We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.
Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.
The Senior Director, Home Software Applications is a senior engineering and product strategy leader responsible for defining, building, and scaling the software foundation that powers Generac’s connected home energy ecosystem. This role carries dual responsibility: leading dealer‑facing software applications while owning the platform teams that support consumer‑facing experiences. The scope spans feature teams across PWRcell Battery Storage, PWRmicro Solar Microinverter, Home Standby (HSB) Generator, Load Management, and the Home Energy Management System (HEMS), working in close partnership with the broader platform organization. Feature teams for Smart Thermostat and Security remain embedded within their respective business units, requiring strong collaboration and alignment across the enterprise.
This leader is both a builder and a transformer. Generac’s Home Software organization is in the midst of a significant evolution, reshaping how software is designed, developed, and delivered in an increasingly AI‑native world. The Senior Director will accelerate this transformation by embedding AI‑assisted development practices across teams, evolving team topologies to maximize scale and leverage, and delivering intelligent, data‑driven features across every customer touchpoint. Success in this role requires hands‑on experience deploying large language models in production—specifically Claude Code—paired with the ability to partner closely with Platform Product Management, Software Platform leadership, business unit leaders, engineering, design, hardware, and go‑to‑market teams to define and execute platform strategy at scale.
This role is on-site, preferably in Oakland, CA or Toronto.
Responsibilities- Own and drive the technical and product strategy for the Home Software Applications across its full scope:
- Ownership of dealer-facing software platforms (portals, commissioning tools, remote diagnostics, field service applications)
- Platform team ownership for consumer-facing mobile and cloud applications; direct feature team ownership for PWRcell, PWRmicro, HSB Generator, Load Management, and HEMS
- Accelerate the ongoing AI transformation of the software engineering organization, embed AI-assisted development practices, retool workflows, evolve team topologies, and build a culture of continuous learning; leverage hands-on experience with Claude via Amazon Bedrock to lead credibly and drive product innovation
- Lead, grow, and develop a high-performing engineering organization of 25–50 engineers across multiple squads and disciplines; establish clear career paths, talent development programs, and a strong engineering culture
- Partner with the CTO, Home to define multi-year platform architecture and technology strategy; ensure alignment with Generac's broader corporate strategy and Home business objectives
- Drive platform reliability, scalability, and security across all software components; establish engineering standards, best practices, and quality frameworks appropriate for connected home energy systems
- Collaborate with Platform Product Management to define and evolve the platform roadmap, ensuring shared infrastructure capabilities enable and accelerate all business unit feature teams
- Partner closely with Business Unit leaders and Business Unit Engineering leaders to align platform capabilities with product line needs, c