Director of Software Development

Overview

As our engineering organization continues to grow, we are creating a new leadership role to help scale our teams, strengthen our leadership culture, and deliver software that creates meaningful business impact.

As Director of Software Development, you will guide Software Development Team Leaders, promote leadership consistency, and help the organization evolve while preserving the people-oriented culture that defines us.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Coach and support Software Development Team Leaders through regular one-on-one meetings, performance evaluations, leadership coaching, and continuous feedback
• Strengthen leadership consistency while empowering teams to adapt to their products, people, and priorities
• Support talent development through succession planning, leadership development initiatives, and the evolution of career growth frameworks across development teams
• Foster a culture of trust, ownership, accountability, continuous learning, and professional growth

Delivery & Operational Excellence

• Support Agile-based, high-frequency software delivery across development teams
• Improve delivery predictability through organizational coaching, continuous improvement, and data-driven practices
• Help Team Leaders identify and remove impediments while strengthening collaboration, planning, and knowledge sharing

Business Impact & Organizational Strategy

• Translate strategic business objectives into clear organizational initiatives
• Monitor organizational health, leadership effectiveness, delivery performance, and team engagement
• Act as a strategic partner to senior engineering leadership to improve scalability, leadership effectiveness, and business outcomes

Qualifications

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology, or a related engineering discipline
• Have at least 5 years of experience leading software development organizations, including experience leading leaders
• Show strong understanding of Agile principles and experience improving delivery predictability
• Demonstrate ability to coach, mentor, and develop team leaders
• Possess strong organizational leadership, communication, conflict resolution, decision-making, and analytical skills
• Demonstrate advanced English proficiency, both spoken and written

Will be considered an asset:

• Have experience designing career development frameworks, leadership programs, or organizational growth initiatives
• Hold a master’s degree in engineering management, business administration, organizational leadership, or a related discipline

What We Offer

• The opportunity to shape the future of a growing software engineering organization
• A people-oriented culture built on trust, autonomy, continuous learning, and long-term professional growth
• The opportunity to lead experienced Team Leaders and contribute directly to the evolution of our engineering organization
• A highly collaborative environment focused on building world-class software products
• Flexible work arrangements that promote work-life balance
• Competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, life insurance, savings plan, and food vouchers
• Continuous learning opportunities and exposure to strategic decision-making alongside senior engineering leadership

We thank you for your interest in this position. Please note that we will only contact shortlisted candidates.

Who are we?

PolyWorks Mexico, an InnovMetric group company, empowers manufacturers of every size to digitally transform their 3D measurement processes and maximize the value of 3D measurement data for their product engineering and manufacturing processes. With offices in Puebla and Querétaro, PolyWorks Mexico provides PolyWorks® smart 3D metrology software solutions and technical services–including technical support, training, metrology process consulting, and software customization–to industrial manufacturers in Mexico.

PolyWorks Mexico is also a key contributor to InnovMetric’s PolyWorks® solutions with a software development team specializing in 3D visualization, mixed reality, web and mobile apps, and data science.

InnovMetric is a multinational software development organization headquartered in Canada with over 700 employees dedicated to bringing 3D measurement data at the heart of enterprise manufacturing processes.