Engineering Director - Tax Product Development

New York, NY, United States and 16 more

Job Summary:

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.Thisrolefocusesonaclient-centricengineeringmindsettodeliverhigh-qualityandscalablesolutionsasthesoftwareengineeringdeliveryleaderforproductdevelopmentandinnovationwithinBDOTax.

Job Duties:

• Collaborates with senior tax leadership and Product Management leaders to define and execute development strategy for cloud-based tax products fora specific service linefor 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, ensuringalignmentwithcompanygoalsanddeliveryofhigh-quality solutions
• Develop sand maintains standards, processes,andprocedurestoensure productqualityand business value

Product Team Leadership

• Designs, builds and leads technology development teams with professionals who can excel in a cross-disciplinary environment, fostering acultureofinnovation,excellence,and accountability
• Drives thegrowthandprofessionaldevelopment ofteammembers,strategically determining resource andstaffingneeds
• Collaborates with BDO National IT regarding governance, infrastructure and security, and with BDO Global and BDO international member firmsinthecreation,maintenanceanddeploymentofglobalsolutions

Product Development,Architecture&Engineering

• 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

Risk Management

• 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)

Other duties as assigned

• Actsasadirectsupervisortoteammembers,as assigned
• Actsasacareeradvisorandmentortoteammembers,as assigned

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

• High school diploma,GED,orequivalentand
  
  Twelve(12) yearsofexperienceinthetechnology field,required;
  
  OR
• Bachelor's degree, required, with a focus in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), Finance, or Accounting,preferred,andten(10) yearsofexperienceinthetechnologyfield,required

Experience:

• Five(5) ormoreyearsofexperienceinaleadership role,managing development teams, preferred
• Experiencemanagingproduct engineering teams with Twenty (20) ormorepeoplein aglobal multisite setup,preferred
• Experiencedeliveringglobal scaletechnologysolutions,preferred
• Experience interacting with clientbusinessleaders andIT professionals,preferred
• Experienceworkingwitha multinationalremoteteam,preferred
• Experiencedevelopingandlaunchingsuccessfulenterpriseand/orSAASproducts in the taxoraccounting industry,preferred
• Experience with Agile and Waterfalldevelopmentmethodologies,preferred
• Experience managingprojectsinafast-paced,dynamic environment,preferred
• Tax experience,preferred
• Artificial Intelligence technologies,including
  
  GenAI and solution design and development usingAI,preferred
• Experienceina professional services firm, preferred

License/

Certifications:

• CloudrelatedtechnicalcertificationslikeAZ-900, preferred

Software:

• Proficientintheuse of Microsoft
  
  Office Suite,preferred
• Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWSGCP), AI platforms like OpenAI, Anthropic, Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines,containerization(Docker, Kubernetes), and database technologies(SQL, No
  
  SQL),preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Strongleadershipandmanagementskills,withtheability toinspire,developandmotivatehigh-performing teams
• Excellent strategic thinkingandproblem-solving abilities
• Exceptionalabilitytounderstand business requirementandstrategyanddetermine bestoptionsfordelivery
• Strongknowledgeofsoftwaredevelopmentmethodologies,technologies,andleadingpractices
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of security best practices and performancemanagementand optimization
• Ability tocollaboratewellwithindividuals at all…