Engineering Director, Building Automation & AI Delivery

Priva

De Lier

On-site

EUR 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Priva is seeking an experienced Engineering Director to lead the Building Automation engineering organization and drive development and delivery of our products. You own end-to-end engineering performance, set strategy, ensure quality and delivery, and balance customer value with technical sustainability.

You’ll lead hardware, embedded and cloud teams, guide architects, and build a high-performing organization with strong leadership.

Qualifications

10+ years in software or product development, with at least 5 in an engineering management or director role or equivalent.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
Technical experience in embedded systems, cloud platforms or complex IoT products.
Proven track record delivering complex, multi-team products to quality standards.
Experience building engineering organizations: hiring, development, accountability, and elevating engineering excellence.
Leadership with radical ownership and accountability for results.
Outcome-based mindset.
Strong systems thinking connecting product, architecture, quality, delivery, and commercial constraints.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Proven track record or strong affinity in using AI to improve productivity in product development.

Responsibilities

Define engineering strategy aligned with company and product strategy.
Provide technical leadership, guide trade-off discussions, and resolve cross-team impediments.
Own predictable delivery of product outcomes balancing speed, quality and sustainability.
Build quality standards, test strategy, automation, security, and release readiness.
Define OKRs and KPIs for the domain and drive continuous improvement.
Drive modern engineering practices, automation and AI to improve delivery and efficiency.
Ensure alignment of capacity and cost with priorities.
Build a high-performing engineering organization with strong leadership and accountability.