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Engineering Director - Tax Product Development (BDO Tax Userverse)

Engineering Director - Tax Product Development (BDO Tax Userverse)

BDOGrand Rapids, MI, United States
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Job Summary :

The Engineering Director, Product Technical Lead is responsible for product engineering for cloud-based solutions for a Tax service line, including Partnership, Corporate, Indirect, and Strategic Tax Services within BDO. This role focuses on a client-centric engineering mindset to deliver high- quality and scalable solutions as the software engineering delivery leader for product development and innovation within BDO Tax.

Job Duties :

Tax Technology Business Strategy

  • Collaborates with senior tax leadership and Product Management leaders to define and execute development strategy for cloud-based tax products for a specific service line for . Partnership, Corporate and Strategic Tax Services
  • Oversees the technology strategy including architecture, engineering, product design and development within a DT&I product portfolio, ensuring alignment with company goals and delivery of high-quality solutions
  • Develops and maintains standards, processes, and procedures to ensure product quality and business value

Product Team Leadership

  • Designs, builds and leads technology development teams with professionals who can excel in a cross-disciplinary environment, fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and accountability
  • Drives the growth and professional development of team members, strategically determining resource and staffing needs
  • Collaborates with BDO National IT regarding governance, infrastructure and security, and with BDO Global and BDO international member firms in the creation, maintenance and deployment of global solutions
  • Product Development, Architecture & Engineering

  • Designs, builds, and leads cross-disciplinary technology agile development teams, fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and accountability
  • Collaborates with BDO National IT regarding governance, infrastructure, and security, and with BDO Global and international member firms for global solutions deployment
  • Oversees the development of product portfolios, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards and business needs
  • Serves as the technical architect for products and platform-level solutions, designing scalable, maintainable, and secure architectures for complex systems
  • Applies customer experience and problem-solving skills to clarify requirements and validate initiatives
  • Stays abreast of emerging technology trends in AI, Cloud and Data domains and evaluate their applicability to firm goals
  • Risk Management

  • Ensures compliance with software development best practices, industry standards, and IT standards
  • Ensures team and product compliance with all applicable risk and security standards and policies
  • Ensures all DT&I products remain compliant with applicable service level agreements (SLAs)
  • Other duties as assigned

    Supervisory Responsibilities :

  • Acts as a direct supervisor to team members, as assigned
  • Acts as a career advisor and mentor to team members, as assigned
  • Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

    Education :

  • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent and Twelve (12) years of experience in the technology field, required; OR
  • Bachelor's degree, required, with a focus in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), Finance, or Accounting, preferred, and ten (10) years of experience in the technology field, required
  • Experience :

  • Five (5) or more years of experience in a leadership role, managing development teams, preferred
  • Experience managing product engineering teams with Twenty (20) or more people in a global multisite setup, preferred
  • Experience delivering global scale technology solutions, preferred
  • Experience interacting with client business leaders and IT professionals, preferred
  • Experience working with a multinational remote team, preferred
  • Experience developing and launching successful enterprise and / or SAAS products in the tax or accounting industry, preferred
  • Extensive understanding of software architecture and engineering principles and patterns (., microservices, serverless), preferred
  • Experience with Agile and Waterfall development methodologies, preferred
  • Experience managing projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, preferred
  • Tax experience, preferred
  • Microsoft Azure and Dynamics based product development experience, preferred
  • Artificial Intelligence technologies, including GenAI and solution design and development using AI, preferred
  • Experience in a professional services firm, preferred
  • License / Certifications :

  • Cloud related technical certifications like AZ-900, preferred
  • Software :

  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, preferred
  • Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS GCP), AI platforms like OpenAI, Anthropic, DevOps practices, CI / CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and database technologies (SQL, NoSQL), preferred
  • Expertise in multiple programming languages (., C#, .NET, JavaScript / TypeScript, Python) and frameworks, preferred
  • Expertise in Azure DevOps and ServiceNow, preferred
  • Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities :

  • Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire, develop and motivate high-performing teams
  • Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • Exceptional ability to understand business requirement and strategy and determine best options for delivery
  • Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, technologies, and leading practices
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong knowledge of security best practices and performance management and optimization
  • Ability to collaborate well with individuals at all levels and across functions
  • Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

    National Range : $235,000 - $320,000

    Maryland Range : $235,000 - $320,000

    NYC / Long Island / Westchester Range : $235,000 - $320,000

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