Bright Horizons is an organization that offers child-care, backup child care, elder care, and support for education and careers. Globally, parents and organizations select Bright Horizons for high-quality education and care, operating with integrity and empowering them to thrive. For over 30 years, Bright Horizons has achieved success one client, one family, and one child at a time.

Founded in 1986, Bright Horizons recognized that child care was a significant obstacle for working parents. Providing on-site centers was one response to help organizations operate better. Today, our services are used by more than 1,000 top employers worldwide, supporting many leading brands.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bright Horizons is committed to a workplace where all employees feel welcomed and comfortable. The organization has been recognized as one of Fortune's Best Workplaces for Diversity and received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2018 Corporate Equality Index, reflecting our commitment to LGBTQ workplace equality. We have been recognized 19 times by Fortune as a Top 100 Company to work for in the U.S., and also received accolades from Forbes and People Companies that Care in 2021.

Position Overview

The VP, Product Engineering, Full Service Applications, is based at our headquarters in Newton, MA, with a hybrid remote and office work environment.

Key Responsibilities Establish and maintain strong partnerships with business leaders to develop IT application plans aligned with our strategic architecture. Ensure delivery of strategic application solutions to business lines and functional groups. Manage the evolution of our product engineering functions, standardizing development processes and methodologies. Develop and maintain a roadmap for our applications, including short-term and long-term solutions, integration opportunities, and architecture development. Implement standards for requirements documentation, development, testing, change control, and bug tracking. Forecast requirements, prepare budgets, monitor expenditures, analyze variances, and initiate corrective actions. Support project management practices, including planning, performance tracking, risk management, and mitigation. Lead and develop the internal product engineering team to meet application development needs. Establish and ensure adherence to technical standards for product development and operations. Manage relationships with external development partners, optimizing costs, service levels, and risk mitigation. Drive architecture simplification, application rationalization, and cost reduction to create business synergies. Promote innovative technological and cultural approaches to introduce new products and capabilities.

Decision-Making Authority

This role reports to the GVP, Head of Product Engineering, and manages internal and external application resources both domestically and internationally.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field; Master's or MBA preferred. Extensive experience in IT applications development and delivery. 15+ years in leading architecture, design, development, testing, and support of complex enterprise IT solutions. Experience developing engaging mobile applications for iOS and Android. Proficiency with technologies such as .Net, Angular, React, cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS), Python, NoSQL, MongoDB. Experience with cloud migrations, native cloud development, and enterprise cloud strategies. Expertise in deploying and retiring IT solutions, designing interfaces, and supporting integration. Knowledge of project lifecycle methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid). Proven management of virtual teams and external partners within budget and performance targets. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and continuous improvement skills. Excellent collaboration and team leadership abilities.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to: Lead a growing, innovative company. Implement transformative solutions. Serve a global client base of top employers. Join a forward-looking IT leadership team. Contribute to a culture of transparency and respect. Make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

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