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Director of Software Engineering
Position Overview:
Join our dynamic Marketing Technology (MarTech) team and lead the development and operation of next-generation software platforms to enhance our digital presence across Europe, the Eurasia Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Software Engineering with a strong technical background and proven leadership abilities. The ideal candidate will have significant expertise in software engineering, a passion for innovation, and the ability to inspire and develop a team of engineers.
What You’ll Do for Us:
- Lead the development and support of our consumer-facing capabilities, with a focus on Full Stack Development (Web, API, Mobile, IoT) on both AWS, Azure.
- Oversee the technical capability roadmap planning and development in alignment with the digital transformation strategy.
- Manage a portfolio of IT services, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement and lifecycle management.
- Implement agile program/project management policies, standards, and procedures to ensure consistent and transparent execution across the portfolio.
- Establish a robust executive communication framework for effective and timely communication of portfolio progress.
- Drive innovation by monitoring strategic partners, technology, and industry trends to determine potential impact and value to the enterprise.
- Serve as a coach and mentor within the organization, providing career coaching and direction to team members.
- Collaborate with internal and external experts to develop strategies for utilizing existing and emerging processes/technologies.
- Evaluate, schedule, and resource development of projects to ensure timely delivery.
- Analyze, refine, and implement business requirements and functional design specifications.
- Ensure compatibility and integration with the enterprise architecture, design and standards.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Foster and develop professional software engineering best practices using tools and methodologies such as Agile Software Development, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration and Deployment, and Source Code Management.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- 7+ years of relevant industry and development management experience, including hands-on development and coding.
- Proven experience in managing the delivery of complex and large-scale solution development initiatives.
- Deep hands-on experience in the design, development, and deployment of enterprise supporting systems at scale.
- Expertise in Agile/DevOps operating models and experience in a fast-paced Agile environment.
- Strong communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to articulate strategic vision and gain alignment at various levels of the organization.
- Strategic and creative thinker with excellent problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Microsoft Azure.
- Experience with ITSM and ITIL 4 foundations.
- Ability to manage and continuously improve team and vendor SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript, Node.js, TypeScript, and C#/.Net.
- At least one significant cloud certification such as AWS Certified Developer or Solutions Architect certification or Azure equivalents.
Preferred Skills:
- MBA or a Master's degree related to Science, Technology, and Data.
- Experience with large-scale digital transformations involving diverse business portfolios and technology stacks.
- Expertise in AWS, GCP and/or Azure.
- Continuous Integration/Delivery experience.
- Agile certifications and technology certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, Adobe, Scrum, ).
What We Can Do for You:
- Innovation & Technology: The ability to work with an award-winning team that is on the cutting edge of innovation.
- Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global technology leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging technologies and techniques.
- Agile Work Environment: We embrace agile with management that believes in removing barriers, so you are empowered to experiment, iterate and innovate.
* This is a people manager role allowing you to bring your unique vision forward as our business continues to expand in the tech and digital space.
Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
