Director, AI Engineering

Director,AIEngineering-India

CornerstoneOnDemandislookingforaDirectorofAIEngineeringwhowillleadandscalemultipleteamsofsoftwareandAIengineerstodeliverhigh-quality,scalable,andreliablesoftwaresolutions.Youwillberesponsibleforsettingtechnicalvision,drivingengineeringexcellence,andensuringsuccessfuldeliveryofstrategicinitiativesalignedwithbusinessobjectives.Thisrolecombinesorganizationalleadership,technicalstrategy,andpeopleleadershiptobuildandsustainahigh-performingengineeringorganization.

Inthisrole,youwill... EngineeringLeadership&Delivery

• Leadandoverseemultipleengineeringteamsacrossthefullsoftwaredevelopmentlifecycle-fromrequirementsandarchitecturethroughimplementation,testing,deployment,andoperations.

• Defineanddrivetechnicalvisionandarchitecturestrategy,ensuringsystemsarescalable,resilient,andalignedwithlong-termorganizationalgoals.

• Ownend-to-enddeliveryacrossportfolios/programs,ensuringalignmentwithbusinesspriorities,timelines,andqualityexpectations.

• Establishandstandardizeengineeringbestpracticesacrossteams,includingdesignreviews,codequalitystandards,testingstrategies,andCI/CDadoption.

• Driveconsistencyandexcellenceinsoftwaredevelopmentprocesses,systemreliability,andengineeringproductivity.

• PartnercloselywithProduct,UX,QA,andotherstakeholderstoensureeffectiveplanning,prioritization,andexecutionofroadmaps.

• Overseeproactivemanagementoftechnicaldebt,systemperformance,andoperationalreliabilityatscale.

• Ensureeffectiveincidentmanagementframeworks,rootcauseanalysis,andcontinuousimprovementforsystemuptimeandperformance.

PeopleLeadership&OrganizationalDevelopment

• Lead,mentor,andgrowengineeringmanagersandseniortechnicalleaders,buildingascalableorganizationalstructure.

• Drivehiringstrategytoattractandretaintopengineeringtalentacrosslevels.

• Establishclearcareerframeworks,successionplanning,andleadershipdevelopmentinitiatives.

• Fosteracultureofaccountability,innovation,inclusion,andcontinuouslearningacrosstheorganization.

• Provideongoingcoaching,performancemanagement,andfeedbacktoleadersandtheirteams.

• Overseeresourceplanning,organizationaldesign,andcapacitymanagementtoalignwithstrategicpriorities.

Strategy&Cross-FunctionalLeadership

• Partnerwithexecutiveleadershiptodefineandexecutelong-termtechnologyandengineeringstrategy.

• Driveengineeringroadmapsalignedwithproductvisionandbusinessobjectives.

• Provideregularexecutive-levelupdates,includingprogress,risks,andinvestmenttrade-offs.

• Evaluateandadoptemergingtechnologies,tools,andplatformstoenhanceinnovationandefficiency.

• LeadorganizationalimprovementsacrossAgilepractices,deliveryframeworks,andoperationalprocesses.

• CollaboratewithDevOps,Infrastructure,Security,andDatateamstoensureoperationalexcellence,scalability,andcompliance.

• Representengineeringinexecutiveforums,cross-functionalplanning,andarchitecturalgovernancediscussions.

You'veGotWhatItTakesIfYouHave... Requirements

• Bachelor'sorMaster'sdegreeinComputerScience,SoftwareEngineering,orarelatedfield,orequivalentpracticalexperience.

• 15+yearsofsoftwareengineeringexperience,with5+yearsinengineeringleadershiprolesmanagingmanagersormultipleteams.

• Proventrackrecordofleadinglarge-scale,complexsoftwareprogramsanddistributedengineeringorganizations.

TechnicalExpertise

• Strongbackgroundinsoftwareengineering,systemdesign,anddistributedsystemsarchitecture.

• Hands-onexperienceintechnologiessuchasJava,C#,Python,JavaScript/TypeScript,orGo(priorcodingexperienceexpected,evenifnotday-to-day).

• Deepexpertiseincloudplatforms,microservicesarchitecture,andAPIdesignpatterns.

• Strongknowledgeofdatasystems(SQL/NoSQL),caching,andlarge-scaledataarchitecture.

• ExperiencewithCI/CD,DevOpspractices,containerization(Docker/Kubernetes),andinfrastructure-as-code.

• Solidunderstandingofsecurity,scalability,performanceengineering,andreliabilitybestpractices.

Leadership&SoftSkills

• Exceptionalleadershipandcommunicationskills,withtheabilitytoinfluenceatalllevels,includingexecutivestakeholders.

• Strongstrategicthinkinganddecision-makingcapabilitieswithafocusonbusinessimpactandoutcomes.

• Demonstratedsuccessinbuildingandleadinghigh-performing,geographicallydistributedteams.

• Abilitytomanagecomplexpriorities,ambiguity,andlarge-scaleorganizationalchallenges.

• Strongcollaborationskillswiththeabilitytoaligncross-functionalteamstowardcommongoals.

• Highsenseofownership,accountability,andcommitmenttodeliveryexcellence.

NicetoHave

• ExperienceinSaaSorenterpriseproductorganizationsatscale.

• ExposuretoAI/MLplatformsandintegratingAIcapabilitiesintoproducts.

• Experienceleadingplatformmodernization,cloudtransformation,orlarge-scalemigrations.

• Familiaritywithtalentmanagement,HRtech,orlearningmanagementsystems. #LI-Oniste