About the job
The Exciting Opportunity
Thermeon stands at the forefront of the rental management system (RMS) industry, serving a global clientele of car rental operators who have placed their trust in us for decades. Our approach transcends standard software solutions; we craft tailored workflows for each client, fostering deep loyalty and long-lasting relationships that our competitors find challenging to disrupt.
We are currently navigating a pivotal moment in our evolution. The advent of AI has revolutionized software capabilities, and this role is designed to spearhead that transformation: modernizing our platform to enhance development speed and functionality, creating intelligent tools and workflows that our clients will find invaluable, and infusing AI-driven efficiency across all business operations.
The ideal candidate will possess the ability to engage with customers to identify operational pain points while collaborating with the engineering team on a modernization strategy. They will recognize the symbiotic relationship between the platform and the business opportunity.
Your Key Responsibilities
1. Codebase Modernization
This will be your primary focus. The objective is to establish a modern, maintainable codebase that can be easily contributed to by proficient developers, allowing us to enhance recruitment, accelerate processes, and develop the integrations and intelligent features our clients increasingly demand.
• Lead a phased migration of core COBOL modules to modern programming languages without sacrificing business logic.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools such as Claude Code to expedite the extraction, documentation, and translation of legacy code.
• Ensure functional equivalence through parallel-run testing prior to any cutover.
• Implement modern CI/CD practices and API-first patterns to facilitate quicker and more reliable development.
• Mitigate reliance on limited COBOL expertise, thus simplifying the hiring and onboarding process.
2. Custom Development Efficiency
Client-funded custom development is vital to our business model and a significant driver of client retention. This role is accountable for enhancing that engine’s efficiency through precise scoping, expedited execution, and dependable delivery.
• Oversee the custom development pipeline: define client requests, create detailed specifications, and collaborate with engineering to ensure timely delivery.
• Provide visibility into capacity to ensure client commitments are made confidently and that delays are exceptions.
• Collaborate with sales and customer success teams to ensure custom work is properly scoped and priced to reflect its true worth.
• Exploit the efficiencies gained from modernization to systematically reduce cycle times on client projects over time.
3. Intelligent Product Development
With a robust platform in place, the next step will be to...

