Director, Research and Development
Core
Define and execute technology strategy for the LocalGov business unit, leading modernization of IBM i/RPG platforms and advancing AI-assisted to agentic delivery across 40+ developers.
Role type
Senior Director of R&D (Software Engineering & AI Strategy)
Builds
Modernized software products for local government, public sector, and financial services
Domain
Enterprise Software / Legacy Modernization / AI Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Software development leadership, AI development tools (LLMs, agentic coding), legacy platform modernization (IBM i, RPG), distributed team management, product strategy, engineering governance, financial forecasting
Preferred skills
IBM i/AS400/RPG/COBOL expertise, public sector domain knowledge, cloud technologies, CI/CD pipelines, MBA
Technologies
IBM i, RPG, COBOL, GitHub Copilot, Project Bob, LLMs, AI agents, Jira, CI/CD
Responsibilities
Define technology strategy, lead modernization efforts, establish engineering standards, mentor engineering leaders, manage capacity planning, oversee AI delivery maturity, build AI governance, manage OpEx financial forecasts
Seniority
Senior, executive leadership
