Director, Engineering
Core
Lead engineering teams building and operating customer-facing SaaS product capabilities from an India hub, focusing on delivery, quality, and technical health while driving an AI-first product model.
Role type
Senior IC/People Manager (Director, Software Engineering)
Builds
Customer-facing SaaS product capabilities, large-scale distributed systems, cloud-native services, and AI-enabled features (via careerplan.io/jobs/744000153695249-director-engineering-at-nielseniq)
Domain
Enterprise SaaS, Cloud-Native, AI/GenAI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
System design, distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, AI/GenAI adoption, people leadership, stakeholder management, technical strategy
Preferred skills
Advanced degree, experience with Java/Python/Angular/Azure, global matrixed organization experience
Technologies
Java, Python, Angular, Azure, GenAI frameworks
Responsibilities
Own engineering delivery outcomes and translate product roadmaps into executable plans; Provide hands-on credible technical leadership in architecture reviews and design discussions; Drive adoption of AI-enabled capabilities and establish guardrails for AI usage; Lead, coach, and develop Engineering Managers and Principal Engineers; Partner with Product, Architecture, and Data teams to align on priorities and trade-offs
Seniority
Director, hands-on leadership with people management
