Director, AI Foundations Engineering (2 Openings)

This role can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. There are 2 positions available.

About The Role

The Director, AI Foundations Engineer will drive the engineering strategy, delivery, and operational excellence for the organization’s agentic AI operating system, with responsibility spanning solution architecture, development, operations, and continuous improvement. This role will be central to enabling the transformation of existing processes, products, and services into agentic AI products and intelligent workflows by providing a scalable, secure, and high-performing foundation.

• Lead the design, development, and ongoing improvement of the organization's AI foundations that will enable use cases through a disciplined engineering approach
• Define and implement an agentic AI foundational system, engineering standards, and development practices that promote scalability, reliability, repeatability, and continuous improvement
• Partner with product, data, infrastructure, security, and business teams to align platform capabilities with enterprise needs and strategic priorities
• Oversee engineering teams in building reusable platform services, tools, and components that enable agentic AI products and workflows
• Drive modernization and integration efforts to connect existing systems and processes with AI capabilities
• Monitor agentic operations and user feedback to identify improvements, resolve issues, and support continuous optimization
• Establish effective operating models, support processes, and governance practices to ensure consistent delivery of AI capabilities
• Communicate platform priorities, delivery progress, technical risks, and investment needs to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred, ideally in business, engineering, computer science, data science, or a related field
• 8+ years of AI engineering experience, with a strong track record of leading product strategy, roadmap development, and delivery for complex digital, data, or AI-enabled products
• Demonstrated experience in AI and data-driven product environments, including translating business needs into scalable product solutions and partnering closely with technical teams to bring innovative products to market
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with proven ability to collaborate effectively across Engineering, Innovation, Design, Data Science, Commercial, and other business teams to drive alignment and execution
• Experience managing and developing product managers or junior product leaders, including coaching, prioritization support, and fostering strong product management practices
• Excellent strategic, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to evaluate opportunities, make informed trade-offs, and clearly communicate product vision, priorities, and outcomes to stakeholders

Pay

The salary for this position is expected to range between $194,600 and $361,400 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors such as relevant skills and experience. Compensation includes a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility for annual equity awards.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, life, and disability benefits
• 401(k) with company contribution and match
• Generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves