Director of Engineering, Business Systems - Remote

Optomi; United States; Remote; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi, in partnership with a leading education technology organization, seeks a Director of Engineering, Business Systems Technology to lead a large-scale enterprise technology group. You will oversee ~140 professionals across engineering, architecture, and delivery, directing platform work on Salesforce, Workday, and NetSuite to support ERP, CRM, and HCM functions.

The role focuses on operationalizing processes, standardizing delivery, and leveraging AI to increase efficiency at scale.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of enterprise technology leadership experience.
• 5+ years of experience managing managers and large orgs.
• Proven track record overseeing 100+ employees.
• Experience leading platforms like Salesforce, Workday, NetSuite.
• Executive communication and stakeholder influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a ~140-person business systems org across engineering, architecture, and delivery.
• Own enterprise architecture strategy and technology decisions.
• Oversee budgets, resource allocation, and investments.
• Drive AI adoption and automation initiatives across ERP/CRM/HCM.
• Standardize delivery practices and scalable processes.

Skills

Executive leadership

Team management

Budget management

Strategic planning

Stakeholder influence

Enterprise strategy

Change management

Tools

Salesforce

Workday

NetSuite

Copado

DevOps tools

Claude Code

Job description

Director of Engineering, Business Systems Technology - Direct Hire - Remote (US)

Optomi, in partnership with a leading education technology organization, is seeking a Director of Engineering, Business Systems Technology to lead a large-scale enterprise technology organization supporting ERP, CRM, and HCM platforms. This leader will oversee a team of approximately 140 professionals, including engineering managers and architecture teams, while driving strategic initiatives across platforms such as Salesforce, Workday, and NetSuite. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience managing managers, scaling large engineering organizations, owning enterprise architecture decisions, and overseeing technology budgets.

This role will also focus on operationalizing processes, standardizing delivery practices, and leveraging emerging AI technologies to improve efficiency at scale. This position offers competitive compensation, bonus eligibility, and the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide technology strategy.

What the right professional will enjoy:

• Leading a large-scale business systems technology organization of approximately 140 professionals across engineering, architecture, and delivery teams.
• Managing and developing engineering managers while building scalable, high-performing teams.
• Owning enterprise architecture strategy and driving critical technology decisions across multiple business systems platforms.
• Driving AI adoption initiatives and helping shape enterprise automation strategy.
• Influencing technology investments, budget allocation, and strategic planning across ERP, CRM, HCM, and enterprise operations.

Experience of the right candidate:

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise technology, software engineering, or business systems leadership.
• 5+ years of experience managing managers and leading large, multi-layered engineering organizations.
• Proven experience leading teams of 30+ professionals, ideally with experience overseeing organizations of 100+ employees.
• Strong experience building, scaling, and developing engineering teams, including leadership development and organizational design.
• Experience leading enterprise architecture teams and owning technology architecture decisions across complex environments.
• Experience managing enterprise technology budgets, resource allocation, and strategic technology investments.
• Experience overseeing enterprise business systems supporting platforms such as Salesforce, Workday, and NetSuite.
• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.

We will be putting a high emphasis on:

• Leading and scaling large engineering organizations through multiple layers of management.
• Providing strategic direction to architecture teams and owning enterprise technology decisions.
• Driving delivery and operational excellence across enterprise business systems initiatives.
• Establishing scalable processes, governance frameworks, and delivery standards across multiple teams.
• Owning technology budgets, managing resources, and aligning investments with business priorities.
• Leveraging AI technologies to improve efficiency, automation, and organizational productivity.
• Building alignment across engineering leadership, internal teams, consultants, and vendor partners supporting critical business operations.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience supporting Finance, Human Resources, or other back-office operations functions.
• Familiarity with Google Workspace and Gemini AI capabilities.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code.
• Experience working within large-scale Agile delivery environments utilizing tools such as Copado and Salesforce DevOps solutions.
• Experience scaling enterprise technology organizations through periods of significant growth or transformation.