Director, AI-Enabled R&D Engineering

viavisolutions

Dublin

On-site

EUR 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

VIAVI Solutions in Dublin, Ireland, seeks a Director of R&D Engineering to lead a global engineering organisation of ~200 engineers across multiple locations. You will transform a telecom software portfolio through modern practices, AI-assisted development and platform simplification, guiding a senior team in a fast-moving, startup-like environment.

You will shape engineering strategy, define KPIs, drive AI adoption, and partner with product and executive stakeholders to align technology

Qualifications

12+ years of software engineering with leadership responsibility.
Proven success leading distributed R&D teams of 100+ engineers.
Track record of driving large-scale engineering transformation.
Strong software architecture and platform strategy expertise.
Hands-on experience implementing AI-enabled software development and engineering productivity initiatives.
Experience building KPIs, measuring outcomes and improving software delivery performance.
Knowledge of telecom software, OSS/BSS, AIOps is desirable.

Responsibilities

Lead the evolution of AMS into an AI-enabled engineering organisation.
Drive adoption of GenAI and agentic development practices across global teams.
Define engineering strategy, KPIs and operating metrics to improve productivity and delivery performance.
Simplify and modernise a portfolio spanning Network Assurance, Geolocation and AIOps solutions.
Lead and develop engineering leaders across multiple international locations.
Partner with product, commercial and executive stakeholders to align technology investment with business priorities.
Own delivery excellence, quality, release predictability and cost efficiency.