Director, AI-Driven Product Engineering

Wolters Kluwer; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 179,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401(k) Plan

Tuition Assistance

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer is seeking a Director of Product Software Engineering - AI to steer the strategy, development, and delivery of AI-powered software solutions. This role requires leading high-performing teams, partnering with Product and Architecture, and driving cloud-native practices across the organization.

The ideal candidate combines technical depth with executive presence, mentoring leaders, and delivering measurable business value through scalable engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with progressive leadership responsibility.
• 5+ years leading engineering managers and multiple software engineering teams.
• Experience delivering cloud-native software products and platforms using Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Strong understanding of modern software architecture, APIs, DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience leading teams building AI-enabled products.
• Familiarity with LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows, and AI governance.
• Experience using AI development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.).
• Customer-centric product development and co-design experience
• Experience driving engineering strategy and execution within a matrixed enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated success building and scaling engineering organizations.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering vision, strategy, and roadmap for Firm Intelligence products and platforms.
• Lead multiple engineering teams and managers, ensuring alignment with business objectives and product strategy.
• Drive organizational transformation through modern engineering, cloud, automation, and AI capabilities.
• Establish engineering standards, development frameworks, and best practices that improve quality, speed, and scalability.

Skills

Software leadership

Cloud-native

APIs & DevOps

AI-enabled products

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

CI/CD

Job description

Wolters Kluwer is seeking a Director of Product Software Engineering - AI to steer the strategy, development, and delivery of AI-powered software solutions. This role requires leading high-performing teams, partnering with Product and Architecture, and driving cloud-native practices across the organization.

The ideal candidate combines technical depth with executive presence, mentoring leaders, and delivering measurable business value through scalable engineering.