Executive Director, System Software Development

The role

This executive leader will direct a global, multi-level engineering organization responsible for systems software technologies. The role involves leading the strategy, development, delivery, quality, and lifecycle support of software for Toshiba's retail hardware platforms.

What you will do

• Lead a global engineering organization responsible for Linux, SKY, and Android operating system solutions
• Direct development of Open Systems drivers, device drivers, utilities, diagnostics, and hardware SDKs
• Establish technical and organizational strategy for Systems Software Development
• Transform engineering productivity through automation, CI/CD, and AI-enabled engineering capabilities
• Provide executive oversight across the complete Systems Software development lifecycle
• Partner with Hardware Architecture, Software Architecture, and Product Management leaders
• Drive implementation and organizational adoption of AI-enabled engineering capabilities
• Lead critical customer and field issue resolution
• Manage complex development portfolios involving competing priorities and resource constraints
• Build, develop, and lead high-performing engineering organizations

Required qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive software, systems software, embedded software, or related product development experience
• 10+ years of technical and organizational leadership experience with increasing levels of responsibility
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an executive or senior executive engineering leadership role
• Significant experience leading geographically distributed engineering teams and organizations
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex commercial software products through the complete development lifecycle
• Strong technical understanding of operating systems, device drivers, hardware/software interfaces, diagnostics, SDKs, and system-level software
• Experience leading software development requiring close integration between hardware and software
• Demonstrated ability to establish technology strategy and translate strategy into executable product and engineering roadmaps
• Proven experience driving measurable improvements in engineering productivity, development cycle time, quality, and speed of execution
• Demonstrated experience implementing and scaling development automation, automated testing, DevOps, and CI/CD practices
• Demonstrated experience leading implementation and organizational adoption of AI-enabled engineering capabilities into production engineering workflows
• Proven ability to establish measurable AI adoption, productivity, quality, and execution objectives

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or a Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Executive leadership experience within a global technology, software, hardware, or product development organization
• Experience developing commercial systems software for retail, Point-of-Sale, embedded, or edge-computing environments
• Deep knowledge of Linux and Android operating system environments
• Experience with proprietary or specialized operating system platforms
• Experience developing and supporting device drivers, diagnostics, SDKs, utilities, and system images
• Experience managing software across multiple hardware generations and extended product lifecycles
• Knowledge of software security, vulnerability management, and secure development practices
• Experience leading large-scale engineering transformation involving AI, automation, DevOps, CI/CD, test automation, and engineering productivity
• Experience with Agile development, modern software engineering toolchains, configuration management, and automated build, test, and release environments

Benefits

• Group health coverage (medical, dental, & vision)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Pre-tax spending accounts
• 401(k) plan (with company match)
• Company provided life insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Employee discounts
• Generous paid holiday schedule
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick/personal days

About the company

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is a dynamic billion-dollar global company based in Research Triangle Park, NC, providing retail store solutions to brands like Walmart, Kroger, and Costco.