Director, AI Engineering and Enablement

OpenText; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Director of AI Engineering and Enablement to lead AI initiatives and delivery. The role requires 12+ years of experience, with a focus on engineering, platform development, and AI technologies. You will manage cross-functional teams, shape the AI roadmap, and oversee applied AI efforts. The ideal candidate has experience in building scalable platforms and a strong understanding of AI lifecycle management. Competitive compensation and full-time employment offered.

Benefits

Opportunity to work with global leaders

Innovative corporate culture

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in engineering, architecture, or platform product development.
• 5+ years in AI/ML or related technologies.
• Demonstrated success leading engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead diverse technical teams delivering shared AI tools and frameworks.
• Drive alignment of AI solutions across product teams.
• Oversee applied AI incubation efforts.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML Technologies

Engineering Execution

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

GenAI technologies

Cloud-native architectures

Job description

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OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

Director, AI Engineering and Enablement

The AI Engineering and Enablement organization delivers OpenText’s foundational AI capabilities and shared services to accelerate GenAI adoption across the enterprise. In addition to building scalable AI toolkits and operational infrastructure, the team defines technical patterns and works with product and architecture leaders to promote aligned, secure, and effective AI development.

Your Impact :

You will serve as a senior technical and strategic leader reporting to the VP of AI Engineering and Enablement. You will help shape and execute the roadmap for OpenText’s shared GenAI foundations, with a focus on engineering delivery, enablement, and applied AI incubation.

This is a high-impact role leading a cross-functional team of product managers, architects, and developers responsible for delivering internal AI tooling, frameworks, and reusable runtime services. The team’s scope includes agent orchestration, integration kits, SDKs, internal platform tooling, and AI incubation. You will also be responsible for overseeing exploratory and applied R&D efforts that validate GenAI patterns, as well as driving coordination with other teams on the development of reusable and standardized AI foundations.

This role requires strong leadership across multiple domains, including engineering execution, AI enablement, incubation management, and collaboration with senior stakeholders across product, engineering, and architecture organizations.

What the role offers :

As Director of AI Engineering and Enablement, you will :

• Leading diverse technical teams delivering shared AI tools, developer frameworks, and runtime services.
• Driving alignment and reuse of AI solutions across multiple product teams and environments.
• Overseeing applied AI incubation efforts to evaluate new ideas, capabilities, and architectural patterns.
• Partnering with senior product and architecture leaders to align execution with business priorities.
• Translating AI trends and evolving use cases into scalable and secure platform capabilities.
• Managing platform roadmaps and cross-functional coordination to accelerate enterprise AI delivery.

What you need to succeed :

12+ years of experience in engineering, architecture, platform product development, or similar leadership roles, with 5+ years in AI / ML or related technologies.

Demonstrated success leading engineering teams in building scalable internal platforms, developer toolkits, and AI-based services.

Expertise in GenAI technologies, including LLMs, orchestration frameworks, agent runtimes, and model integration techniques.

Experience with both cloud-native and off-cloud deployment patterns, including privacy, compliance, and packaging concerns.

Strong understanding of AI lifecycle, from evaluation and prompt design to operational monitoring and reuse.

Track record of incubating emerging AI capabilities into structured, reusable offerings.

Strategic thinker with the ability to lead long-term planning while managing short-term deliverables and technical execution.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

One last thing :

OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.

Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture; we have character. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that embraces innovation and empowers its employees to make a difference.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Software Development

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