Director, Digital Foundry

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Daikin Applied Americas (DAA) is seeking a talented Director, Digital Foundry. The Director, Digital Foundry serves as the senior software engineering leader for Technology Innovation, accountable for delivery execution, engineering capability development, and business outcomes across the Digital Foundry portfolio. The role leads teams that deliver custom software solutions, enterprise platform extensions, and digital products, with success measured by predictable delivery, engineering quality, developer effectiveness, stakeholder satisfaction, and realized business value.
Working within the Digital Delivery Lifecycle (DDLC), the Director helps define how technology initiatives are prioritized, planned, delivered, measured, and continuously improved. This includes establishing engineering standards, delivery practices, team structures, and operating rhythms that enable secure, scalable, high-quality software delivery.
The Director partners with Technology Innovation and business leaders to align engineering investments with strategic priorities, accelerate value realization, and continuously improve engineering capability, developer experience, and delivery effectiveness. Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive everything we do!
Location: Plymouth, MN – hybrid or Remote
What You Will Do

Lead the Digital Foundry function, with accountability for software engineering delivery, execution discipline, team performance, and business outcomes

Oversee teams delivering custom software, enterprise platform extensions, integrations, APIs, and digital capabilities that support strategic business priorities

Establish and continuously improve engineering standards, delivery practices, governance, and operating rhythms aligned with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, QA, and DDLC expectations

Contribute to the Technology Innovation operating model, operating system, and innovation processes to improve prioritization, predictability, transparency, and value realization

Build, develop, and lead high-performing engineering teams, managers, contractors, vendors, and strategic partners; strengthen engineering culture, accountability, and talent development

Partner across Product, Architecture, QA, Cybersecurity, Integration, Data, Infrastructure, SaaS Platform, and business leadership to deliver integrated, scalable, and extensible solutions

Collaborate with leaders responsible for Salesforce, IFS, and other enterprise platforms to ensure effective software engineering delivery, platform extensibility, and lifecycle-based improvements

Define and use engineering metrics, operational reporting, and value measures to improve visibility into capacity, delivery performance, quality, reliability, risk, and business impact

Drive modernization, technical debt reduction, platform evolution, automation, and engineering productivity improvements across the Digital Foundry portfolio

Champion modern engineering practices, including DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, platform engineering, and AI-assisted software development

Communicate engineering strategy, priorities, risks, dependencies, trade-offs, and delivery outcomes to executive leadership and stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience

10+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, SaaS platform delivery, digital product engineering, or related technical leadership roles

5+ years leading teams, managers, vendors, or cross-functional engineering delivery

Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, including application architecture, front-end and back-end development, APIs, integrations, data flows, and cloud-based solution patterns

Knowledge of SaaS platform delivery models and development/configuration practices for enterprise platforms such as Salesforce and IFS or comparable

Skill in leading software engineering teams, managers, contractors, vendors, and cross-functional delivery partners to execute complex digital initiatives

Skill in establishing engineering standards, DevOps/DevSecOps practices, CI/CD approaches, release governance, and lifecycle-based delivery controls

Ability to translate business priorities into engineering plans, capacity models, delivery roadmaps, trade-off decisions, and measurable outcomes

Ability to collaborate across Product, Architecture, QA, Cybersecurity, Integration, Infrastructure, Data, Operations, and business leadership stakeholders

Ability to manage portfolio-level risks, dependencies, delivery commitments, resource constraints, and executive communications in a dynamic environment

Knowledge of quality, security, reliability, performance, scalability, maintainability, and operational readiness practices for enterprise software solutions

Skill in defining and using delivery metrics, engineering KPIs, dashboards, and value reporting to improve predictability and decision making

Ability to lead change, build trust, develop talent, strengthen engineering culture, and drive continuous improvement across distributed teams

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in a technical, engineering, business, or technology management discipline

12+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale software engineering organizations, modernization programs, SaaS platform enablement, and product-aligned delivery models in a matrixed environment

Experience with Salesforce, IFS, ERP, PLM, CRM, or other enterprise SaaS/application ecosystems

Experience with Azure, Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitHub Copilot, automated testing, infrastructure as code, observability, and release automation

Experience applying AI-enabled development, developer experience, platform engineering, or internal software factory concepts to improve engineering throughput and quality

Experience in manufacturing, industrial products, HVAC, building automation, connected products, or customer-facing digital solutions

Experience modernizing legacy applications and moving teams toward product-aligned, lifecycle-driven delivery models

Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: 

Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance

401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions

Short term and long term disability

3 weeks of paid time off for new employees + 11 company paid holidaysVacation accrues on a monthly basis, unless applicable federal, state and local law requires a faster accrual

Paid sick time in accordance of the federal, state and local law

Paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service

Company provided life insurance + optional employee paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage and voluntary accident coverage

The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $142,600 - $250,900 (+ 30% bonus) in MN. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
If you're looking for an engaging career with growth opportunities in a supportive environment, you'll love a career at Daikin Applied!

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