Senior Director of Engineering

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Director of Engineering based in Canada.

This is a senior engineering leadership opportunity overseeing a 50+ person organization across a portfolio of customer-facing talent management products. You will shape engineering strategy, guide multiple layers of leadership, and balance customer needs with product priorities and long-term technical investment. The role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, design, and AI, with a strong focus on building reliable, scalable, and delightful experiences. You will coach engineering managers and senior leaders while strengthening the systems and processes that support high-performing teams. Your decisions will directly influence product quality, organizational effectiveness, and the pace of innovation. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced engineering executive who enjoys scaling organizations and exploring how AI can transform the future of people technology.

Accountabilities

• Lead a 50+ person Talent Engineering organization comprising engineers and engineering managers across multiple customer-facing products and teams.
• Set engineering direction and make thoughtful investment tradeoffs across customer needs, product priorities, technical initiatives, and available resources.
• Coach, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior leaders, raising the bar for leadership effectiveness, execution, accountability, and organizational health.
• Build and maintain a culture focused on high-quality execution, ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and strong customer outcomes.
• Ensure products deliver reliable, scalable, and intuitive experiences for customers globally while supporting an ambitious pace of product development.
• Partner closely with Product and Design leadership to define, prioritize, and execute product strategies and roadmaps centered on measurable customer outcomes.
• Represent the engineering organization in conversations with key prospects and customers, bringing technical expertise and credibility to important engagements.
• Collaborate with broader engineering leadership to shape department-wide strategy, priorities, operating practices, and organizational goals.
• Scale the systems, processes, and organizational structures that enable multiple engineering teams to plan effectively, deliver reliably, and learn rapidly.
• Maintain a strong focus on quality, trust, reliability, and scalability across the engineering portfolio.
• Evaluate opportunities to incorporate AI into products and engineering practices to create new capabilities and improve how organizations develop their people.

Requirements

• 10+ years of engineering management experience, including at least 5 years leading an engineering organization made up of multiple teams and multiple layers of leadership.
• Demonstrated experience managing engineering investment across a portfolio of products and making effective prioritization decisions when resources are constrained.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality products where reliability, scalability, trust, and customer experience are critical to success.
• Strong organizational leadership capabilities with a high degree of autonomy, ownership, accountability, and sound judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop engineering leaders at multiple levels, including engineering managers and senior individual contributors.
• Strong product instincts and the ability to collaborate effectively with Product, Design, Engineering, and broader company leadership.
• Excellent communication and executive presence, with the ability to influence strategic decisions across diverse senior stakeholders.
• Experience scaling engineering organizations, operating models, processes, and systems as companies and product portfolios grow.
• Ability to balance short-term execution with long-term organizational and technical strategy.
• Strong customer orientation and confidence representing an engineering organization in prospect and customer conversations.
• Genuine curiosity about AI and its potential to transform talent management, employee development, and organizational performance.
• Candidates must be located in British Columbia or Ontario, Canada, as these are the provinces currently eligible for employment for this position.

Benefits

• Annual cash salary estimated at CAD $270,000-$360,000.
• Eligibility for incentive stock options, subject to applicable plans and terms.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), and disability insurance.
• Natural Disaster Support Program.
• Wellness applications and resources.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off, including holidays and sick time.
• Working remotely stipend.
• One-time work-from-home office setup stipend.
• Retirement plan.
• Financial planning resources.
• Learning and development budget.
• Remote-friendly working environment.
• Workplace accommodations available for candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.