Director - Engineering

13 hours, 33 minutes ago
Full-time
Executive
Software Development
Cision

Cision

Cision is a global provider of PR software and marketing solutions, empowering communication pros to engage audiences effectively.

Professional Services
5K-10K
Founded 1892
$83M raised

Description

  • Lead engineering teams across multiple technical areas to deliver solutions that meet business, technical, and security requirements.
  • Translate organizational goals into engineering plans and roadmaps aligned with strategic objectives.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define product and platform strategy and influence technical direction.
  • Drive adoption of scalable architectures, development standards, automation, and operational excellence practices.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Manage team performance, coaching, and development to support engagement and career growth.
  • Monitor engineering metrics such as velocity, quality, and system health to inform decisions and improvement efforts.
  • Contribute to technical planning, budgeting, workforce design, and capacity forecasting.
  • Advocate for team needs while balancing delivery expectations, stakeholder alignment, and resource constraints.
  • Perform additional duties as needed to support business requirements.

Requirements

  • First-level and/or advanced university degree preferred.
  • 15+ years of related experience, including 5+ years in management.
  • Experience managing engineering teams responsible for delivering strategic technical outcomes.
  • Background in software, infrastructure, data, security, or related engineering disciplines.
  • Demonstrated ability to align team execution with organizational vision and technical roadmaps.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience contributing to or leading strategic planning, transformation initiatives, or organizational scaling efforts (preferred).
  • Familiarity with product lifecycle management, Agile delivery, DevOps, or site reliability practices (preferred).
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary and/or globally distributed teams (preferred).
  • Understanding of business metrics, risk management, and regulatory considerations in technical environments (preferred).

Benefits

  • Committed to an inclusive workplace where employees can be their authentic selves.
  • Equal opportunity employer with consideration for all qualified applicants regardless of protected status.
  • Reasonable accommodations provided for individuals with disabilities during the application or interview process.
  • Global company environment with offices in 24 countries across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

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