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The Consumer division of Cox Automotive, which manages the Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book brands, is looking for a Director, Software Engineering to join our team primarily located in Atlanta, GA.

We are looking for a passionate software engineering leader to take on overall delivery and operations for the Autotrader & Kelley Blue Book vehicle search experiences and the teams that build and operate them.  These web experiences and systems include Autotrader & KBB cars for sale (search) and marketplace, our core search engine, syndication solutions, and leads.

The Director, Software Engineering will develop and execute an engineering strategy which will be an enabler for the company to execute its operational and product strategy. The Director will identify technology opportunities for products, direct implementation of technology components of product strategy, and have overall responsibility for effectively delivering on needed results and objectives. The Director is responsible for creating and executing on a strategy to build the organization, evolve and maintain the culture, and refine processes necessary to sustain a high-quality team of software engineering professionals.

Your Role:

Manages a set of software engineering teams within on the Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book brands and ensures responsibility for the engineering and architecture alignment of all solutions delivered within these teams.

Partners closely with leaders across Product, UX, Architecture, Analytics, and Agile Delivery teams.

Ensures that team organization, individual development, and communication are in line with the Cox Automotive vision. Builds scrum and leadership teams that perform at a high level. Fosters inter-team collaboration and productivity.

Implements, measures and reports on the execution strategy defined for the team. Execution includes delivery of planned work that meets company standards with respect to quality, scalability, and reliability. Effectively communicates with key stakeholders when either scope or timeline of projects require modification. 

Oversees engineering processes and ability to generate new processes to meet needs. Works closely with senior leadership on continual process improvement and organizational change to support Agile values.

Responsible for appropriately allocating teams to the highest value investments per business backlog and release planning. Formulate and communicate mitigation strategies for long running projects or projects where risk is high.

Tracks and measures project work and programs to assess overall success. Responsible for ensuring the program scrum teams’ overall morale and productivity continue to improve.

Manages career progression for team members to include hiring, performance reviews, salary decisions, mentoring, and coaching.

Partners with leadership on higher level initiatives across Cox Automotive.

Oversees budgeting for local team including headcount, hardware to support projects, staffing, facilities and tools for software development.

Responsible for local engineering brand awareness strategy and implementation as well as responsible for continuing to evolve culture of technology team to drive Cox Automotive Technology operating principles.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience and a Master’s degree in related field is desired

10+ years relevant experience with at least 5 years leadership experience in a software development organization, ideally in an Agile environment

Proven ability to lead and advance software teams

Demonstrated experience developing and implementing product delivery best practices

Experience with Agile principles and delivery approaches

Effective verbal and written communicator

Background in program management in a high-growth company

Exceptional and proven leadership skills

Who We Are

About Cox Automotive

There’s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox 

We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us.  Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators.  We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation.  We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).  For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

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