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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 joining a diverse team supporting our customers and one another. Our hybrid working model based on trust and flexibility allows you to maximize your contributions while growing your career.

The Director of Business Application Development is responsible for ensuring seamless integration and data flow across all back-end systems—including websites, eCommerce, finance, partner portals, CRM, support, and analytics platforms. This role leads the strategic direction, development, and optimization of enterprise applications to support scalable, secure, and high-performing business operations.

You will own the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise solutions, ensuring they are well-integrated, aligned with business goals, and delivering high data integrity across platforms. This includes championing integration architecture, driving solution ownership, and enforcing data governance standards to support reliable analytics and decision-making.

Leadership & Team Development

• Direct the work of multiple software development teams across global locations.
• Supervise, mentor, and grow Senior Managers, Managers, Program Managers, and Principal Developers.
• Drive all aspects of recruiting, including attracting, building, and retaining a highly skilled engineering team.
• Promote best practices in software development and project management.
• Build redundancy and career growth plans to support team scalability.

Strategic Planning, Architecture & Integration

• Shape business applications and IT systems architecture to meet future-state business goals.
• Own the enterprise integration strategy, ensuring seamless data exchange across systems using iPaaS (Boomi) and custom APIs.
• Design and implement scalable, secure integration patterns that support real-time and batch data flows.
• Lead technical gap assessments for acquisition targets and recommend integration strategies.
• Ensure integration solutions are resilient, well-documented, and aligned with business continuity goals.
• Create and communicate clear solution design documentation and architectural roadmaps.

Development, Delivery & Solution Ownership

• Collaborate with Product Management to deliver high-quality, technically sound projects on schedule.
• Lead development of high-transaction systems using .NET Core and Azure Infrastructure Services.
• Own the full lifecycle of enterprise applications—from design and implementation to support and continuous improvement.
• Implement and audit Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) processes.
• Lead major incident response and manage SOX control and audit processes.
• Govern configuration, controls, and quality of all SaaS applications.
• Drive the roadmap for core back-end systems and maintain capacity and career growth plans.

Data Quality & Governance

• Champion enterprise data quality by enforcing validation, cleansing, and reconciliation processes across integrated systems.
• Collaborate with data teams to ensure consistent data definitions, lineage, and stewardship.
• Monitor and improve data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness to support analytics and reporting.
• Establish governance frameworks to ensure compliance with internal standards and external regulations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner across the enterprise and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary interface with Infrastructure, Security, and DevOps teams.
• Engage executive audiences with clear, digestible presentations of complex ideas.
• Collaborate effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple business teams.

Flexibility & Adaptability

• Navigate ambiguity and extract key requirements from undefined situations.
• Balance short-term needs with long-term scalability and supportability.
• Thrive in a fluid environment while building reusable, enterprise-grade solutions.

Technologies & Methodologies

Category Technologies

Integration (iPaaS) Boomi

Billing & Finance BillingPlatform, NetSuite

CRM & Customer Success Salesforce (SalesCloud, ServiceCloud, Experience Cloud, etc)

Marketing & eCommerce Marketo

Data & Cloud Snowflake, Microsoft Azure

DevOps & Collaboration Jira, Confluence, Jenkins

• 10+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering high-scale business systems or commercial software.
• 5+ years in a technical management position, with experience directing large application delivery teams.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of agile software development processes.
• Experience with internal business technologies (ERP, CRM, eCommerce, etc.).
• Proven success owning enterprise solutions and driving cross-platform integration.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality frameworks, and analytics enablement.
• Project management experience with a track record of delivering complex initiatives.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Demonstrated creativity, problem-solving ability, and intelligent thinking.

Lead transformative initiatives that shape the future of our enterprise systems. Own and influence the architecture and data backbone of a growing organization. Collaborate with passionate professionals in a dynamic, global environment. Enjoy competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for career growth.

What do we offer you?

• Medical, dental and vision – for employee, partner, and children!
• Generous PTO and observed holidays
• 2 PaidVoluNteerDays per year
• Pension Plan with company-contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Discounted gym access at several local facilities
• Fund-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. We partner with technology leaders who support companies around the world by offering secure infrastructure and tools to navigate evolving IT needs. We build strong relationships with our customers to help them thrive at every stage of growth, and our global team of N-ablites is dedicated to making a difference in how our partners do IT.

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