Senior Software Engineering Manager - The Toro Company

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Who Are We?

Toro’s Irrigation and Lighting business is located in Riverside, CA. The Toro Company’s irrigation business is comprised of two distinct brands, Toro® and Irritrol®. Both brands offer a full line of solid, dependable, irrigation products including controllers, sensors, valves, spray heads and rotors to help customers care for golf courses, sports fields, public green spaces, commercial and residential properties. Unique Lighting Systems is a leading brand of professional grade lighting fixtures, low voltage transformers, LED lamps and the patented HUB system for installation. Serving both residential and commercial markets, Unique Lighting Systems offers a full line of outdoor lighting products. 

The Sr. Software Engineering Manager will be responsible for the management and leadership of software engineering resources to accomplish growth and innovation objectives.  Responsible for overall product development and sustainment, talent development; management of cross-functional product development teams; creation of valued technical innovation.  Ensure compliance with product safety, cost, reliability. 

What Will You Do?

In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for: 

• Project coordination with various business functions including safety, quality, product development, operations, sales, finance, marketing, and leadership team

• Oversee and lead project teams in the planning, execution, and control of projects delivering new products and sustaining current software products

• Participate in establishing long-range product and technology strategy

• Proactively reviews and communicate project status to leadership team; identify and recommend appropriate plan revisions; update plans as appropriate

• Responsible for managing project budget

• Conducts regular design, quality, cost, manufacturability and safety reviews with project team and support functions.

• Coordinates with legal department on intellectual property activity

Supervisory

• Manage and direct engineers, project managers, other engineering managers or technical support resources under your supervision

• Coach and lead team with personal and professional development; provide opportunities and resources for learning

• Identify and create strategy for future talent requirements and skill sets

• Conducts performance and salary reviews on an annual basis

• Establishes team and individual objectives

• Manages assigned resources to complete approved projects in support of goals and objectives.

Technical

• Establish architecture, security, development and sustaining strategies for software products.

• Establishes or oversee product specifications, features, design objectives, budget, and schedule.

• Conduct feasibility reviews to support selection of optimum solution alternatives.

• Works with vendors to insure selection of quality and reliable tools, and processes.

• Learn and implement new technologies to improve the product development process.

• Stay informed on industry trends related to design, manufacturing and materials.

• Knowledge of Azure, AWS, C++, Java, Agile and Scrum, Devops, SQL

• Preferred knowledge MONGO, cyber security, AI, and data warehousing.

What Do You Need?

To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements: 

• Professional Engineering license in a related discipline, or

• Bachelor of Science in a related engineering degree from a college/university accredited (ABET or equivalent) engineering program,– Software Engineering (preferred). Computer Engineering, Data Science or Electrical Engineering discipline. Computer Science will not be considered.

• Master of Science in a related engineering degree from a college/university with an accredited ( ABET or equivalent) engineering program or MBA.

• Sr II-15 years management experience and related experience

• Sr I-10 years management experience and related experience

• Demonstrated business acumen in developing technical and budgetary strategies

What Can We Give You?   

At The Toro Company, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits - The Toro company offers employees at our Riverside, CA location a variety of perks, including:  

Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment.  

Wellness - TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees.  

Volunteerism - The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.  

Summer Hours – Enjoy a flexible schedule during the summer! By working a little more during the first few days of the week, TTC employees at our Riverside

location are able to start their weekends early and leave by noon on Friday.  

Competitive Salary – The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package. If you need to, you can access your pay early with the One@Work app, formerly the Even app.  A pay range is $142.824-$247,500.

At The Toro Company, we are committed to fostering a secure and trustworthy recruitment process for our Applicants.  Recruitment fraud is a potential threat to job seekers, so please be aware that throughout our recruitment process, you’ll never be required to pay any fees or disclose personal financial details when applying to TTC opportunities.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  

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