Sr. Director, Application Development
Sr. Director, Application Development
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About Us
SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of 5star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact peoples lives in homes around the world. the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham Massachusetts with more than 3300 associates the companys products are sold at key retailers online and offline and through distributors around the world.
What Youll Do
We are seeking an innovative and strategic Senior Director of Application Development to lead the vision strategy and execution of SharkNinjas mobile and software application ecosystem. This role is pivotal to our enterprise digital transformation with direct accountability for defining and advancing the endtoend connected product experience across multiple platforms and business units.
As a senior leader you will drive the longterm application development strategy align crossfunctional teams and ensure our digital products deliver competitive differentiation and customer delight. This role has significant visibility and impact on SharkNinjas broader product and technology roadmap directly influencing business growth consumer engagement and product innovation across our global portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Operationalize enterprise application development strategy aligning mobile and software platforms with SharkNinjas overall product and digital transformation goals.
- Lead and scale highperforming teams across mobile cloud and embedded application layers fostering technical excellence and a strong engineering culture.
- Define and evolve the application architecture strategy ensuring scalability security reliability and performance across platforms.
- Partner with executive leadership product management design hardware and data teams to architect and deliver cohesive bestinclass digital experiences.
- Influence product innovation by leveraging digital capabilities user data insights and emerging technologies to shape product and business strategies.
- Lead application development efforts across multiple product categories ensuring platform reuse speedtomarket and customercentric design.
- Drive continuous improvement in development operations Agile methodologies DevOps tooling and crossfunctional workflows.
- Establish strategic external partnerships (e.g. platforms vendors opensource communities) that accelerate digital capabilities and business outcomes.
- Represent application development at the senior leadership level providing thought leadership strategic direction and roadmap alignment across functions.
Qualifications
- 10 years of experience in software development with 5 years in a leadership role managing application or software engineering teams.
- Proven experience delivering mobile and cloudbased applications at scale ideally within a consumer electronics or IoT environment.
- Strong technical background with proficiency in modern languages and frameworks (e.g. Swift Kotlin React Native AWS/GCP).
- Track record of building highperforming teams and mentoring technical leaders.
- Deep understanding of Agile methodologies DevOps practices and scalable architectures.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
Our Culture
At SharkNinja we dont just raise the barwe push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible push boundaries and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane youll be right at home.
What We Offer
We offer competitive health insurance retirement plans paid time off employee stock purchase options wellness programs SharkNinja product discounts and more.We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining whats possible. When you join youre not just part of a companyyoure part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together we wont just launch productswell disrupt entire markets.
At SharkNinja Diversity Equity and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinjas innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work making an impact and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership associates and our community we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
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Life At SharkNinja
Outrageously Extraordinary
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
