Job Description:

Director of Research & Development

Our client is currently searching for a Director of Research and Development.  Our client is a global company with a long heritage within the finance field.

The Director of R&D would be in charge of the projects, the people and the processes in their area of responsibility.

This position is focused on providing strategic leadership to 2 engineering sites (local and US) and ensuring alignment with European HQ regarding processes, tools, approaches, and R&D strategy.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Director R&D is responsible for:

• the performance and the skill development for all their personnel
• project performance against plan
• the process performance in their area of responsibility
• R&D development cost estimates and adherence to estimates
• compliance with company rules
• represent R&D on the American subsidiary management team
• ensure synchronization of tools and processes between global R&D team and local R&D staff
• contribute to global R&D process development and improvement activities
• some hands on work in planning and process related activities and arbitration of technical decisions

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Masters Degree in Engineering (SW or mechanical or EE), or BS Engineering plus MBA  
• Solid process orientation and experience in implementing significant change projects
• 10+ years Management experience, with culturally diverse, multi location experience preferred
• Solid understanding of business processes and financial statements
• Familiarity with SEI CMMI, software engineering practices, background in system or software requirements development
• Experience with enterprise level software development is highly desirable
• Some hardware development experience is also desirable
• Someone who has done embedded systems development (HW + SW) with a strong SW or engineering process background would be a good fit
• Experience working within a CMM or CMMi environment required, implementation experience within CMM or CMMi strongly preferred

A strong understanding of the following software technologies is highly desirable:

VB6, Java, .NET, C# , C++, Websphere, Oracle, SQL,

SW Tools: DOORS, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Sotograph, Sotoarc, MS Visual Studio,

HW: Experience with high speed industrial automation systems (currency processors, mail sorters, or similar) strongly desired.

PMI certification is a plus, but not required.

Applicable Skills:
.NET, C#, C++, MANAGEMENT, MBA