Transform the Way Dealers Compete. Lead What's Next.
At Cox Automotive, we're reinventing how the automotive industry operates-one innovative solution at a time. Our Inventory Management Solution products help dealers make smarter decisions, move faster, and deliver better experiences for their customers. We're looking for a visionary engineering leader to take these capabilities to the next level.
About the Role
As the Director of Software Engineering, you will lead engineering teams responsible for delivering our Incentives and Rebate Services used across Dealer Solution portfolio. You'll shape the technical strategy, elevate engineering excellence, and empower teams to build high-quality, scalable, and reliable solutions across cloud and on-prem environments.
You'll partner with senior product, architecture, and engineering leaders to advance our strategic roadmap while cultivating a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
- Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams delivering Incentives and Rebate Services and inventory-focused software products.
- Drive engineering excellence-ensuring architectural alignment, high-quality delivery, and operational rigor across multiple scrum teams.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to shape and execute technology strategy for Inventory Management Solution.
- Manage staffing, talent development, performance, and long-range capacity planning.
- Oversee budgeting, risk management, and program execution to support business objectives.
- Collaborate with partner teams across Cox Automotive, including HomeNet, to accelerate shared outcomes.
- Champion Cox Automotive's engineering values and represent our brand in the technology community.
What You Bring (Minimum Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 10 years' related experience. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 8 years' experience, a Ph.D. and 5 years' related experience; or 22 years' related experience.
- 5+ years' software engineering leadership experience in a complex, fast-paced environment.
- Experience running and leading geographically dispersed teams, across multiple international time zones.
- Strong technical foundation in software engineering and architecture across cloud and on-prem platforms.
- Experience leading large software modernization from monolith to service-oriented architecture.
- Demonstrated success building and leading high-performing, collaborative engineering teams.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills.
- Experience working with Automotive OEMs is a plus.
- Ability to travel approximately 15%.
Why Cox Automotive
At Cox Automotive, we believe people thrive when they're empowered, supported, and inspired. You'll join a culture rooted in trust, growth, and doing work that truly matters. Our teams build technology that transforms how the world buys, sells, and owns vehicles-and you can help shape what comes next.
Ready to lead the future of automotive software?
Apply today and help us reimagine the industry.
USD 196,100.00 - 326,800.00
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary of $196,100.00 - $326,800.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
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What We Do
For well over a century, Cox Enterprises has been shaping the future with daring ideas and values-driven thinking.
Since our founding in 1898, our relentless spirit of innovation has driven us to disrupt industries and enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve. Through our major divisions — Cox Communications, Cox Automotive and Cox Farms — our people have countless opportunities to grow and make an impact in the communications and automotive industries, as well as in new ventures in agriculture, cleantech, digital media and more.
As a privately-held, family-owned business, we know that people are our most valuable asset. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment with flexible career growth, amazing benefits and work-life balance at the forefront.
Our mission, our ways of working and our commitment to people are what make our workplace culture remarkably flexible and resilient. Join us to build a better future and make your mark.
Why Work With Us
At our core, Cox is a technology company that values human relationships. We know people feel most empowered when their work has meaning, when they feel respected and have opportunities to grow. “Career satisfaction” is not enough at Cox — we’re here to help you find balance, live well and achieve your career goals even as they change over time.
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