Senior Director of Software Engineering

N-able; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

N-able is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead their RMM products. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing large engineering teams and transitioning from on-prem to SaaS solutions. This role offers the opportunity to make significant contributions in a hybrid work environment, focusing on delivering high-quality software and fostering team development.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Generous PTO and observed holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Discounted gym access

Custom learning experience

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant industry experience.
• 5+ years in technical management.
• Experience transitioning organizations from on-prem to cloud.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to engineering teams, optimizing performance.
• Establish budgets and talent growth plans.
• Drive recruiting and develop engineering capabilities.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

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Lead Talent Acquisition Partner @ N-Able

IT doesn’t get better than this! N-able isn’t just another software company – we’re going places, and we’d love for you to be a part of that journey. With N-ablites in more than 15 countries around the world, you’re adding your unique voice to a diverse team of people who are supporting our customers, and one another. The Way We Work, our hybrid working model based on trust and flexibility, allows you to maximize your contributions while growing your career. Join a team where you can make a difference!

We are hiring a Senior Director of Engineering reporting to the Group Vice President of Engineering to lead our industry-leading RMM products – N-Sight and N-central.

A successful candidate for the Sr. Director, Engineering sees themselves as the technical leader within the company. Specifically, the right candidate will have experience building on-prem and SaaS products and managing the technical and architectural roadmaps for the on-prem to SaaS transitions. The right candidate will have experience managing a large engineering organization of 100+ engineers in distributed sites across North America and Europe.

Winning is delivering great products for our customers. We do that by building an organization that can continuously deliver high quality new capabilities for our customers at scale. If you are an engineering leader that can lead a scaled organization that achieves these outcomes, you could be our next Engineering leader.

What You'll Do:

• Provide exceptional leadership to the engineering teams, optimizing performance and continually improving efficiency and capability
• Partner with the GVP of engineering to establish budgets, and talent growth plans, and develop strategic direction and initiatives to advance the RMM product portfolio
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, UX, GM and technical support to deliver high-quality, technically sound products on schedule with great user experience
• Identify KPIs and drive a culture of data-driven-management to objectively measure engineering performance, velocity, impact and optimize processes
• Continuously deliver high-quality software, balancing competing priorities and ensuring continuous delivery of key customer features while managing technical debt and resolving defects
• Drive all aspects of recruiting including, but not limited to, attracting great talent and retaining a highly-skilled, proficient engineering team
• Build leadership skills within the organization - mentor and grow members of the management and engineering teams
• Foster successful peer partnerships with other department leaders in Engineering, and cross-functionally (GM, Product Management, marketing, sales & support)
• Establish and maintain best-in-class software engineering and agile development practices

What You'll Bring:

• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent
• 15+ years of relevant industry experience
• 5+ years of experience in designing and delivering distributed, highly available, large-scale, high-performing enterprise on-prem and/or SaaS software applications
• Years of progressive senior leadership experience in overseeing software products with 5+ years in a technical management position
• Experience leading, coaching and developing managers, senior managers, architects, and directors
• Customer-focused problem-solving, results-driven, and strong team orientation and organizational capabilities
• Successful track record of transitioning organizations from on-prem to cloud
• Seasoned in leading globally disperse workforce comprising of full-time employees as well as near/offshore consultants
• Excellent multi-functional communication skill and work ethics to collaborate within engineering, and with product management, support, sales, and other N-able teams to drive successful releases
• Commitment to understand, communicate and improve quality of products
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

What do we offer you?

• Medical, dental and vision – for employee, partner, and children!
• Generous PTO and observed holidays
• 2 Paid VoluNteer Days per year
• Pension Plan with company-contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Discounted gym access at several local facilities
• FuN-raising opportunities as part of our giving program
• N-ablite Learning – custom learning experience as part of our investment in you
• The Way We Work – our hybrid working model based on trust and flexibility

At N-able, Inc. (NYSE: NABL), we are a global software company that turns IT possibilities into capabilities. That means we partner with technology leaders who support companies around the world by offering secure infrastructure and tools to navigate their evolving IT needs. We build strong relationships with our customers to help them thrive at every stage of growth, and at the heart of this effort is our network of N-ablites—a global team of extraordinary, diverse creators who are dedicated to making a difference in how our partners do IT.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Information Technology, and Project Management

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting, IT System Custom Software Development, and Software Development

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