Director of Software Portfolio Strategy
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Director of Software Portfolio Strategy at Daktronics shaping software portfolio and platform strategies. Leading cross-functional teams to drive growth and innovation in software offerings.
Responsibilities:
- Shape the future of software business and lead platform strategy across software, control systems, and SaaS offerings.
- Drive portfolio direction, roadmaps, and investment priorities to accelerate growth and build scalable platforms.
- Set the software portfolio vision and roadmap.
- Prioritize products, platforms, and partnerships that drive growth.
- Define cloud platform strategy and shared services for scalable growth.
- Partner with Engineering and Architecture on hybrid solutions.
- Turn customer and market insight into strategy, shaping roadmap decisions.
- Influence SaaS packaging, pricing, and growth strategy.
- Lead portfolio governance and investment prioritization.
- Guide investment decisions across the portfolio lifecycle.
- Lead cross-functional alignment across key teams to shape executive decisions on strategy and priorities.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Engineering or Business.
- 10–15+ years of experience in software strategy or portfolio leadership.
- Strong experience with multi-product software portfolios and platform-based architectures.
- Proven understanding of: SaaS and cloud transformation.
- Platform strategy and shared service models.
- Product vs platform tradeoffs.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and align across Engineering, Product, and Commercial teams.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into actionable priorities.
- Experience in hybrid cloud + edge environments (e.g., IoT, industrial systems, distributed control environments) is preferred.
- Familiarity with: Data platforms, telemetry systems, or device ecosystems.
- Large installed hardware/software customer bases.
- Experience modernizing legacy software portfolios into unified platforms.
- Exposure to SaaS transitions or recurring revenue business models.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation
- Meaningful benefits
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