Senior Director of Mobile Applications, SharkNinja

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Extensive background as an engineering leader with deep hands-on experience in mobile application development including native iOS and Android and cross-platform frameworks such as React Native
• Experience working within an AWS environment
• Proven track record building and operating consumer-scale mobile systems serving millions of users per month
• Demonstrated ability to lead, hire, mentor, and develop SDEs and SDETs at all levels from early career through principal and management tracks
• Strong track record of partnering with cross-functional stakeholders including Product, Design, Firmware, Cloud, Hardware, and Business to shape and execute multi-year roadmaps
• Experience managing vendor and offshore contractor relationships with accountability for quality and delivery outcomes
• Experience defining and evolving software development processes, engineering standards, and quality practices across a global org
• Excellent executive communication skills with the ability to translate between technical and business audiences

Desirable

• Team: Emerging Technologies
• Reporting to: SVP, Chief Platform and Innovation Officer
• At SharkNinja, we create intelligent, connected products that delight consumers and disrupt categories
• Our mobile applications are how millions of consumers experience our robot vacuums, cooking appliances, beauty devices, and the growing portfolio of connected products redefining the home
• We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader to own the vision, strategy, and execution of our mobile app platform
• This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who stays close to the technology, builds and develops strong engineering teams, and knows how to deliver consumer-scale mobile products in a fast-moving environment
• As Sr Director, Mobile Applications, you will lead the organization responsible for SharkClean, NinjaPro Connect, and our next generation app platform spanning the full portfolio of connected SharkNinja products
• You will partner closely with Firmware, Cloud, Product, Design, and Business stakeholders to define and deliver a roadmap that serves millions of consumers every month while setting the technical and organizational direction for a global team across the US, UK, and China
• Set the vision and long-term strategy for SharkNinja's mobile app platform, including the unified ecosystem spanning robot vacuums, cooking products, beauty devices, and future connected categories
• Lead, grow, and develop a global mobile engineering organization of SDEs and SDETs across multiple levels, geographies, and time zones including the US, UK, and China
• Shape the team's organizational structure, hiring plan, and career development frameworks to build and retain a high-performing engineering bench
• Define and continuously evolve the software development process, engineering standards, and quality practices to support round-the-clock global development
• Partner with Product, Design, Firmware, Cloud, Hardware, and Business stakeholders to build and align on holistic product and platform roadmaps
• Drive architectural decisions across native iOS and Android and cross-platform technologies including React Native, ensuring the platform scales to serve millions of monthly active users
• Own the delivery, reliability, performance, and consumer experience of SharkNinja's mobile applications end to end
• Manage vendor and contractor relationships including offshore development partners, ensuring quality and delivery accountability across the extended team
• Represent Mobile Applications at the executive level, communicating strategy, tradeoffs, risk, and progress to senior leadership
• Champion AI-driven processes to accelerate design, coding, and testing across the mobile org