Executive Director, Software Engineering

Banner Health is a healthcare organization seeking an Executive Director, Software Engineering to lead its enterprise software engineering function. The role oversees custom software development, drives digital transformation through cloud-native and AI-enabled solutions, establishes engineering standards, and builds high-performing teams delivering scalable digital products.

Responsibilities:

• Leads and oversees all custom software development initiatives across Banner Health. Establishes departmental objectives and develop effective tools to measure and report performance against these objectives
• The position will understand the strategic needs of Banner and establish and implement enterprise-wide software development standards and best practices
• Drives digital transformation through innovative software solutions
• This position envisions, develops, and executes the strategic roadmap for software development to ensure data is well managed and appropriately available to stakeholders
• Leads and mentors the software engineering teams. Directs personnel actions including recruiting, new hire actions, interviewing and selection of new staff, salary determinations, training, and personnel evaluations. This position also participates in the development of goals and objectives in accordance with company standards
• Ensures delivery of high-quality, scalable software solutions. This includes planning and directing the execution of enterprise wide software projects translating the vision into actionable projects and activities
• Partners with business stakeholders to align technology solutions with organizational goals. Serves as the primary advisor to the organization’s senior management regarding software solutions

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science or a related technical field
• Strong knowledge of software engineering, as normally obtained through ten years of progressively responsible managerial experience
• Proven track record of engineering leadership with a minimum of 3 years managing high-performing technical teams
• Demonstrated experience in developing and managing large scale enterprise grade software/applications through SDLC principles
• Solid understanding of micro-services driven application architecture and API development
• Experience in creating and publishing data and AI products and services in a healthcare setting
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with product and program management teams
• Experience in translating business requirements into technical solutions
• Proven track record of successful project delivery through cross-functional team coordination
• Must have strong expertise in cloud technologies, particularly AWS and Azure
• Proficient understanding of modern software development frameworks including Java / JavaScript / TypeScript frameworks, API development, Microservices architecture, DevOps practices, Agile methodologies
• Must have strong leadership competencies with demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing engineering teams
• Strong project and program management experience
• Excellence in stakeholder management and communication
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Proven track record of delivering complex software projects
• Experience in establishing and scaling development practices
• Master's Degree preferred
• Prior experience in the Healthcare industry preferred
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred such as Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure), experience with customer-facing digital solutions, knowledge of healthcare technology landscape, and experience in digital transformation initiatives
• Prior Experience with Tools and Technologies such as Version control systems (e.g., Git), CI/CD pipelines, Code quality tools, automated testing frameworks, container orchestration platforms, Cloud-native technologies