Head of Development Tools

For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage, and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $20.8 billion and operations in over 80 countries around the world, our more than 108,000 employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise.

Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAY. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.  We are seeking experienced Head Development Tools, reporting to the Head of Infrastructure Development. As a senior member of staff in Infrastructure Development and within Infrastructure & Operations, this individual is responsible to build a The Head of Development Tools brings experience, knowledge, and future vision for transforming the infrastructure function including the management of the source code repository, CICD pipelines, golden imagines/patterns, OS, containers, immutable & resilient infrastructure, observability standards, tier 1, 2 and 3 support of tooling and tier 3 support for tooling, infrastructure & applications.

The role holder is a senior stakeholder in all relationships with externally sourced infrastructure and operations capabilities. Owns the direct points of contact and continuous engagement and improvement with Infrastructure and Applications Teams. leadership team this role contributes to the development and execution of the enterprise-wide Infrastructure and Application Development strategy and is responsible for ensuring
** Key Responsibilities** :  Streamline engagement practices, enable a compelling digital employee experience and improve the value the enterprise receives from infrastructure platforms and services. :  Create future-proofing talent strategies to develop, upskill, and retain an adaptive workforce amid the impact of generative AI and automation and adopt leadership principles that engage teams and executives to change culture build soft skills and improve the employee experience.
** Leadership Requirements*
* ** Strategic Vision**:
Has a clear strategic vision, with the ability to develop and communicate an Infrastructure Development vision that inspires and motivates staff and aligns with the IT and business strategy.  :
Exceptional communication skills and ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to various audiences, including board members, executives, technical teams, and non-technical staff; aptitude to facilitate collaboration and build relationships across business lines is critical. Able to articulate Infrastructure Development approach to risk taking to nontechnical audiences in a way that increases sponsorship and support for ongoing endeavors :
Strong business acumen, including industry, domain-specific knowledge of the enterprise and its business units. Deep understanding of current and emerging Infrastructure Development technologies and practices, and how other enterprises are employing them.  :
Possess an understanding of risk management principles and methodologies; ability to assess and prioritize risks effectively, develop risk mitigation strategies, and ensure that in-placed controls are aligned with governance and policy requirements.
** Additional Requirements
** 10+ years of experience with Development Tools, with at least 5 years in a leadership role in a technical capacity in the cloud and/or advanced network areas, supporting SaaS Product Development teams Strong knowledge of current and emerging technologies, including cloud computing, virtualization, observability, source code, CICD pipeline, containers, network architecture, protocols and technologies, with an understanding of related IT security strategies Strong experience creating resilient and immutable infrastructure Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities  Experience as a collaborative and influential leader instilling confidence among stakeholders in FORTUNE 500 environments.  

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For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500 company with operations in over 80 countries around the world, our employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise.

Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A…