Managing Director, Fusion Technical Lead - Tax Product Development

Job Summary:

The Managing Director, Fusion Technical Lead, Tax Product Development, leads the tax product development teams to create value added technology solutions for the BDO tax practice and its clients. This role serves as the principal architect for product innovation within BDO Tax while serving as the software engineering delivery leader for tax digital platforms built on Microsoft Azure and Dynamics platform.

Job Duties:

Tax Technology Business Strategy

• Collaborates with Digital Transformation and Innovation (DT&I) leadership and executive steering committee to define and execute on tax technology business strategy
• Oversees architecture, engineering and development of DT&I product portfolio
• Collaborates with the product management team to develop and execute a strategic technology roadmap in alignment with company goals, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions
• Defines and maintains the standards, processes and procedures necessary to maintain product quality and deliver expected business capabilities and value

Fusion Team Leadership

• Designs, builds and leads technology development teams with professionals who can excel in a cross-disciplinary environment, fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and accountability
• Drives the further growth and professional development of team members
• Strategically determines resource and staffing needs to deliver on DT&I products
• Collaborates with BDO National IT regarding governance, infrastructure and security
• Collaborates with BDO Global and BDO international member firms in the creation, maintenance and deployment of global solutions
• Manages vendor and partner relationships to support development efforts

Architecture and Management of Product Portfolio

• Oversees the development of product portfolios, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, meets quality standards, requirements/business needs and expected values
• Serves as the principal architect for platform-level solutions, designing scalable, maintainable, and secure architectures for complex systems
• Applies customer experience and problem-solving skills to clarify requirements and validate initiatives
• Stays abreast of emerging technology trends and evaluates their applicability to firm goals

Risk Management

• Ensures compliance with software development best practices and industry standards, particularly in security and data protection
• Ensures team and product compliance with all applicable risk and security standards and policies
• Ensures all DT&I products remain compliant with applicable service level agreements (SLAs)

Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Acts as a direct supervisor to team members, as assigned
• Acts as a career advisor and mentor to team members, as assigned

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent and fifteen (15) years of experience in the technology field, required; OR

Bachelor's degree, required, with a focus in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), Finance, or Accounting, preferred, and ten (10) years of experience in the technology field, required

Experience:

• Five (5) or more years of experience in a leadership role, managing development teams, preferred
• Experience managing product engineering teams with fifty (50) or more people in a global multisite setup, preferred
• Experience delivering multinational technology solutions, preferred
• Experience interacting with client business leaders and IT personnel, preferred
• Experience working with a multinational remote team, preferred
• Experience developing and launching successful enterprise and/or SAAS products in the tax or accounting industry, preferred
• Extensive understanding of software architecture and engineering principles and patterns (e.g., microservices, serverless), preferred
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall development methodologies, preferred
• Experience managing projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, preferred
• Tax experience, preferred
• Microsoft Azure and Dynamics based product development experience, preferred.
• Artificial Intelligence technologies, including GenAI and solution design and development using AI, preferred
• Experience in a professional services firm, preferred

License/Certifications:

• N/A

Software:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, preferred
• Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), ChatGPT (or similar) DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and database technologies (SQL, NoSQL), preferred
• Expertise in multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#, .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript) and frameworks, preferred
• Expertise in Azure DevOps and ServiceNow, preferred

Language:

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire, develop and motivate high-performing teams
• Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Exceptional ability to understand business requirement and strategy and determine best options for delivery
• Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, technologies, and leading practices
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of security best practices and performance management and optimization
• Ability to collaborate well with individuals at all levels and across functions