Mobile Development Director

Kelaca is partnering with a fast-scaling technology innovator based in Raleigh, NC to find a Mobile Development Director ready to lead at the intersection of enterprise software, heavy industry, and product-driven transformation.

This isn’t just a people manager role, it’s a high-leverage opportunity to shape the architecture, pace, and performance of a mobile engineering function delivering real-world impact. The company is revolutionizing how heavy asset operators manage plant maintenance, unlocking efficiency, safety, and operational clarity through software.

You’ll report directly to the VP of Development, lead a skilled mobile engineering team, and help define how scalable, human-centered mobile tools are built, tested, and improved. The environment is high-growth, high-ownership, and high-urgency, and they’re looking for someone ready to push the standard of excellence even further.

What Success Looks Like

In your first 6–12 months, success in this role might look like:

• A high-performing mobile team that consistently ships quality features on time and at scale
• Streamlined development pipelines with clear metrics and visible burn-downs
• Strong architectural integrity across React Native, Swift, Kotlin, and MAUI
• UX improvements that reduce user friction and increase adoption
• A culture of coaching, collaboration, and operational discipline

What You'll Do :

You’ll lead the engineering team responsible for building mobile solutions that power real-world operations:

Leadership & Team Performance

• Set vision and structure for a mobile team building cross-platform and native apps
• Drive accountability and clarity around scope, velocity, and delivery goals
• Coach, mentor, and develop engineers – improving individual and team performance
• Collaborate with VP of Development to set goals, track progress, and adjust course as needed

Development Execution & Architecture

• Ensure architecture is performant, scalable, and aligned with platform strategy
• Maintain high standards of code quality, documentation, and testing
• Track release health using velocity metrics, quality stats, and delivery deltas
• Oversee tools and process improvements to drive consistency and speed

UX, Cross-Functional Partnership, and Strategy

• Advocate for mobile UX – ensuring every screen reflects intuitive design and industrial usability
• Build deep partnerships with Product, QA, and cross-functional teams
• Stay current on Prometheus Group's product roadmap and ensure mobile strategy aligns
• Collaborate on planning and investment decisions that support long-term platform evolution

How You Work

This is a role for a builder-leader: someone who gets joy from structure, rhythm, and scaling impact.

You’ll succeed if you:

• Think in systems, not just features
• Bring clarity to ambiguity and keep teams grounded in purpose
• Balance technical rigor with human-centered design
• Lead through coaching, not just command
• Sweat the details, but don’t lose the forest

Skills, Experience, and Tools That Matter

Must-Haves:

• 7+ years of technical leadership in mobile development
• Proven success managing mobile engineers across multiple projects and stacks
• Experience with React Native and native mobile (Swift, Kotlin, C#/.Net, MAUI)
• Strong OOP fundamentals and architectural pattern fluency
• History of delivering quality apps at enterprise scale
• High EQ leadership with coaching mindset

Nice-to-Haves:

• SaaS or enterprise software experience
• Familiarity with operational technology or plant maintenance systems
• Exposure to burndown tracking, release planning, and agile velocity monitoring

What It's Like to Work Here

Work Environment:

• Cross-functional collaboration with strong engineering culture
• Growth-focused and fast-moving environment

Team Culture:

• Results-driven, mission-aligned, and supportive
• Builders who value autonomy, clarity, and continual improvement
  

Why This Role Matters

You’re not just building mobile apps. You’re creating operational control panels for industrial teams worldwide, helping them move from reactive firefighting to proactive performance. And when maintenance operations run better, so do safety, efficiency, and uptime across the industries that power our world.

If you’re ready to lead where mobile meets mission, this is the role.

NO THIRD PARTIES.

Job Type: Full-time

Hours of Work in Office: Monday-Thursday; 8am-6pm, Friday: 8am-12pm

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

Apply to Kelaca today so we can schedule a conversation with you to further discuss this exciting opportunity.

Kelaca is an Equal Employment Opportunity company and does not discriminate in employment based on: age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, veteran status, genetic information, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other non-merit factor.