move from read-only inquiry to governed, auditable actions, plus intelligent automation, conversational experiences, predictive analytics, and decision support for finance and supply chain users.
- Champion agile methodologies, continuous integration and delivery, and DevOps practices to ensure rapid, reliable releases of high-availability, mission-critical software.
- Partner with Product Management, UX, QA, Infrastructure, and Support to align business priorities and deliver customer-centric solutions, with a clear line of sight to customer outcomes.
- Maintain a deep understanding of customer needs in targeted industries and ensure product capabilities deliver measurable value.
- Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies; advocate for cloud-native architectures, microservices, and AI-driven solutions where they create real customer value.
- Experience as a senior engineering leader (Director level or above).
- Experience managing large, distributed development teams, including offshore.
- Experience in cloud-native application development, microservices, APIs, and enterprise SaaS platforms.
- Experience in Java and modern web and programming languages and frameworks.
- Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience delivering high-availability, mission-critical enterprise software.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with AI-assisted or agentic software development and with building AI-based solutions.
- Experience in vertical SaaS or ERP, supply chain, or financial management solutions.
- Experience with data analytics, machine learning, and event-driven architecture.
- Experience in industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, or public sector.
- Experience leading modernization of a large, long-lived ERP product line, including cloud migration and re-platforming.
- Experience with mobile supply chain, warehouse, or inventory solutions.
- Prior experience leading an organization through a transformation of its engineering practices, such as adopting AI-driven development at scale.