Director Engineering

1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Full-time
Executive
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Emplifi

Emplifi

Emplifi provides a comprehensive customer engagement and social media marketing platform that integrates marketing, commerce, and customer care solutions to enhance the customer journey and bridge the customer experience gap for businesses.

Professional Services
251-1K
Founded 2021
$6M raised

Description

  • Lead one of three Engineering Pods through an AI-native operational transformation.
  • Drive strategic initiatives from exploration into production and keep work moving without delays.
  • Unblock cross-functional issues caused by misalignment or resource constraints.
  • Champion an AI-first mindset by challenging manual workflows and identifying where AI agents can improve them.
  • Coach and support Engineering Managers while fostering a fail-fast, learning-oriented culture.
  • Guide the organization through change management and help teams adapt to automation-related shifts.
  • Own the Pod’s portfolio decisions by prioritizing investments based on data and business value.
  • Manage the Pod’s unit economics and align technical spending with value delivered.
  • Act as the translation layer between company vision and the engineering backlog.
  • Build systems and teams to deliver outcomes rather than writing code.

Requirements

  • Proven track record of driving complex initiatives to successful completion.
  • Strong strategic leadership experience in technical or engineering environments.
  • Ability to think both long term and tactically, with comfort moving between 3-year planning and immediate problem solving.
  • Understanding of business models, ROI, and competitive advantage.
  • People-oriented leadership style with experience motivating and coaching technical teams through influence and empathy.
  • AI mindset with active use of AI tools and awareness of AI trends.
  • Ability to lead transformation without needing to be the most technical person in the room.
  • Broad background and experience welcomed; deep software engineering expertise is not required.
  • Comfort operating in a change-heavy environment and guiding teams through cultural shifts.
  • Experience with structure, clarity, and delivery ownership is preferred.

Benefits

  • Inclusive and supportive workplace culture.
  • Commitment to valuing and respecting employees from all backgrounds.
  • Opportunity to help lead a major AI transformation at the company.
  • Work supported by domain experts and senior technical leadership.

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