Role : VP - Product Development for Cloud ExcellenceLocation : Dallas, TXAbout this role : Blue Yonder is looking for an Experienced engineering leader responsible for building and driving a highly productive product development team delivering Cloud Automation for Blue Yonder’s industry leading supply chain solutions and for driving continuous improvement in Cloud operational excellence across the entire portfolio.Primary Responsibilities:Build and support standardized Cloud automation for continuous integration and continuous delivery across all Blue Yonder services. Specifically, deliver a common automation framework for deploying, testing, promoting and monitoring services with support for zero downtime deployment, synthetic health probes, feature flags, rolling updates, roll back and other best in class cloud native automation practices.Provide guidelines, standards and drive internal adoption for automated deployment, test, update and operation to all product development teams responsible for the development and delivery of Blue Yonder’s supply chain solutions on the Blue Yonder PlatformWork with other senior leaders to drive a technology strategy that accelerates the delivery of Blue Yonder’s enterprise solutions on the Blue Yonder PlatformProvide a continuous operational excellence improvement strategy including operational readiness reviews across all dimensions of non-functional requirements for SaaS services.Fully automate operational excellence release gates to maintain and grow maturity over timeBe a resource to the entire Blue Yonder organization in areas of SaaS automation, resilience engineering and operational excellence including joining incident response callsResponsible for recruiting and managing a global SaaS Automation development team of top talent in the industryManage within an agile framework and continuous delivery model that supports on-going PI planning and 2-week sprintsReview and leverage new technologies needed to ensure the Cloud Automation is differentiated in the marketplace with capabilities including but not limited to: cloud agnostic deployment technology, blue-green/canary deployment, test automation, monitoring, alarms, dashboards, telemetry, event management, security/authentication, and reportingFoster a customer-first culture in which you deliver what you commit to with unsurpassed reliability, performance and scaleProvide guidance, feedback, coaching, and developmental experiences to the teamSkills and Qualifications:Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent; Master’s Degree preferredMinimum of 15+ years of experience in software engineering team and process managementMinimum of 7+ years of Software as a Service engineering and managementMinimum of 5+ years of CI/CD pipelines, tools and infrastructures for applications deployed in the cloud.Strong communication skill including verbal, written and interpersonalResourceful and able to manage shifting prioritiesExperience developing a scalable, high-performing SaaS automation with tested methodologies and tools of iterative, asynchronous development. Agile is a must. DevOps is a must.Experience managing complex development, test, integration, and production environments with different versions, building new environments, and providing support for existing ones.Experience with SCM environments for multiple parallel development efforts and complex branching strategiesCollaborative, but confident leader who can ensure adoption of SaaS automation standardsAbility to lead, connect with and inspire large teams and build leaders who do the sameBroad technical expertise that will inspire and encourage creative, collaborative problem solvingDemonstrated experience in vendor evaluation, contract negotiation and comparative financial analysisCloud experience, specifically working with Azure (preferred) or AWS.Experience working with diverse teams across wide geographical regions, both US and InternationalAble to navigate seamlessly between setting a strategy and executing/implementingAbility to travel frequently (50%)#LI-SR1-------------------------------------------The Salary Range for this position is $121,685.50 to $275,639The salary range information provided, reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual salary will be commensurate with skills, experience, certifications or licenses and other relevant factors. In addition, this role will be eligible to participate in either the annual performance bonus or commission program, determined by the nature of the position.At Blue Yonder, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes: Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision 401K with Matching Flexible Time Off Corporate Fitness Program Wellbeing Days A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much moreAt Blue Yonder, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging in which everyone can share their unique voices and talents in a safe space. We continue to be guided by our core values and are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. We understand that your career search may look different than others, and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience.Our ValuesIf you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core ValuesDiversity, Inclusion, Value & Equality (DIVE) is our strategy for fostering an inclusive environment we can be proud of. Check out Blue Yonder's inaugural Diversity Report which outlines our commitment to change, and our video celebrating the differences in all of us in the words of some of our associates from around the world.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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