Job Description

Senior Director, R&D & Platform Engineering

The Opportunity

We are seeking a high-caliber technical leader to join a global multinational at the forefront of the AI era. As the Senior Director of R&D & Platform Engineering, you will be a pivotal figure in the leadership team, responsible for overseeing multiple engineering sub-teams and driving the evolution of a core product into a sophisticated, cloud-native platform.

This is a strategic role that demands a rare blend of deep technical expertise in cloud/AI domains and the leadership maturity to scale an organization through rapid innovation. You will own the roadmap for a global portfolio, balancing long-term technical vision with predictable, high-quality delivery.

Core Responsibilities

1. Strategic Organizational Leadership

• Team Scaling: Lead, mentor, and grow a multi-layered engineering organization, including Engineering Managers and Senior Staff Engineers.

• Cultural Excellence: Foster a high-performance culture rooted in ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Talent Strategy: Own the hiring, onboarding, and career development frameworks to build a world-class R&D presence.

2. Platform & AI Innovation

• Technical Vision: Drive the transition toward a unified Platform-as-a-Service model, ensuring scalability and architectural consistency across the portfolio.

• AI-Centric Product Development: Lead the strategy and execution to develop AI-centric products, ensuring advanced machine learning capabilities are at the core of our value proposition.

• AI Integration: Determine the tools and processes that will define the future of the development lifecycle, ensuring AI-powered efficiency across all engineering domains.

• Infrastructure & Reliability: Oversee the delivery of scalable, cloud-native services (multi-cloud), ensuring elite standards in performance and observability.

3. Execution & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Delivery Ownership: Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of technical domains, ensuring the translation of business requirements into executable, low-risk technical plans.

• Strategic Partnership: Act as a key peer to Product Management and Architecture leaders to shape the long-term product portfolio roadmap.

• Process Optimization: Influence technology and leadership decisions beyond your immediate group, driving initiatives that improve engineering velocity and quality.

Candidate Profile

• Experience: Proven track record as an R&D Manager or Engineering Director within a high-growth, large-scale technical environment.

• Technical Mastery: Deep experience in cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP) and a forward-thinking approach to AI/ML implementation.

• Management Style: An energetic leader who thrives in "Engineering + Management" hybrid environments, capable of managing high-level organizational responsibilities.

• Communication: Exceptional English communication skills, with the ability to represent technical domains in senior global leadership forums.