Director, Software

Reporting to the Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer, the Director, Software role will help shape the next phase of BlueCrest software, workflow automation, and AI strategy, and will have objectives tied to software revenue growth. This is a strategic growth and transformation role focused on identifying practical opportunities, developing the strategy and business rationale, and working across the organization to convert qualified opportunities into executable initiatives. This leader will own opportunity creation, validation, business cases, partnership development, and incubation rather than the existing software portfolio or day-to-day software operations. This position is part of BlueCrest’s strategic growth initiative. Its primary mandate is to identify, validate, and advance new software, workflow, and AI-enabled growth opportunities from concept through an executable business case and commercialization path., * Own BlueCrest Software Strategy & Growth including:

• Identify and prioritize software, workflow, AI, and adjacent-market growth opportunities.
• Develop the strategy, business rationale, and business case for qualified opportunities.
• Identify practical near-term opportunities that demonstrate customer or business value and create momentum.
• Evaluate build, buy, partner, and OEM alternatives and recommend the most practical path forward.
• Develop and strengthen strategic software and technology partnerships.
• Identify opportunities to rationalize the existing software portfolio and reduce unnecessary complexity.
• Engage major customers and technology leaders to understand future workflow, automation, and software requirements.
• Develop recommendations for recurring revenue, SaaS, data-driven services, and other modern commercial models.

• Bring external technologies, partners, market perspectives, and new thinking into BlueCrest software strategy.

• Influence BlueCrest Product, Engineering & Commercial Direction for:
• Software product and technology roadmaps.
• Legacy software modernization and rationalization priorities.
• Engineering productivity improvements through AI, automation, modern development tools, and simplification.
• Cloud, data, integration, and platform direction.
• Adoption of AI-enabled capabilities within products and workflows.
• Professional Services and implementation approaches.

• Commercialization and go-to-market strategies for new software offerings.

• Organizational Alignment & Execution
• New software growth initiatives cannot be delivered by this position independently. Execution will require coordinated support from Engineering, IT, Finance, Sales, Professional Services, PLM, and executive leadership.
• The Director, Software will partner with IT and Engineering to ensure that proposed software, cloud, AI, data, and integration initiatives align with:
• Enterprise architecture and technology standards.
• Cybersecurity, data protection, and compliance requirements.
• AI and technology governance.
• Cloud and infrastructure strategy.
• Data availability, quality, ownership, and access.
• Identity, access, API, and system-integration requirements.
• Available internal resources and implementation capacity.

Measures of Success

• Measurable growth in software revenue, driven by the opportunities, commercial models, and partnerships this role identifies and advances.
• A focused and prioritized pipeline of new software, workflow, and AI-enabled growth opportunities.
• Qualified opportunities supported by clear business cases and practical execution paths.
• Improved alignment among PLM, Engineering, IT, commercial teams, and executive leadership.
• Measurable progress moving selected opportunities from concept through validation, business case, executive decision, and commercialization planning.
• Early identification of resource, architecture, security, governance, and implementation dependencies.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, computer science, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• Significant experience in enterprise software, workflow automation, software strategy, or related technology businesses.
• Ability to assess complex software ecosystems, legacy platforms, and long-lifecycle customer environments.
• Commercial orientation with experience developing business cases, partnerships, and growth opportunities.
• Working knowledge of cloud services, AI-enabled technologies, data, APIs, integration, and cybersecurity dependencies.
• Ability to influence across Engineering, IT, PLM, Sales, Professional Services, Finance, customers, and external partners without relying on direct authority.
• Pragmatic, action-oriented approach with the judgment to distinguish strategic ambition from executable priorities.
• Executive-level communication skills and credibility with customers, partners, and internal leaders. xrbllit
• Expected travel: less than 30 percent.

Pay range and compensation package

• Base Salary starting at $170K DOE, Bonus Eligible

BlueCrest is a global leader in enterprise print, mail, and customer communications. Our portfolio includes printers, inserters, sorters, software, and vote-by-mail solutions, supported by a global field service organization and long-standing customer relationships. We move quickly to solve problems, implement change, and help clients prepare their operations for the future. We value practical innovation, collaboration, accountability, and our role as a trusted technology partner.