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.

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📌 Director, AI Engineering (Hyderabad)
🏢 Cornerstone
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