Seth McKnight
Strategic Product & Technology Leader | Building High-Impact Products & Teams from Vision to Execution
- Role
- Director, Software Development at Seed Company
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Seth McKnight
As a strategic thinker and servant leader I enable individuals to do their best work, empower teams to solve hard problems, and equip organizations to execute on strategic priorities.My journey in technology has given me a unique 360-degree perspective, taking me from front-line technical support to my current role on the Senior Leadership Team. This breadth of experience has shaped my core belief that the most successful products are built by empowered, psychologically safe teams.By leading with this philosophy, I\'ve had the privilege of guiding teams to deliver significant wins, including- Accelerating Core Mission: Co-developing a \"Translation Velocity Metric\" that provided the data to help reduce the average New Testament translation time from 7 to 5.75 years- Driving New Revenue: Launching new \"Online Business Giving\" and Wallet Payment features that created a net-new revenue channel for the organization- Averting Crisis: Leading an incident response that prevented over $12M in potential SLA penalties in a previous role.I thrive in complex environments, whether I\'m scaling a product function from the ground up, restructuring an engineering department to improve predictability by over 40%, or mediating between departments to create a unified strategic approach.
Experience
Director, Software Development
Mar 2024 — Present
Directed a 10-person software development department including a Principal Architect, a Development Manager, and eight software developers.Co-developed and implemented a \"Translation Velocity Metric\" that provided unprecedented insight into project performance, enabling field leaders to reduce the average New Testament translation time from 7 to 5.75 years.Restructured the engineering department into product-aligned squads, improving delivery predictability by reducing unplanned work from over 50% to less than 10%.Led the development of a comprehensive donor engagement platform, empowering marketing teams and donors to create fundraising campaigns and providing a central portal for giving history and impact tracking.Integrated Monday.com with the company\'s core portfolio management tool (Cord), creating a unified data source for a new Field Program and ensuring seamless data flow for strategic initiatives.Championed and built a culture of learning, where it was safe to fail fast, learn, and improve, leading to increased team initiative and innovation.
Education
Quantic School of Business and Technology
Executive MBA
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Technology Management
2009 — 2014
Quantic School of Business and Technology
Masters of Science, Software Engineering
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