Engineering Director - Tax Product Development

Engineering Director, Product Technical Lead

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.

• 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 e.g. 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
• 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
• 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
• 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)
• Acts as a direct supervisor to team members, as assigned
• Acts as a career advisor and mentor to team members, as assigned

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 (e.g., 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, Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and database technologies (SQL, No
  
  SQL), preferred
• Expertise in multiple programming languages (e.g., C#,.NET, JavaScript/Type Script, Python) and frameworks, preferred
• Expertise in Azure Dev Ops and Service Now, 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…