Director-Emerging Commercial Platforms (Director-Software Development)

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Manage software delivery with both onshore and offshore resource teams and with IT vendors. Drive product enablement for assisted sales and ordering for Verizon Business Group in Strategic portfolios of advanced comms, network services, IOT, CPE, security services, and professional services for Verizon Business Group. Lead detailed design and development of quoting and ordering integration between wireline and wireless stacks. Define and drive architecture, modernization and consolidation of legacy ordering systems. Lead current platform and infrastructure strategy for overall current platform and delivering on efficiencies for pre-sales and ordering systems. Drive strategic oversight, cross functional team collaboration, and vendor governance for quote, ordering and product enablement organization. Drive enhancements and tools to improve sales and ordering experience. Provide communication to articulate the vision and translate complex issues into comprehensible ideas and concepts. Improve global team productivity and throughput with DevOps
methodologies and agile sprints. Handle budget planning, administrative and resource management of a portfolio comprising multiple projects and large teams. Accountable for sound financial decisions required to manage significant capital and expense budgets. Drive engagements and alignment with business stakeholders on CPE Lifecycle Efficiencies and application enhancements.

Bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering, or a related field, and 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or as a Software Engineer, Business Analyst, Solution Architect, or in a related/similar position. Experience therein to include the following:

• 6 years performing business analysis, developing solution architecture, analyzing business strategy and evolving a portfolio for business customers in the telecom products/services industry;
• 3 years creating data analysis and executive communication artifacts to articulate concepts, strategy and drive alignment;
• 3 years leading global software teams and managing IT vendors, including budget planning, administrative tasks, and resource management;
• 2 years leading architectural and technology design for IT system and catalogs in sales and ordering lifecycles;
• 2 years using ConceptWave or Ericsson suite; and
• 1 year aligning Sales and Ordering processes to industry frameworks such as TM Forum.

Hybrid role, ability to work from home.

Must Reference: Job # YKSHAR-W

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