Director, Engineering Operations & Strategy
Core
Own technology strategy, operational leadership, and strategic problem-solving across the engineering organization, managing a multi-million dollar budget and high-stakes initiatives like M&A due diligence.
Role type
Director, Engineering Operations & Strategy
Builds
Shared engineering processes, vendor ecosystems, and strategic alignment for a hyper-growth AI company
Domain
AI, Cloud Infrastructure, Engineering Operations
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Strategic planning, Budget management, Vendor management, M&A due diligence, Cross-functional leadership, Operational forecasting, AI tooling, Stakeholder management, Process optimization, Risk mitigation
Preferred skills
MBA from top-tier program, Engineering degree, High-growth scale-up experience, M&A integration experience, Cloud platform expertise
Technologies
AWS, Twilio, AI frameworks
Responsibilities
Own shared processes across the engineering department including hiring workflows and onboarding; Manage a $50M–$100M+ P&L budget; Own hardware and service forecasting for critical vendors; Lead M&A due diligence and major vendor migrations; Build alignment at the highest levels of leadership; Keep teams unblocked and moving forward rapidly; Forecast operational trends and deliver strategic recommendations; Own all vendor management including contract negotiation and performance accountability.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & operational ownership
