Head of Development - Technology Vendor

1703814
  • Competitive and negotiable depending on experience
  • Auckland, New Zealand
  • Permanent
  • Enterprise


Looking for your next move?

Join a leading automotive software provider with more than three decades of experience supporting the Australasian automotive industry through innovative, high-quality solutions. Trusted by thousands of loyal customers, the organization has built a strong market presence, with its platforms powering 50% of workshops and 40% of dealerships in New Zealand. Backed by a clear vision to become the go-to automotive software partner across Australasia, the business continues to grow through modern cloud-based solutions and a strong commitment to service, long-term relationships, and continuous innovation.

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Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and develop a team of 6–8 engineers and testers
  • Own delivery of the engineering roadmap end-to-end
  • Drive best practice across architecture, CI/CD, and release management
  • Embed AI-powered tooling into engineering workflows to improve velocity and quality
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Support, and executive leadership
  • Oversee integrations with third-party systems (e.g. accounting, CRM)


Requirements:

  • Proven experience leading engineering teams within a SaaS or product environment
  • Strong hands-on technical background, particularly within Azure ecosystems
  • Track record of delivering frequent, reliable production releases
  • Experience driving engineering standards, performance, and team capability
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including C-level interaction
  • Exposure to business management software domains is advantageous


Technology Environment:

  • Backend: .NET / C#
  • Frontend: Next.js
  • Cloud: Microsoft Azure (Container Apps, Service Bus, Front Door)


Benefits:

  • High-impact leadership role with direct influence on product and engineering direction
  • Close collaboration with executive leadership
  • Growing SaaS product with an active and expanding customer base
  • Opportunity to scale both the platform and the team


Salary:

  • Competitive and negotiable depending on experience
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