Director, Developer Experience

Stanley Black and Decker; Towson (MD); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker in Towson, MD is seeking a Director of Developer Experience to lead the AI-powered SDLC tooling program, define roadmaps, and establish reusable playbooks across the software lifecycle. This hybrid role allows work from Towson, MD or New Britain, CT or Charlotte, NC with 3 days in Towson.

You will partner with architecture, cybersecurity, privacy, and platform teams to drive adoption, measure impact, and build a capable team focused on experimentation, enablement, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, developer experience, platform engineering, DevSecOps, or related technology domains, including 5+ years leading teams or enterprise capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-team adoption of new technologies and ways of working, building stakeholder commitment, overcoming resistance, and delivering measurable improvements.
• Experience evaluating, piloting, and scaling AI-enabled development tools or practices in an enterprise environment.
• Experience owning or managing enterprise technology tools or portfolios, including vendor relationships, licensing, costs, and lifecycle decisions.
• Relevant certifications in cloud platforms, agile/product operating models, DevOps, security, or AI are a plus.
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc).

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the developer experience and AI-powered SDLC roadmap, aligned with IT strategy and business priorities.
• Assess industry developments and prototype approaches for fit, usability, integration, cost and value.
• Translate proven approaches into reusable playbooks, reference patterns, and shared standards across the software lifecycle.
• Own vendor relationships, licensing, costs, and lifecycle decisions for AI-powered tools.
• Partner with architecture, cybersecurity, privacy, and control functions to align with enterprise requirements.
• Build commitment to AI-powered SDLC ways of working and support teams through adoption.
• Measure adoption, developer experience, delivery quality, and value to inform leadership investments.
• Build and lead a team focused on experimentation, enablement, tooling ownership, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Software engineering

Developer experience

Platform engineering

DevSecOps

Leadership

AI in software

AI tools evaluation

Vendor management

Cloud certifications

Strategy & roadmap

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

AI-powered SDLC tools

Job description

New Britain, CT, United States

Charlotte, NC, United States

Towson, MD, United States

Full time

Director, Developer Experience – Hybrid

3 Days in Towson, MD, or New Britain, CT or Charlotte, NC

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:

As a Director, Developer Experience (DevEx) you’ll be part of our team working as hybrid employee based in Towson, MD or New Britain, CT or Charlotte, NC. The Director of Developer Experience leads the enterprise approach to improving software delivery through AI-enabled practices and tools across IT. Working with capability teams that retain delivery ownership, this leader evaluates emerging technologies, validates practical applications, and establishes reusable playbooks and standards across the software development lifecycle.

The role owns the AI-powered SDLC tooling portfolio, including vendor relationships, licensing, cost management, and lifecycle decisions. It enables consistent, responsible adoption that improves developer experience, delivery effectiveness, and quality.

• Strategy & Roadmap: Define and lead the developer experience and AI-powered SDLC roadmap, aligned with IT strategy, business priorities, and opportunities identified across capability teams.

• Technology Evaluation & Experimentation: Assess industry developments and existing practices; partner with teams to prototype and validate approaches for fit, usability, integration, implementation effort, risk, cost, and value.

• Playbooks & Standards: Translate proven approaches into reusable playbooks, reference patterns, and shared standards spanning requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and agile delivery practices.

• Tool Portfolio Ownership: Own vendor relationships, licensing, costs, and lifecycle decisions for AI-powered development & SDLC tools; rationalize overlapping capabilities and coordinate with broader platform owners where AI functionality is embedded, limiting ownership to the AI-specific capability and its associated commercial and lifecycle responsibilities.

• Responsible Adoption: Partner with architecture, cybersecurity, privacy, and other control functions to align tools and practices with enterprise requirements, while capability teams retain implementation and delivery accountability.

• Enablement & Change: Build commitment to AI-powered SDLC ways of working by demonstrating value, engaging leaders and practitioners, addressing adoption barriers, and supporting teams through the initial learning curve to sustained use.

• Measurement & Improvement: Measure adoption, developer experience, delivery effectiveness, quality, and value; use findings to refine the roadmap and inform leadership investment decisions.

• Team Leadership: Build and lead a team focused on practical experimentation, shared enablement, tooling ownership, and continuous improvement.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, developer experience, platform engineering, DevSecOps, or related technology domains, including 5+ years leading teams or enterprise capabilities.

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-team adoption of new technologies and ways of working, building stakeholder commitment, overcoming resistance, and delivering measurable improvements.

• Experience evaluating, piloting, and scaling AI-enabled development tools or practices in an enterprise environment.

• Experience owning or managing enterprise technology tools or portfolios, including vendor relationships, licensing, costs, and lifecycle decisions.

• Relevant certifications in cloud platforms, agile/product operating models, DevOps, security, or AI are a plus.

• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc).

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.

• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.

• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.

• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

The Salary range for this position is $134,300.00 - $223,833.33

• This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.

• The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.

• The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.

• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state‑the‑art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn’t stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

Learning & Development:

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state‑the‑art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:

We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here.

Purpose-Driven Company:

You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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This employer participates in the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program. Applicants may be asked to voluntarily provide information to determine eligibility. Any information provided will be kept confidentially other than as required to make the necessary WOTC disclosures and in accordance with applicable laws.

For the builders and protectors, for the makers and explorers, for those shaping and reshaping our world through hard work and inspiration, Stanley Black & Decker provides the tools and innovative solutions you can trust to get the job done—and we have since 1843.