Director, Engineering Excellence & Enablement
Core
Strategic leader responsible for improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and execution maturity of the engineering organization by translating company strategy into scalable engineering capabilities and operational rhythms.
Role type
Director, Engineering Excellence & Enablement (Strategy & Organizational Design)
Builds
Scalable engineering capabilities, operating models, and enterprise-wide initiatives for defense-tech products
Domain
Aerospace & Defense
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Engineering leadership, technical program management, engineering operations, organizational design, strategic planning, cross-functional initiative leadership, engineering metrics, Agile/DevOps, stakeholder influence
Preferred skills
C-level executive partnership, scaling engineering organizations, developer productivity measurement
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Partner with VP of Engineering to translate business strategy into engineering capabilities and execution plans; Develop and evolve the engineering operating system including planning processes and governance; Define and drive engineering excellence initiatives focused on developer productivity and quality; Establish engineering effectiveness metrics and dashboards; Facilitate consistent engineering operating cadences including strategic planning and business reviews; Lead complex cross-functional engineering initiatives spanning multiple teams
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & organizational design
