Technology Manager, User Interface

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Rockwell Automation is doing things never before possible. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to make the world more intelligent, more connected, and more productive. We help the world work better and people work smarter, and we are looking for bright minds to make that happen. The makers, the forward thinkers, the problem solvers.

The Technology Manager, part of the Digital and Platform Technologies (DPT) group, is responsible for managing a portfolio of technologies focused on driving a consistent User Interface for the Rockwell Automation software portfolio.

Key responsibilities include the evaluation, definition and execution of system level requirements and the delivery of common technology assets to Rockwell Automation software and 3rd party software partners.

This position requires an understanding of the Rockwell Automation portfolio, the automation market, competitive offerings, open-source software and customer use cases. This role interacts frequently with architects, product management, engineering, other Rockwell Automation businesses and third-party partners.

Essential Functions: This position acts as the key liaison between market needs, product management and technology research and development. The technology manager provides strategic technology and system level direction to business units and technology development teams in support of business unit plans and company objectives.

• Work as part of a cross functional team on system-level strategies to drive a consistent user experience for the Rockwell Automation software portfolio
• Develop the strategy for Rockwell's standard UI libraries
• Prioritize feature roadmap and collaborate with engineering on the development of the UI libraries
• Work with business units to define use cases and support the adoption of standard UI libraries
• Perform evaluations of internal and external technologies to ensure UI technology alignment
• Stay up to date with UI frameworks and open-source software
• Attend technical symposiums as necessary to expand knowledge on available and competitive technology
• Champion the InnerSource methodology and create a strategy for the UI toolkit to expand through partnerships with adopters
• Provide leadership and serve as a change agent in front end software UI development and InnerSource
• Maintain alignment with other subject matter experts across Rockwell Automation
• Act as a champion within DPT to obtain and maintain compliance with all applicable standards

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required - we will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening
• Ability to travel up to 15%, including internationally

Preferred Qualifications

• Typically requires 8+ years of relevant experience and demonstrated knowledge of industrial automation software
• Product management experience with emphasis on User Interface development
• Strong familiarity with UI libraries, standards, and best practices
• Strong customer relationship management skills and ability to collaborate across various functions and business units to achieve common objectives
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

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