Director, Business Development Dave Plus

Amynta Group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Amynta Group is seeking a Vice President, Dealer Technology to lead and innovate F&I technology solutions for dealers. This hybrid role involves managing various platforms, engaging with clients, and shaping product strategies in a dynamic environment. The successful candidate will leverage over ten years of industry experience, focusing on delivering exceptional user experiences while managing budgets and stakeholder expectations across teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years experience in automotive retail or equivalent.
• Knowledge of dealership systems and consumer experience.
• Ability to analyze markets and competitors.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivering F&I technology that is dealer and customer centric.
• Manage various dave platforms and solution roadmap.
• Work with stakeholders to define user experiences and requirements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

English fluency

French (an asset)

Education

10 years automotive retail or relevant industry experience

Experience in Automotive B2B and/or B2C

Job description

We’re thrilled that you are interested in joining us here at the Amynta Group!

The Vice President , Dealer Technology is responsible and accountable for delivering F&I technology that is dealer and customer centric, focussing on the user experience. This role will be responsible for managing our various dave platforms, working with internal and external clients, converting ideas into a final product, managing a solution roadmap in a fast-paced environment with collaborative cross-functional teams and delivering results. This position is conveniently located at Sym-Tech’s Home Office (407 / Leslie - Thornhill, Ontario) and is a hybrid position (currently a minimum 2 days in the office). Sym-Tech has a number of leading edge F&I software platforms, providing powerful Menu, Rating, Contracting, Remittance, Claims, Analytics and Resource Centre applications for Dealers and OEM programs. The Director, Dealer Technology will be the business owner responsible for developing and managing these platforms as well as new and related technologies. A new strategic focus will be on Digital Retailing and how Sym-Tech plays in this space over the next few years.

Position Functions :

• Track U.S. and Canadian market trends and competitive platform offerings; engage with dealers, clients and industry leaders to develop product strategy and direction to ensure that Sym-Tech’s Portal capabilities meet / exceed market needs and dealer, client and customer goals.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to define detailed user experiences and requirements, creating a shared vision for dave requirements, priorities and product roadmaps.
• Work with business units to business prioritize planned development for the various dave platforms being used in Canada and the U.S.
• Build and execute the strategy and plan to consolidate our three generations of dave. Oversee the transition of existing dave1 platform to daveplus. Plan and lead transition of the SSQ Dealer Services non-dave platform to daveplus. Work with OEM team re timing for transitioning dave2 platform to daveplus.
• Work with Darwin Automotive (J.D. Power) on expanding our partnership and Canadianization and launching of additional Darwin functionality in daveplus (e.g. Service Lane, Marketing Campaigns, D2C) as justified.
• Take a leading role in defining and delivering Sym-Tech, Dealer and OEM business road-maps for “Digital F&I”, including potentially direct OEM / Dealer to Consumer F&I Online; Mobile Applications, Recommendation Engines, AI etc.
• Communicate commitments and any changes to deliverables or timelines to internal and external stakeholders. Consistently manage stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate go-to-market activities with all functional departments and clients.
• Manage assigned budget. Be accountable for all deliverables being completed on-time, on budget and with quality.
• Be the subject matter expert on dave platforms and provide support to other areas of the organization as needed.
• Be a key technology spokesperson for Sym-Tech in various industry events, publications and Dealer, Dealer Group and OEM presentations.
• Develop good relationships with other Amynta Warranty Business Units in the U.S., with the objective to share and / or pool or leverage mutual capabilities.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Education / Experience :

• 10 years automotive retail or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• Automotive B2B and / or B2C experience of the automotive car buying process, including F&I and protection program offerings and the transaction process.
• Knowledge of dealership systems, digital marketing, consumer experience and mobile applications.
• No traditional IT background required, but experienced / comfortable working with IT.
• Ability to analyze markets and competitors and react to changes which impact the current product plan.
• Proven ability to develop new concepts and deliver detailed plans in a team-based environment. This includes projects being completed on-time with high stakeholder / client satisfaction.
• Impeccable attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Commitment to excellence - quality, detail and deadline driven.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and take ownership attitude.
• Ability to work independently without frequent direction.
• Effective presentation skills - capable of communicating with senior management, internal team members, external vendors, industry and dealer audiences.
• English fluency / French an asset.
• Travel Requirements ~ 20%

The Amynta Group (the “ Company ”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of any ground of discrimination protected by applicable human rights legislation. The information collected is solely used to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process in accordance with applicable human rights and accessibility legislation. A reasonable accommodation is an adjustment to processes, procedures, methods of conveying information and / or the physical environment, which may include the provision of additional support, in order to remove barriers a candidate may face during recruitment such that each candidate has an equal employment opportunity. The Company will accommodate a candidate to the point of undue hardship. Please inform the Company's personnel representative if you require any accommodation in the application process.