Director, Mobile App Development

This leader will be responsible for building a world-class consumer mobile experience across iOS and Android platforms while establishing the long-term technical, operational, and organizational foundation necessary to support future growth. The position represents a rare opportunity to build a flagship consumer application from the ground up and define the future mobile experience for one of the fastest-growing automotive retail brands in the United States., n

Mobile Product & Technology Strategy

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• Develop and execute the multi-year mobile application strategy for EchoPark. \n

• Establish a 3-6 quarter roadmap of mobile capabilities, features, enhancements, and customer engagement initiatives. \n

• Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Technology, Operations, and Executive Leadership to prioritize functionality and maximize business impact. \n

• Drive feature innovation while maintaining alignment with broader digital and eCommerce strategies. \n

The ideal candidate combines deep mobile engineering expertise with strong product, business, and customer experience acumen. They must understand how to deliver engaging, frictionless mobile experiences while balancing speed-to-market, technical scalability, maintainability, and long-term business objectives., * 10+ years of progressive software development experience. \n

• 5+ years leading mobile application development initiatives. \n

• Proven success delivering customer-facing mobile applications at scale. \n

• Real world Flutter development experience. \n

• Experience leading iOS and Android application development programs. \n

• Previous hands-on mobile engineering experience with the ability to engage deeply in technical discussions. \n

• Demonstrated experience managing outsourced development teams and technology vendors. \n

• Experience building and executing mobile product roadmaps. \n

• Strong understanding of application lifecycle management, DevOps, release management, production support, and incident response. \n

• Experience partnering with Product, Marketing, UX, and Executive stakeholders. \n

• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities. \n, * Experience with consumer-facing retail, eCommerce, marketplace, financial services, insurance, travel, hospitality, or automotive applications. \n

• Experience developing customer loyalty and engagement platforms. \n

• Experience scaling greenfield products into enterprise-grade applications. \n

• Familiarity with mobile analytics, customer behavior analysis, and personalization technologies. \n

• Automotive retail experience is beneficial but not required.

• Lead the design, architecture, development, deployment, and ongoing enhancement of native-like mobile experiences across iOS and Android platforms using Flutter. \n

• Oversee all phases of the mobile application lifecycle including planning, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, support, and continuous improvement. \n

• Ensure the application is scalable, secure, maintainable, and optimized for long-term growth. \n

• Serve as the organization’s subject matter expert for mobile development best practices, tooling, architecture, and operational excellence. \n

• Maintain hands-on technical credibility and provide guidance on architecture, engineering decisions, and development standards. \n

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Vendor & Partner Management

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• Lead and manage external development partners responsible for initial application development. \n

• Establish performance expectations, governance models, delivery standards, and quality metrics for vendor teams. \n

• Drive accountability for timelines, quality, user experience, and business outcomes. \n

• Develop a long-term strategy for transitioning from outsourced development to an internally supported engineering model. \n

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Consumer Experience & Engagement

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• Champion a customer-first approach to mobile product development. \n

• Utilize consumer behavior analytics, user research, and engagement metrics to optimize application performance and adoption. \n

• Ensure mobile experiences are intuitive, frictionless, and highly engaging. \n

• Partner with Marketing teams to drive customer acquisition, retention, loyalty, and engagement through the mobile channel.