VP of AI-Driven R&D & Delivery

Harris Computer; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide AI-driven delivery across multiple product lines. You will set roadmaps, govern AI-enabled development, ensure secure, scalable architecture, and balance onshore, offshore, and contract capacity.

You will own the R&D budget, drive platform modernization, and report AI maturity and business impact to executives. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software leadership, experience with enterprise public safety software, and a track record

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Ten or more years in software development with at least three years leading engineering organizations at director level or above.
• Demonstrated hands-on use of AI development tools in daily work, with a clear point of view on where they help, where they fail, and how quickly that is changing.
• Experience raising an engineering organization's way of working from individual AI assistance to agentic, human-on-the-loop delivery, including the governance and validation that makes it safe.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, cloud technologies, modern development methodologies, and enterprise software delivery.
• A record of translating AI capability into customer-facing value and revenue, not only internal development efficiency.
• Experience delivering enterprise software to public sector, public safety, or other regulated markets is strongly preferred.
• Track record modernizing legacy platforms while continuing to support an installed customer base.
• Working command of modern architecture, cloud delivery, and secure development practice, including security review of AI-generated code.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Own release commitments across the portfolio, including scope, sequencing, and the dates communicated to customers and to sales.
• Establish a single reporting cadence for status, blockers, and slips so that risk surfaces early.
• Standardize development process, tooling, and engineering metrics across companies that today operate independently.
• Resolve cross-team dependencies and resource contention, and elevate the trade-offs that require an executive decision.
• Set and enforce quality standards including code review, automated testing, defect thresholds, and release readiness.
• Maintain security of software and ensure regulatory compliance for public sector customers.
• Lead platform migration and modernization programs and retire technical debt on a published schedule.
• Own the R&D budget, headcount planning, AI tooling spend, and vendor commitments.
• Drive measurable improvement in development cost as a percentage of revenue while maintaining delivery and quality.
• Promote transparency and collaboration by making priorities and progress visible across the organization.

Education

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

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

CI/CD

Job description

Harris is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide AI-driven delivery across multiple product lines. You will set roadmaps, govern AI-enabled development, ensure secure, scalable architecture, and balance onshore, offshore, and contract capacity.

You will own the R&D budget, drive platform modernization, and report AI maturity and business impact to executives. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software leadership, experience with enterprise public safety software, and a track record