Director, AI Engineering

Luna Bearings; Hyderabad; Presencial; INR 3.500.000 - 7.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

CornerstoneOnDemand in India is seeking a Director of AI Engineering to lead and scale multiple software and AI engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions.

You will set technical vision, drive engineering excellence, and ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives aligned with business objectives.

This role combines organizational leadership, technical strategy, and people leadership to build and sustain a high-performing engineering organization.

Formación

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles managing managers or multiple teams.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale, complex software programs and distributed engineering organizations.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and oversee multiple engineering teams across the full software development lifecycle.
• Define and drive technical vision and architecture strategy ensuring scalable, resilient systems.
• Own end-to-end delivery across portfolios/programs aligning with priorities, timelines and quality expectations.
• Establish and standardize engineering best practices across teams including design reviews, code quality standards, testing strategies, and CI/CD adoption.
• Drive consistency and excellence in software development processes, system reliability, and engineering productivity.
• Partner with Product, UX, QA, and other stakeholders to plan, prioritize and execute roadmaps.
• Oversee proactive management of technical debt, system performance, and operational reliability at scale.
• Ensure effective incident management frameworks, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.

Conocimientos

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional leadership

People leadership

Strategic thinking

Delivery excellence

Stakeholder management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Master's degree in CS/Software Eng

Herramientas

Java

C#

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Go

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Descripción del empleo

Director, AI Engineering-India

CornerstoneOnDemandislookingforaDirectorofAIEngineeringwhowillleadandscalemultipleteamsofsoftwareandAIengineerstodeliverhigh-quality,scalable,andreliablesoftwaresolutions.Youwillberesponsibleforsettingtechnicalvision,drivingengineeringexcellence,andensuringsuccessfuldeliveryofstrategicinitiativesalignedwithbusinessobjectives.Thisrolecombinesorganizationalleadership,technicalstrategy,andpeopleleadershiptobuildandsustainahigh-performingengineeringorganization.

Inthisrole,youwill...

Engineering Leadership & Delivery

• Leadandoverseemultipleengineeringteamsacrossthefullsoftwaredevelopmentlifecycle-fromrequirementsandarchitecturethroughimplementation,testing,deployment,andoperations.
• Defineanddrivetechnicalvisionandarchitecturestrategy,ensuringsystemsarescalable,resilient,andalignedwithlong-termorganizationalgoals.
• Ownend-to-enddeliveryacrossportfolios/programs,ensuringalignmentwithbusinesspriorities,timelines,andqualityexpectations.
• Establishandstandardizeengineeringbestpracticesacrossteams,includingdesignreviews,codequalitystandards,testingstrategies,andCI/CDadoption.
• Driveconsistencyandexcellenceinsoftwaredevelopmentprocesses,systemreliability,andengineeringproductivity.
• PartnercloselywithProduct,UX,QA,andotherstakeholderstoensureeffectiveplanning,prioritization,andexecutionofroadmaps.
• Overseeproactivemanagementoftechnicaldebt,systemperformance,andoperationalreliabilityatscale.
• Ensureeffectiveincidentmanagementframeworks,rootcauseanalysis,andcontinuousimprovementforsystemuptimeandperformance.

People Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead,mentor,andgrowengineeringmanagersandseniortechnicalleaders,buildingascalableorganizationalstructure.
• Drivehiringstrategytoattractandretaintopengineeringtalentacrosslevels.
• Establishclearcareerframeworks,successionplanning,andleadershipdevelopmentinitiatives.
• Fosteracultureofaccountability,innovation,inclusion,andcontinuouslearningacrosstheorganization.
• Provideongoingcoaching,performancemanagement,andfeedbacktoleadersandtheirteams.
• Overseeresourceplanning,organizationaldesign,andcapacitymanagementtoalignwithstrategicpriorities.

Strategy & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partnerwithexecutiveleadershiptodefineandexecutelong-termtechnologyandengineeringstrategy.
• Driveengineeringroadmapsalignedwithproductvisionandbusinessobjectives.
• Provideregularexecutive-levelupdates,includingprogress,risks,andinvestmenttrade-offs.
• Evaluateandadoptemergingtechnologies,tools,andplatformstoenhanceinnovationandefficiency.
• LeadorganizationalimprovementsacrossAgilepractices,deliveryframeworks,andoperationalprocesses.
• CollaboratewithDevOps,Infrastructure,Security,andDatateamstoensureoperationalexcellence,scalability,andcompliance.
• Representengineeringinexecutiveforums,cross-functionalplanning,andarchitecturalgovernancediscussions.

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Requirements

• Bachelor'sorMaster'sdegreeinComputerScience,SoftwareEngineering,orarelatedfield,orequivalentpracticalexperience.
• 15+yearsofsoftwareengineeringexperience,with5+yearsinengineeringleadershiprolesmanagingmanagersormultipleteams.
• Proventrackrecordofleadinglarge-scale,complexsoftwareprogramsanddistributedengineeringorganizations.

Technical Expertise

• Strongbackgroundinsoftwareengineering,systemdesign,anddistributedsystemsarchitecture.
• Hands-onexperienceintechnologiessuchasJava,C#,Python,JavaScript/TypeScript,orGo(priorcodingexperienceexpected,evenifnotday-to-day).
• Deepexpertiseincloudplatforms,microservicesarchitecture,andAPIdesignpatterns.
• Strongknowledgeofdatasystems(SQL/NoSQL),caching,andlarge-scaledataarchitecture.
• ExperiencewithCI/CD,DevOpspractices,containerization(Docker/Kubernetes),andinfrastructure-as-code.
• Solidunderstandingofsecurity,scalability,performanceengineering,andreliabilitybestpractices.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Exceptionalleadershipandcommunicationskills,withtheabilitytoinfluenceatalllevels,includingexecutivestakeholders.
• Strongstrategicthinkinganddecision-makingcapabilitieswithafocusonbusinessimpactandoutcomes.
• Demonstratedsuccessinbuildingandleadinghigh-performing,geographicallydistributedteams.
• Abilitytomanagecomplexpriorities,ambiguity,andlarge-scaleorganizationalchallenges.
• Strongcollaborationskillswiththeabilitytoaligncross-functionalteamstowardcommongoals.
• Highsenseofownership,accountability,andcommitmenttodeliveryexcellence.

Nice to Have

• ExperienceinSaaSorenterpriseproductorganizationsatscale.
• ExposuretoAI/MLplatformsandintegratingAIcapabilitiesintoproducts.
• Experienceleadingplatformmodernization,cloudtransformation,orlarge-scalemigrations.
• Familiaritywithtalentmanagement,HRtech,orlearningmanagementsystems.