- Company Name
- TAG Software Group
- Job Title
- Head of Research & Development (Canada)
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Head of Research & Development (EHSQ)
**Role Summary**
Lead the technology strategy and product innovation for the EHSQ portfolio. Drive modernization of legacy systems, architect cloud‑ready, multi‑tenant solutions, and embed AI capabilities to maintain market leadership in compliance, risk management, and operational excellence.
**Expectations**
- Deliver a clear, forward‑looking R&D vision aligned with business goals.
- Ensure predictable, high‑quality delivery that meets security, privacy, and compliance standards.
- Build and scale high‑performing engineering teams.
- Foster cross‑functional collaboration to reduce cost of goods sold and improve customer success.
**Key Responsibilities**
1. Define and execute long‑term R&D vision, technology strategy, and product roadmap for EHSQ.
2. Modernize legacy platforms (Delphi, .NET Framework, legacy SQL Server, jQuery/Kendo) to .NET 10, Blazor, Angular, MAUI, and containerized cloud environments.
3. Establish engineering standards, coding best practices, QA automation, and DevOps pipelines across all product lines.
4. Champion cloud transformation: containerization, Linux support, horizontal scaling, multi‑tenant architecture, cost‑efficient hosting.
5. Drive AI/ML adoption: natural‑language‑to‑SQL, compliance gap detection, workflow automation, metadata intelligence, embedded analytics.
6. Own end‑to‑end product lifecycle, from vision to continuous improvement.
7. Align product prioritization with evolving customer needs and company objectives.
8. Oversee security, data privacy, GDPR, SOC2, and operational risk compliance strategy.
9. Reduce technical debt, optimize performance, and maintain long‑term maintainability practices.
10. Partner with Professional Services, QA, Support, and Product Leadership to enhance scalability and customer outcomes.
**Required Skills**
- Executive leadership and strategic thinking.
- Deep expertise in modern .NET, Blazor, Angular, MAUI, container/Cloud (Kubernetes, Docker), and CI/CD.
- Proven experience modernizing legacy enterprise applications.
- AI/ML integration knowledge (NL‑to‑SQL, automated compliance, analytics).
- Strong background in security, data privacy, and compliance frameworks (GDPR, SOC2).
- Agile delivery management, sprint planning, backlog governance, and release management.
- Team building, hiring, mentoring, and organizational design.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Master’s degree or advanced technical certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate, AWS Certified Solution Architect, PMP) preferred.