Director, Software Portfolio & Platform Strategy
Daktronics
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Job summary
Daktronics is seeking a visionary Director of Software Portfolio Strategy to shape the future of our software business and lead platform strategy across software, control systems, and SaaS offerings.
You will drive portfolio direction, roadmaps, and investment priorities to accelerate growth and build scalable platforms that deliver customer value. Travel domestically or internationally as needed.
Qualifications
- 10–15+ years of experience in software strategy or portfolio leadership.
- Experience with SaaS transitions or recurring revenue models.
- Experience with multi-product portfolios and platform-based architectures.
- Understanding of SaaS and cloud transformation; platform strategy and shared service models.
- Ability to influence across Engineering, Product, and Commercial teams.
Responsibilities
- Set the software portfolio vision and roadmap.
- Prioritize products, platforms, and partnerships to drive growth.
- Define the shared cloud platform strategy.
- Build scalable shared services for SaaS growth.
- Define the cloud-edge strategy for scale and resilience.
- Partner with Engineering on hybrid solutions.
- Turn customer/market insight into strategy and shape roadmap decisions.
- Influence SaaS packaging, pricing, and growth strategy.
- Lead portfolio governance and investment prioritization.
- Lead cross-functional alignment across key teams.
Skills
Education
Job description
Daktronics is seeking a visionary Director of Software Portfolio Strategy to shape the future of our software business and lead platform strategy across software, control systems, and SaaS offerings.
You will drive portfolio direction, roadmaps, and investment priorities to accelerate growth and build scalable platforms that deliver customer value. Travel domestically or internationally as needed.
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