Software Engineering Director - Automated Software Solutions (onsite)

What you will do
Johnson Controls is at the forefront of advancing smart, healthy, and sustainable building technologies. We are seeking a visionary Software Engineering Director - Automated Software Solutions to lead our high-performing global engineering product development teams to advance building automation system products, installation workflows, and lifecycle service offerings. You'll oversee multiple global engineering teams, drive innovation and digital transformation, and ensure our tech initiatives support our business goals. This position is based at our new Innovation Center in Glendale, WI, Advancing Smart, Healthy and Sustainable Building Technologies. Candidates must be commuting distance to the facility, or able and willing to relocate.

How you will do it

Team Management and Development

• Lead and inspire large global teams of software managers and engineers across engineering centers.

• Communicate across cultures to global teams for clear direction and clarity of roles and responsibilities.

• Promote a culture of quality, rigor, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Recruit and develop top talent for a diverse team.

• Actively listen to individual team members and managers to support their career journey.

• Accurately assess individual capabilities and limitations

Management and Delivery

• Oversee complex software project planning and execution.

• Accountable for product functionality, performance, quality, compliance & team productivity.

• Implement best practices in agile methodologies and software lifecycles.

• Ensure quality assurance and robust testing processes. Drive automation across the value chain

• Monitor project health and proactively manage risk

• Improve engineering R&D throughput and agile/AI-driven software product development approach

Strategic Leadership

• Define and execute the software development and deployment strategy for our IOT edge, cloud-hosted, AI enabled software products.

• Work with building automation system product leadership to prioritize and deliver technology roadmaps.

• Collaborate with building automation system Product Managers and Engineering teams to prioritize and refine system requirements.

• Stay updated on AI in Building Controls trends.

Technical Oversight

• Prioritize and focus engineering effort on differentiating features

• Simplify architecture, improve code maintainability, and reduce interdependency

• Provide guidance for scalable, reliable, and secure software solutions. Modernize product software architecture and reduce technical debt

• Drive adoption of cutting-edge tools and frameworks and develop a new approach to building technology workflow and lifecycle management

• Enhance R&D team productivity across related product development teams

• Embed enhanced DevOps, CI/CD, and AI enhanced development methodologies to accelerate release cycles

• Drive initial product development team effort toward high value development “inner loop” activities such as coding, solving problems, reviewing and debugging leveraging AI-powered Co-Pilots and Agents to further accelerate development

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work with product management, marketing, and sales teams to ensure alignment between engineering and market needs and Foster cross-functional collaboration to achieve seamless integration of engineering outputs into the business.

• Manage relationships with external vendors and partners to integrate their offerings and expertise.

• Manage relationships with internal partners including User Workflows, IT, and Cyber Security Experts.

• Drive higher revenue share from services monetization

• Improve coupling between product management, product engineering, and technology roles

Operational Excellence

• Establish KPIs to measure performance and project success.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory, industry, and Cyber Security requirements.

• Analyze Cloud-Hosting costs and define optimization opportunities.

What we look for

Required

• Bachelor’s or master’s in engineering, software or related field.

• 10-15 years in software engineering, with 5+ in senior leadership.

• Proven track record of managing large engineering teams and driving successful software product development, Automation and workflow optimization.

• Experience in developing Industrial Device Systems Platform Technology, etc.

• Experience with Agile or similar development methodologies.

• Understanding of the environmental systems and workflow activities with the software development expertise for these real world environments and technician workflows.

• Expertise in software development practices and system architecture.

• Strong knowledge of software engineering principles, processes, and tools.

• Hands-on experience with modern software development and engineering technologies.

• Familiarity with cloud computing, infrastructure, DevOps, and security practices.

• Exceptional leadership and team-building skills.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strategic thinker with strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred

• Advanced degrees (MBA, MS, or PhD)

• Experience in a fast-paced startup or large-scale enterprise environment.

• Experience with managing geographically distributed teams.

• Building Automation System (BAS) software product development experience