AI Engineering Director: Lead Practice & Delivery

Lever, Inc.; Auckland; Remote; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complex projects

Health insurance

Gym subsidy

Coffee and wellness

Flexible/remote work

Training budget

BYOD allowance

Tech resources

Award-winning culture

Job summary

ClearPoint Ltd. is seeking an experienced engineering leader to define and drive the AI engineering practice, uniting technical leadership with people management to deliver value for clients. You’ll lead seasoned engineers across enterprise environments, shaping an AI-first roadmap while maintaining hands-on credibility.

You’ll drive performance, mentor teams, and contribute to pre-sales and delivery oversight, ensuring quality outcomes. Flexible/remote work is available for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading software engineering teams in medium-to-large environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define AI engineering strategy and roadmap, embedding agentic coding and AI tooling.
• Lead engineers, manage performance, and develop team capabilities.
• Oversee client engagements from solutioning to delivery oversight.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership experience

Hands-on coding

Client-facing consulting

AI fluency

Agile at scale

Microsoft stack

AWS

Azure

GCP

Tools

Microsoft stack

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

ClearPoint Ltd. is seeking an experienced engineering leader to define and drive the AI engineering practice, uniting technical leadership with people management to deliver value for clients. You’ll lead seasoned engineers across enterprise environments, shaping an AI-first roadmap while maintaining hands-on credibility.

You’ll drive performance, mentor teams, and contribute to pre-sales and delivery oversight, ensuring quality outcomes. Flexible/remote work is available for the right candidate.