Director, Developer Effectiveness (SaaS)

TL;DR

Director, Developer Effectiveness (SaaS): Leading the strategy for delivery data capture and productivity instrumentation across Development and IS teams with an accent on ROI modeling and operational efficiency. Focus on building executive-facing dashboards, partnering with leadership to optimize roadmap decisions, and driving innovation to accelerate developer effectiveness.

Location: Must be based in or able to commute to Oakville, Ontario (Hybrid: 3 days/week in-office)

Salary: $150,000 - $190,000

Company

hirify.global is a leading provider of cloud-based software for public sector procurement, budgeting, and grants management, supporting over 3,600 organizations across North America.

What you will do

• Own the strategy for delivery data capture and instrumentation across all Development and IS teams.
• Identify waste and bottlenecks in the delivery lifecycle and translate findings into actionable priorities.
• Build and maintain productivity benchmarks using DORA and SPACE frameworks.
• Model the ROI of productivity investments for Finance and executive leadership.
• Partner with Dev and IS Directors to embed data-informed thinking into sprint planning and roadmaps.
• Develop executive-facing dashboards to track productivity trends against baselines.

Requirements

• Proven experience in engineering effectiveness, developer productivity, or analytical operations within a SaaS or software development environment.
• Deep familiarity with productivity frameworks like DORA and SPACE.
• Strong financial and ROI modeling skills with experience building investment cases for executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and partner horizontally across engineering organizations.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building structure from imperfect data.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline tooling, issue tracking, or developer experience platforms.
• Prior exposure to backlog and roadmap governance in an Agile environment.
• Experience presenting productivity and ROI narratives directly to C-suite audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive wages with an expectation of a standard 40-hour work week.
• Wellness days: Two extra days off per year on top of long weekends.
• Flexible workday arrangements tailored to role requirements.
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits.
• Active culture and community engagement committees with frequent team events.
• Supportive environment encouraging the responsible use of AI to enhance creativity and decision-making.