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Why Choose Suddath to “Move” your Career to the Next Level?

At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive! Join a team that has a 100+ year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world.

What We Offer!

+ A competitive wage with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company matching

+ Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees. Biweekly pay for salaried employees.

+ Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays

+ A tuition reimbursement plan where employees are encouraged to continue their education and development

+ For more information on our benefit offerings, please visit https://suddath.com/about/careers/ and scroll down to view our employee benefits.

General position summary:

The Sr. Director of Product Development is a critical leadership role responsible for directing our technology application strategies and landscape. Oversee the application development lifecycle of bespoke and integration into third-party applications while managing a dynamic team of managers, developers and analysts. This individual will play a key role in driving the business and company mission and to innovate, advocate and drive our application landscape to exceed our customers’ expectations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

+ Leadership and Strategy: Formulate and implement the strategic vision for the application development roadmap, ensuring alignment with the company's overall goals and objectives as well as standardization.

+ Financial Management: Oversee annual P&L for resources and project-related expenses.

+ Team Management: Direct, mentor, and supervise a team of skilled leaders, developers, and analysts, ensuring timely completion of projects that meet the highest quality standards.

+ Project Oversight: Supervise the planning, development, and deployment of applications, ensuring robust and scalable solutions.

+ Innovation and Improvement: Continuously seek opportunities for process enhancement, incorporating the latest technologies and methodologies to improve application performance and user experience.

+ Collaboration: Collaborate closely with other departments, including Product Management, Quality Assurance, and IT Operations, to ensure seamless integration of applications within the broader ecosystem.

+ Resource Management: Allocate resources efficiently to optimize project delivery and operational effectiveness.

+ Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring application stability and security.

+ Stakeholder Communication: Communicate progress, challenges, and achievements clearly and effectively to stakeholders, including executives, business partners, staff, and customers.

Job Skills Required:

+ Technical Expertise: Knowledge and proficiency in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and development tools.

+ Financial Acumen: Understanding of basic P&L principles and budgeting processes

+ Leadership Skills: Ability to lead and inspire teams, encouraging collaboration and excellence.

+ Project Management: Experience managing complex projects and a history of successful delivery.

+ Communication Skills: Effective communication and interpersonal skills, capable of explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

+ Problem-Solving: Analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to issues.

+ Adaptability: Capacity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, adapting to changing business needs and priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies.

+ Familiarity with cloud computing and SaaS models.

+ Experience in a similar industry or company size.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has supervisory responsibility.

Other Duties & Responsibilities:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Education & Experience:

+ Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).

+ Experience: At least 10 years of experience in application development, including 5 years in a leadership role.

Travel:

+ Less than 25% travel required.

Language Skills:

+ Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

+ Ability to write routine reports.

+ Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Mathematical Skills:

+ Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

+ Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

+ Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

+ Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Operations:

+ To perform this job successfully, an individual should have strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability to learn and effectively use software applications such as move management, accounting/billing, HRIS (Human Resources Information System), timekeeping and other applications used in the performance of job duties.

Planning/Organization:

+ Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize as situations and needs change throughout the workday

+ Ability to multi-task and organize workflow to manage daily responsibilities, meet deadlines and prioritize work

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations:

+ None required.

Working Conditions:

+ Cubicle working environment

+ Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Physical/Environmental Demands:

Activity:

+ Stand - Under 1/3 Time

+ Walk - Under 1/3 Time

+ Sit – Over 2/3 Time

+ Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Over 2/3 Time

+ Reach with hands and arms – 1/3 to 2/3 Time

+ Climb or balance – None

+ Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl – Under 1/3 Time

+ Talk or hear – over 1/3 to 2/3 time

+ Taste or smell – None

+ Other - None

Physical Activity Level:

+ The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

+ While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.

+ The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.

Manual Dexterity:

+ Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.

Special Vision Requirements:

+ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

The Suddath Companies is a multifaceted group of companies that specialize in worldwide corporate employee relocations, household moving, warehouse and logistics management and specialized transportation services.

The Suddath Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.