Vice President, Software Engineering & Platform Management

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Job Description Summary

Enterprise Community Partners is seeking a Vice President of Software Engineering to lead the next stage of maturity innovation and value realization for the organizations core technology platforms and software delivery capabilities.

Following significant growth and major investments in Workday Salesforce Yardi and related integrations Enterprise has built a stable technology foundation that supports critical business operations. The next opportunity is to take fuller advantage of these platforms by expanding their capabilities improving how data moves across the enterprise enabling automation and supporting practical responsible AI use cases.

This leader will be responsible for strengthening engineering discipline delivery execution technical architecture and platform alignment needed to support Enterprises affordable housing mission at national scale. The Vice President of Software Engineering will lead software engineering teams integration delivery and enterprise application platform support across Salesforce Workday/ERP Yardi custom development and related systems.

The role requires a leader who can bring innovation and disciplined execution together. The VP must be able to identify new ways to use existing platforms evaluate emerging capabilities partner with Enterprise Architects and Business Relationship Managers and convert business needs into practical technology roadmaps that deliver measurable value.

Reporting to the CIO the VP will serve as a senior member of the IT leadership team and will lead a team of approximately 40 employees contractors consultants and offshore development resources. The role requires a leader who can manage through others develop engineering and platform talent partner effectively with Data Analytics & Reporting Enterprise Architecture Business Relationship Managers Infrastructure Cybersecurity Finance Operations and business stakeholders and translate technology work into measurable business value.

Job Description

In the first 12 to 18 months the Vice President of Software Engineering will be expected to:

• Establish a clear operating model for software engineering enterprise applications integrations platform enhancement and ongoing value realization.
• Partner with Data Analytics & Reporting Enterprise Architects Business Relationship Managers Infrastructure and Cybersecurity to advance Enterprises data automation and responsible AI strategy.
• Expand the value of Salesforce Workday Yardi and related platforms by identifying opportunities for new capabilities better user experiences improved data flows automation and AI-enabled business support.
• Build practical software and enterprise application roadmaps aligned to Enterprises strategic plan data strategy business priorities enterprise architecture standards platform innovation opportunities and organizational capacity.
• Strengthen engineering standards delivery practices release management documentation production support and team leadership depth so innovation can be delivered in a disciplined and sustainable way.

• Lead coach and develop software engineering enterprise application and platform delivery talent across approximately 40 employees contractors consultants and offshore development resources.
• Drive measurable value and reliable delivery across Salesforce development and administration Yardi platform support full-stack development commercial software integration and Workday/ERP application operationspartnering with platform owners and IT peers as needed.
• Translate strategy and demand into an executable delivery portfolio by defining priorities sequencing work setting delivery expectations and maintaining clear roadmaps in alignment with Enterprises strategic plan data strategy business priorities AI and automation opportunities enterprise architecture standards and operational needs.
• Partner with Enterprise Architects to align software engineering platform roadmaps integrations and solution designs with technology strategy security expectations data architecture AI readiness and long-term platform direction.
• Lead integration delivery across applications and the enterprise data platform including API-based connectivity and data warehouse/data engineering integrations to ensure business systems produce trusted usable data for reporting analytics automation and AI use cases.
• Establish and enforce secure coding and secure architecture practices across application delivery including appropriate security-by-design controls code review expectations and alignment with Enterprise cybersecurity standards.
• Work closely with Business Relationship Managers to understand business demand clarify requirements identify innovation opportunities evaluate solution options sequence priorities and ensure technology delivery is aligned to business value and organizational capacity.
• Advance practical AI automation and data-enabled capabilities in coordination with the CIO Data Analytics & Reporting Cybersecurity Enterprise Architecture and business leaders.
• Strengthen how Salesforce Workday Yardi and related systems support trusted data reporting analytics automation user productivity and responsible AI use cases.
• Help mature Enterprises demand-to-delivery process by connecting business intake solution architecture estimation prioritization delivery planning release management and post-implementation support.
• Partner closely with Data Analytics & Reporting on data engineering needs business intelligence enablement data governance data quality advanced analytics readiness and responsible AI enablement.
• Coordinate with Enterprise Architecture BRMs Data Analytics & Reporting Infrastructure Cybersecurity and business stakeholders to ensure major initiatives are designed prioritized delivered and supported in a coordinated way.
• Manage offshore development resources third-party consultants software vendors and implementation partners to deliver high-quality outcomes with clear accountability.
• Support vendor evaluation contract and statement-of-work negotiation and ongoing vendor performance management in partnership with Procurement Legal Finance and IT leadership.
• Assume fiscal responsibility for Software Engineering including establishing and managing budgets for the function including large vendor contract negotiations.
• Build a culture of innovation transparency accountability continuous improvement partnership and measurable results.

