For more than 30 years, Ziiware has built software that helps wholesale distributors run their operations with less friction. Our flagship platform, ZiiZii, delivers mobile ordering, delivery check in, shelf labeling, and vendor ordering for distributors across grocery, convenience store, hardware, and pharmaceutical channels. Ziiware is part of Libra Software Group, a portfolio of vertical market software companies operating under Constellation Software's Vela Software Group.

Ziiware is hiring a Director of Research & Development to lead product engineering and set technical direction for ZiiZii. The Director will also lead the adoption of AI across the R&D; organization, from developer tooling to customer facing product capability, making this a central proving ground for how Libra Software Group scales AI across its portfolio. Own the R&D; roadmap for ZiiZii, balancing customer commitments, platform health, and current capability Lead and grow a team of engineers, setting standards for code quality, delivery cadence, and technical decision making Drive AI adoption across the R&D; function,



embedding AI assisted development practices and identifying where AI can become a genuine product capability rather than a bolt on feature Partner with the Business Unit Manager and go to market leaders to ensure new features are built against validated customer demand Modernize and maintain integrations between ZiiZii and customers' ERP, WMS, and POS systems Report on R&D; velocity, quality, and AI adoption metrics as part of Libra Software Group's quarterly performance review process 7 or more years in software engineering with at least three years leading an engineering or R&D; team ~ A track record of shipping product in a B2B or vertical market software environment; Comfort operating in a small, owner operated business environment where you carry both technical and people leadership ~ you can explain technical tradeoffs to non technical stakeholders Ziiware is a profitable, established business with a loyal customer base and room to build.

As part of Libra Software Group and Constellation Software, you get the stability and long term ownership horizon of a permanent capital structure, paired with the autonomy of running your own product organization.

📌 Director of Research & Development (Toronto)
🏢 Libra Software Group
📍 Toronto