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.

📌 Director, AI Engineering (Hyderabad)
🏢 Cornerstone
📍 Hyderabad