Job Description
A client is seeking a Sr Director leader to join their group. This leader will oversee end-to-end engineering strategy and delivery across a portfolio of ~25 digital applications, including web, mobile, ecommerce, and marketing/media platforms built across Adobe ecosystems, native mobile applications (iOS), and a .NET-based backend. They will operate in a hybrid cloud environment (GCP/Azure/AWS), supporting complex integrations across SaaS platforms and other third-party systems. The role also includes oversight of data environments leveraging technologies like Oracle and MongoDB, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability across the digital ecosystem.
On a day-to-day basis, this individual will lead a multi-layered organization of ~120 engineers, directors, and managers, driving team structure, pod rationalization, and overall engineering output. They will own the evolution of the ecommerce platform, including integration and optimization of core capabilities such as cart, checkout, and subscription services, while leading efforts to migrate legacy systems into modern SaaS and cloud-native architectures.
A significant portion of the role will involve acting as the executive engineering owner for key technology partners, including Adobe (digital + marketing stack), VTEX, and other SaaS and integration vendors. They will ensure alignment across platform performance, integration health, and long-term scalability while maintaining strong cross-functional partnerships with product, marketing, and business stakeholders.
This leader will also define and execute the organization’s AI strategy as it relates to engineering, embedding AI into the SDLC and developer workflows to improve productivity, automate manual processes, and drive cost efficiencies. This includes partnering closely with internal AI platform teams delivering APIs and capabilities that will be integrated into customer-facing applications.
Additionally, this role is responsible for setting technical direction across cloud architecture, backend systems, and data platforms, ensuring strong system resiliency, disaster recovery, and high-performing applications. While not hands-on, they will guide architectural decisions, enforce engineering best practices, and ensure teams are operating efficiently across a highly integrated, enterprise-scale ecosystem.
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Required Skills & Experience
• 10–12+ years of engineering /engineering leadership experience.
• Experience leading large organizations (100+ team members) across onshore/offshore models.
• Prior leadership at Director / VP level within enterprise environments.
• Strong digital engineering background (web, mobile, enterprise applications).
• 5+ years of ecommerce platform experience.
• Retail industry background (required).
• Experience managing complex ecosystems (multiple applications, integrations, SaaS platforms).
• Proven experience driving engineering transformation, reducing technical debt, and improving delivery outcomes.
• Experience managing vendor ecosystems and offshore delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of architecture, SDLC, resiliency, and disaster recovery.
• Enterprise budget ownership (large-scale cloud and vendor spend).
• Ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels while partnering cross-functionally with product, marketing, and business teams.
• Experience bridging engineering with marketing/media or customer-facing product teams.
• AI vision and transformation experience (embedding automation, improving efficiency).
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Experience supporting marketing technology stacks or media/ad network platforms
• Background working with Adobe (AEM, marketing platform) and native mobile applications
• Experience with VTEX or similar SaaS ecommerce platforms
• Strong cloud experience with GCP (preferred), AWS, or Azure
• Experience with .NET-based backend systems
• Exposure to Oracle and/or MongoDB environments
• Experience leading AI adoption within engineering (SDLC optimization, developer productivity tools)
• Experience rationalizing large engineering orgs or driving cost optimization initiatives
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.