VP R&D

Responsibilities:

• Manage software development lifecycle, deliverables, performance, and vision.
• Plan and Lead features development, functional and non-functional, From SW design through implementation, automation, and manual testing.
• Lead and take part in defining architecture discussions and the division's technological roadmap and lifecycle.
• Build and maintain an engineering culture of excellence. Lead and monitor the development’s execution, deliveries and KPI’s.
• Direct the professional growth of staff by providing coaching, mentoring, training, and supervision of the software engineering groups, including backend, frontend and DevOps.
• Strategize and align with commercial operations and deployment teams to ensure timelines and budgets are met.
• Advocating and communicating technology capabilities internally and externally, including leadership, Utilities Board, customers, partners, and investor

Requirements:

• Can-Do and Hands-On approach.
• Excellent communication
• Highly motivated, self-driven, leads by example.
• 4+ years experience in R&D managerial roles
• Experience as R&D Manager of 25+ sized team.
• 6+ years of software development experience in .NET C#
• 3+ years experience with micro services architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience with PMO, agile and CI/CD methodologies and practices (TFS/GIT)
• Strong design, architecture, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with web frontend development (Angular, React, Vue).
• Proven record of delivering complex, distributed systems.
• Ability to build long-term plans and set alignment around goals and objectives.
• Understanding of budgets and business-planning.
• Define and manage all technological aspects of the division. Convert business vision to tech strategy.
• Capability to work with multiple interfaces throughout the organization (System Engineering, Project Management, HR, Purchase, Finance, Senior Management).
• Great customer facing abilities.
• Presentation design skills (Hebrew & English).
• BSc/BA in Computer Science or equivalent.