Full-Time

Senior Director Software Engineering

Multiple Teams

Posted on 10/6/2025

Elsevier

Elsevier

10,001+ employees

Global STM publisher of journals.

Compensation Overview

$168.9k - $327.9k/yr

+ Annual Incentive Bonus

Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

Pennsylvania, USA + 1 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA

Remote

Home based in New York; pay ranges vary by city (New York City, Rochester).

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Requirements
  • 15+ years of Operational, PMO, and Software Development experience combined
  • 7+ years of Leadership Experience
  • BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required
Responsibilities
  • Define and implement customer requirements.
  • Responsible for leaders with teams of both internal and external technology resources.
  • Successfully partner and lead large offshore resources in solving complex business needs.
  • Meet or exceed operational targets, service-level agreements, schedules, quality or cost requirements.
  • Make long- and short-term decisions in relationship to product development strategies as they relate to the overall business strategy.
  • Perform reviews to ensure enterprise and architectural standards and processes are followed.
  • Utilize best practices and understands emerging trends.
  • Develop leaders to build senior leadership bench strength.
  • Manage system and user acceptance testing cycles to ensure accurate and quality business solutions.
  • Serve as a primary technical point of contact for external technology resources.
  • Recommend technical strategy and direction across functional area.
  • Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, procedures, and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
  • Ensure all staff is provided with training and resources needed to perform their jobs to the most outstanding degree possible. Ensure all staff is provided with frequent feedback and coaching in order to meet and exceed individual and team performance goals consistently.
  • Manage and encourage new ideas from staff to foster improvements through innovations.
  • Empower the staff to be accountable and responsible for their own actions and decisions.
  • All other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Life cycle management.
  • Product vision.
  • Key experience and proven competencies in technologies associated with responsibilities.
  • Knowledge of large complex systems.
  • Proven experience utilizing Alternative Sourcing Models.
  • Strong knowledge of Agile transformation and SDLC, PPLC.
  • Proven ability to leverage technical metrics to drive effective business decisions.
  • Proven expert in partnering with and leading internal and external technology resources in solving complex business needs.
  • Expertise and proven experience with various resource models such as Managed Services and Staff Augmentation models.
  • Proven knowledge and experience in project planning and management tools to manage project progress, budget, and scope.
  • Expertise in industry best practices in offshore partnership development.
  • Proven ability to lead test-driven development and maintenance.
  • Proven ability to adapt to new roles and responsibilities.
  • Software development process expert in applicable methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
  • Proven expertise and experience applying industry best practices in all aspects of development.
  • Excellent skills in setting, communicating, implementing, and achieving business objectives and goals through the direct management of others.
  • Excellent organization/project planning, time management, and change management skills across multiple functional groups and departments, and excellent delegation skills involving prioritizing and reprioritizing projects and managing projects of various size and complexity.
  • Excellent problem-solving experience involving leading teams in identifying, researching, and coordinating the resources necessary to effectively troubleshoot/diagnose complex project issues; prior success extracting/translating findings into alternatives/solutions; and identifying risks/impacts and schedule adjustments to facilitate management decision-making.
  • Excellent communication (verbal and written) and customer service skills. Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience including senior and executive management, customers, etc., including diction/terminology and presenting information in a concise and effective manner to clients, management, and various departments using assorted communication mediums.
  • Strong budgeting and finance skills.

Elsevier provides scientific, medical, and technical content and analytics to researchers, educators, clinicians, and institutions worldwide through journals, books, databases, and digital platforms. It operates by offering access to peer-reviewed articles and professional literature via online platforms, along with tools for discovery, citation tracking, research management, and clinical decision support. Unlike other publishers, Elsevier combines a broad portfolio of STM content with integrated analytics and workflow tools, serving researchers, healthcare professionals, and academic institutions on a global scale. Its goal is to enable the advancement of knowledge and improve health outcomes by delivering reliable, accessible information and data-driven solutions across the research lifecycle.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Founded

1880

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Healthcare education acquisitions position Elsevier in high-growth clinical learning and engagement markets.
  • Check Integrity expansion improves publishing efficiency while protecting research integrity and journal credibility.
  • Integrated analytics and clinical tools create sticky, multi-product solutions for institutional customers.

What critics are saying

  • Plan S funders force conversion of high-margin subscription journals to lower-revenue open access.
  • AI platforms like ResearchGPT scrape paywalled content without licensing, eroding ScienceDirect subscriptions.
  • Chinese government mandates exclude foreign STM content from 2026 funding, blocking 20% revenue.

What makes Elsevier unique

  • Expanded Check Integrity tool to 2,000 journals detects ethical issues automatically before publication.
  • Acquired Mytonomy and Osmosis to integrate patient engagement and healthcare education capabilities.
  • SciVal and ClinicalKey platforms provide research analytics and clinical decision-making across institutions.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Sabbatical Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Short-and-Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Accidental Death Insurance

Wellness Program

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

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