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Harris Computer · 13 hours ago

Director - R&D

Alabama, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

Harris Computer is seeking a Director of R&D to lead the development and maintenance of product roadmaps while aligning with business goals and customer needs. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders on product modernization, implementing AI solutions, and overseeing R&D financial forecasting and compliance.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain comprehensive internal and external product roadmaps for each product line, aligning with overall business goals and customer needs

Collaborate with stakeholders to build compelling business cases for product modernization initiatives, including cost-benefit analysis, ROI forecasting, and risk assessment

Continuously assess market trends, customer feedback, and competitive positioning to inform roadmap prioritization and strategic investments

Lead the analysis, planning, and implementation of AI solutions as part of the overall R&D and business strategy, identifying opportunities where artificial intelligence can drive innovation, improve product performance, and enhance customer experience across all product lines.Lead

Monthly and annual R&D financial forecasting, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and budgetary expectations

Prepare and deliver presentations for monthly BURC (Business Unit Review Calls) and the annual BUSR (Business Unit Strategic Review)

Oversee and validate monthly salary reconciliations for all R&D personnel

Collaborate with the Finance team by providing insights and context for monthly financial executive summaries, including explanations of forecasting variances

Ensure timely and accurate upload of monthly R&D task data to corporate systems

Actively participate in weekly leadership calls, contributing to strategic discussions and cross-functional alignment

Collaborate with Sales/Marketing to determine ongoing pricing and packaging model for all products

Assist KPMG with compiling and vetting all qualified R&D activities annually to submit for R&D shred tax credits

Conduct weekly meetings with R&D teams across each product line to understand current challenges, provide support, and assist in issue triage and resolution

Design and implement regular cross-training sessions to broaden developer expertise across multiple product lines, enabling greater flexibility and resource coverage within the business unit

Ensure each development team is equipped with the necessary tools to maintain a centralized, secure, and backed-up code repository that is easily accessible by authorized developers

Establish and enforce robust procedures for source code management, including branch maintenance, staged testing, and orderly deployment processes to support defect-free releases

Oversee the implementation and ongoing monitoring of security and encryption protocols for all web-based products, ensuring data integrity and compliance with industry standards

Ensure all products that handle online payment transactions meet PCI compliance standards, including successful completion of quarterly PCI security scans and testing

Qualification

AI solutions implementationFinancial forecastingProduct roadmap developmentCross-training designSource code managementPCI complianceLeadershipCollaborationPresentation skills

Required

Develop and maintain comprehensive internal and external product roadmaps for each product line, aligning with overall business goals and customer needs

Collaborate with stakeholders to build compelling business cases for product modernization initiatives, including cost-benefit analysis, ROI forecasting, and risk assessment

Continuously assess market trends, customer feedback, and competitive positioning to inform roadmap prioritization and strategic investments

Lead monthly and annual R&D financial forecasting, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and budgetary expectations