Director Software Engineering

Director of Software Engineering

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Director of Software Engineering in Toronto, ON (Hybrid Role, 40% onsite)

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced and energetic Director of Software Engineering to manage, lead and mentor software engineering teams in the North America region. Reporting to the Global Head of Software Engineering, you will be responsible for managing capacity across resources and projects to ensure delivery on time & budget and in line with established engineering standards and processes. This role is both strategic and operational in nature, requiring a manager with a background in software engineering and with proven capability in organizational development, technical leadership, and project capacity management. You will ensure a seamless collaboration with our Product Management, Data & AI, DevOps, Infrastructure and other teams. Success in this role requires a balance of technical expertise, leadership, strategic thinking, emotional and cultural intelligence, and strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

• Manage software engineering teams, ensuring alignment with global strategy and roadmap.
• Represent the engineering function in leadership forums, contributing to strategic technology planning and budgeting.
• Collaborate closely with peers to ensure global alignment on engineering practices, resource sharing, team coordination and technology standards.
• Foster a strong culture of excellence, collaboration, inclusion, and appreciation within and across distributed engineering teams.
• Serve as a people leader, coaching and mentoring managers and senior engineers while cultivating future leaders.
• Build, scale, and manage high-performing software engineering teams across multiple domains and product lines.
• Collaborate with global product and engineering leadership to assign teams and resources to projects based on skills, capacity, and strategic priority.
• Drive the on-time, on-budget delivery and quality of engineering projects, ensuring project scope, milestones, and resourcing remain aligned with expectations and constraints.
• Work closely with product management and other teams to identify risks, remove blockers, and proactively resolve delivery issues before they impact timelines or budget.
• Ensure robust project tracking, reporting, and accountability frameworks are in place across all active initiatives.
• Monitor and balance workload across teams to support employee wellbeing and productivity.
• Establish operational practices and rituals that support agile delivery, clear communication, and effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure consistent adherence to technology and security standards and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Support the adoption of modern engineering practices, methodologies and tools (incl. AI).
• Promote engineering excellence through architectural design, code quality oversight, CI/CD & automation, documentation and process improvements.
• Track, report, and improve key performance indicators (e.g., velocity, quality, incident metrics, team satisfaction).
• Partner with DevOps and Engineering Operations teams to align processes, tools, and metrics.
• Ensure compliance with global standards, information security policies, and regulatory requirements

What You Bring:

• Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in engineering leadership roles.
• Proven experience building and managing regional or global engineering teams, ideally in a matrix and distributed environment.
• Hands-on experience in modern software development practices and open source technology stacks, agile methodologies, DevOps principles, and cloud-native architecture.
• Strong operational acumen in resource planning, delivery management, and performance tracking.
• Demonstrated ability to create high-performing, inclusive teams and inspire a culture of excellence.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, fluent in English.
• Passionate about building high-quality software products with empowered teams.
• Understanding of secure development practices and compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO27001, GDPR, SOC2).
• Experience in working in a global, multi-cultural organization.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, growing tech environment and to foster change in larger organizations.

Pursuant to the laws regarding job postings where the position is, Colliers disclosing the following information:

Area/Location Specific: Hybrid Role Toronto, ON

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

Colliers does not use AI-enabled tools to sort or decline applications.

All decisions are made by our talent acquisition team.

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Career growth: Advance your career and achieve your goals with industry-leading training and development programs.

Competitive benefits & compensation: Enjoy a comprehensive and flexible benefits package along with competitive compensation that rewards your contributions and supports your well-being.

Collaborative culture: Join our enterprising team where innovation thrives, collaboration is key, and our people are empowered to be their authentic selves and do their best work.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Our robust North American Diversity & Inclusion Program features eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), where you can connect, learn, and contribute to a diverse and supportive community.

Global network: Join a global team of 24,000 professionals across 70 countries, where you'll expand your network and learn from experts in a dynamic international community. Accelerate your career and enhance your expertise as you connect and collaborate with top talent around the world.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Direct applicants only please, no agencies.

Colliers is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce. Colliers encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants' disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team by email at careers@colliers.com.