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Sr. Director, Software Engineering Jobs in Toronto – Ontario at AutoTrader.ca
Title: Sr. Director, Software Engineering
Company: AutoTrader.ca
Location: Toronto – Ontario
Category: IT/Tech, Software Development
TRADER Corporation is a trusted Canadian leader in online media, dealer, and lender services. The company is comprised of , Auto Sync, and Dealer track Canada. ( in Quebec) offers the largest inventory of new cars and used cars in Canada, receiving over 25 million monthly visits to its marketplace. With over 3,500 subscribers and counting, Auto Sync is the largest and fastest-growing dealer and OEM software provider in Canada.
The platform’s suite of connected automotive software solutions brings advertising, conversion, and operational support together, synchronizing the entire retail process. Auto Sync’s
diverse
range of offerings includes: vAuto, Easy Deal, xtime, Motoinsight, Activix, TAdvantage, and TRFFK. Dealer track is Canada’s largest automotive financing portal, enhancing efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the automotive, marine, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, and power sport retail industries.
Over 6.5 million credit applications are submitted via the Dealer track Canada portal each year. Visit to learn more..The Sr. Director, Software Engineering will be part of the Trader’s Engineering organization that runs technology strategy,
innovation
, product development, engineering, and operations for Trader Corporation. Trader has a rich leading portfolio of digital mobile products and other software solutions for car dealerships.
This role will lead Product Development teams working closely with other Engineering teams and Trader’s business and product management teams.
You are
expected to drive people, process and technology transformation driving agility, quality, predictability, and
innovation
to help the company establish and retain its
leadership
position. Will lead teams by balancing agility with discipline to deliver quality solutions to meet business needs and its customers’ needs. Will deliver results by collaborating with multiple stakeholders including Product Management, Information Technology, Sales Operations, Sales, the Executive Team, and external business partners.
Most importantly, will create an inspiring environment where people can grow both their technical and
leadership
skills. What you’ll do…Strategy
• Transform company vision & strategy into tactical development plans and technology operations
• Lead the company technology platforms development spanning mobile, data & AI, integration, and Cloud stacks.
• Stay abreast of advances in technology and adopt technology to provide a competitive advantage to the business.
• Lead, deploy, and share standards and best practices in the areas of project planning,
project management
, quality management, application lifecycle management, SDLC process, and tools across the organization.
• Participate in strategy sessions with
leadership
to prioritize efforts. Operations
• Build exceptionally strong relationships with internal stakeholders to identify & support technology needs.
• Collaboratively work with multi-functional teams, including Product, user experience, and Service Delivery operations to understand their needs and how to best support them.
• Leverage new technologies especially data & AI to enhance our capabilities to detect and resolve customer incidents
• Execute vendor selections/relationships and contract negotiations where relevant; establish standards for performance. Ensure maximum…