The ideal candidate brings a blend of software engineering leadership enterprise application platform experience data and AI enablement delivery discipline architecture partnership business relationship management and executive-level business partnership.

• Education: Undergraduate degree in Business Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or a related field required; MBA or graduate degree in a related discipline desirable
• Leadership Experience: 10 years leading technology teams including managing managers employees contractors offshore resources third-party consultants and vendor partners; experience leading teams of 30 or more preferred
• Software and Platform Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading software engineering enterprise applications integrations SaaS platforms ERP/CRM systems or comparable business-critical platforms
• Data AI and Automation: Experience enabling data-driven decision-making automation AI use cases analytics reporting and platform-enabled business innovation; ability to partner with data architecture cybersecurity and business teams
• Delivery and Operations: Strong understanding of SDLC Agile delivery production support release management quality assurance documentation intake prioritization and continuous improvement practices
• Enterprise Systems: Experience with Salesforce Workday Yardi ERP CRM property management systems or similar enterprise platforms preferred
• Architecture and Integration: Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture integration patterns APIs data flows reporting enablement data quality and how systems support analytics and decision-making
• Business Partnership: Experience working with business relationship managers product owners business stakeholders or similar demand-management partners to translate business needs into technology priorities
• Leadership Style: Hands-on approach with ability to understand technical issues and challenge assumptions while operating at a senior level to lead through managers and influence peers including architects and BRMs
• Mission and Culture: Commitment to Enterprises mission operating standards and values with the ability to lead in a complex mission-driven and resource-conscious environment

The Vice President of Software Engineering must be able to define and communicate clear objectives success measures tradeoffs and delivery expectations for teams and stakeholders. This leader should value transparency accountability innovation and continuous improvement and should be comfortable aligning technology priorities to business value organizational capacity risk architecture data strategy and mission impact.

The successful candidate will bring strong collaborative and organizational skills practical judgment and the ability to influence outside their direct reporting lines. They must be able to work across IT Data Analytics & Reporting Enterprise Architecture Business Relationship Management Infrastructure Cybersecurity Finance Operations and business teams to achieve outcomes that benefit the full enterprise.

This requires a leader who respects the role of enterprise architecture values the business insight provided by BRMs and can bring engineering discipline platform knowledge AI and data awareness and delivery realism into cross-functional planning and decision-making.

The role requires a leader who understands enterprise application architecture integration patterns API-based connectivity data flows release management production support and the operational practices required to run and expand reliable business-critical platforms. The candidate should have expert-level knowledge of software development processes and practical Agile delivery including backlog management estimation release planning retrospectives and continuous improvement.

The VP should be a creative and strategic thinker with demonstrated flexibility initiative and sound decision-making. They should be proactive detail-oriented and able to balance near-term delivery with longer-term platform innovation data enablement automation and responsible AI adoption. The role requires a professional demeanor strong stakeholder judgment and the ability to build credibility with technical teams Enterprise Architects BRMs business leaders vendors and executive peers.

Most importantly the candidate must embrace Enterprises mission and share the organizations commitment to making affordable housing a reality for all communities.

Salary Transparency

You will be joining a team of talented professionals motivated by serving the community and addressing the need for affordable housing.

Enterprise offers a comprehensive total rewards package for you and your family. The pay range for this position is $225000 $250000. The salary range represents the low and high end of what may be paid for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and compensation decisions may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills qualifications experience and location.

Total Rewards at Enterprise

This range is just one component of our total rewards package which also includes annual performance bonuses and generous paid leave programs.

Our benefits form a major part of the total rewards package. These include dental health and vision care plans as well as family-building benefits such as adoption and surrogacy support. Enterprise supports flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance and offers health advocacy an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health benefits. We round out our package with financial education wellness programs and auto-enrollment in the companys 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.

Finally you will have access to learning and development opportunities including tuition reimbursement for job-related courses and certifications. Thank you for your interest in joining the Enterprise team and contributing to our mission to serve others.

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