Director of Product Engineering

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We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However we are not able to sponsor visas.

Your Opportunity

The Director of Product Engineering is responsible for leading the design development and delivery of Scions internal and resident-facing software tools. This role sits at the intersection of product management engineering execution and business strategyensuring Scions technology platforms drive operational efficiency enhance resident experience and scale with portfolio growth.
This leader will build and manage high-performing engineering teams partner closely with product and operations stakeholders and establish a modern scalable technology ecosystem aligned with Scions long-term digital strategy.

Your Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership & Strategy

• Define and execute the engineering vision for Scions software platforms aligned with business objectives.
• Lead mentor and grow a team of software engineers QA and technical leads.
• Establish best practices for architecture coding standards testing and deployment.
• Drive adoption of modern development frameworks cloud infrastructure and scalable systems.

Product & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Product Analytics Revenue Management and Operations teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Collaborate on product roadmaps ensuring engineering feasibility scalability and performance.
• Act as a key stakeholder in prioritization balancing speed quality and business impact.

Platform Development & Ownership

• Oversee development of internal tools (leasing operations reporting integrations) and resident-facing applications.
• Ensure systems integrate seamlessly with third-party platforms (e.g. property management systems CRMs payment systems).
• Drive data platform improvements to support analytics reporting and decision-making.

Delivery & Execution

• Implement agile development processes to improve speed predictability and transparency.
• Own delivery timelines resource planning and execution quality.
• Monitor KPIs such as system performance uptime deployment frequency and defect rates.

Technology & Architecture

• Lead architectural decisions to ensure systems are scalable secure and maintainable.
• Champion cloud-native solutions (e.g. AWS/Azure) APIs and microservices where appropriate.
• Ensure adherence to cybersecurity data privacy and compliance standards.

Operational Excellence

• Improve engineering efficiency through tooling automation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage vendor relationships and external development partners as needed.
• Establish incident response processes and ensure high system reliability.

What We Require

Experience
8 years of software engineering experience with 35 years in a leadership role.
Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering SaaS or enterprise software products.
Experience building and scaling internal tools or operational platforms preferred.
Background in e-commerce property management/revenue management or marketplace platforms is a plus.
Technical Expertise
Strong understanding of modern web architectures APIs and cloud infrastructure.
Experience with languages/frameworks such as JavaScript (React Node) Ruby on Rails Python or similar.
Familiarity with data systems integrations and analytics platforms.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Leadership & Business Skills
Demonstrated ability to align engineering efforts with business outcomes.
Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience working in cross-functional product-driven environments.
Ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced growth-oriented organization.

Key Competencies
Strategic thinking with hands-on execution capability
Strong ownership and accountability
Collaborative leadership style
Data-driven decision-making
Continuous improvement mindset

Operational Details

• Job location is based at Scions Chicago corporate headquarters.
• Working hours consist of standard daytime business hours.

Your Benefits

• FLSA Status Exempt
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Paid Maternal Leave
• Parental Leave
• Learning reimbursement opportunities

The Scion Group LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race religion creed national origin color gender sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age physical or mental disability (as long as the employee/applicant is otherwise qualified for the job with or without a reasonable accommodation) genetic information HIV/AIDS status marital status uniformed service veteran status pregnancy or other legally protected status or category under federal or state law. The Scion Group LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in all locations in which the Company has properties. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfers leaves of absence compensation training and other terms and conditions of employment. The Scion Group LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities.

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