Senior AI Engineering Transformation Leader

SharkNinja; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA with company contribution

401(k) matching

Employee stock purchase program

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Generous paid time off

Company holidays

Parental leave

Identity theft protection

Pet insurance

Pre-paid legal insurance

Backup child and eldercare days

Product discounts

Referral bonus program

Job summary

SharkNinja is seeking a Sr. Director of AI Engineering Transformation to lead the strategy and execution of AI integration across the Engineering organization.

You will own the full lifecycle from concept to production, building data foundations, deploying AI capabilities, and transforming workflows to accelerate product development with higher quality. The role requires a track record of leading large‑scale transformations, deep AI/ML fluency, and strong leadership to drive change across global

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in AI/ML, engineering leadership, program management, data architecture, quality engineering, or technology transformation roles.
• Proven track record leading large‑scale transformation or change management initiatives, ideally in engineering, R&D, or consumer products environments.
• Deep understanding of engineering development lifecycles in a hardware or consumer electronics context, including stage‑gate processes, DVT/EVT/PVT builds, and cross‑functional launch execution.
• Proven ability to both build (hands‑on implementation) and think strategically.
• Strong business acumen: connect technical capabilities to business outcomes and communicate that connection to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Exceptional leadership skills: attract talent, build high‑performing teams, and influence without authority across a matrixed organization.
• Decisive and action‑oriented: make decisions with imperfect information, move fast, and course‑correct without hesitation.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and a high‑velocity environment where priorities shift and speed matters more than perfection.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement a data foundation across Engineering, unifying data infrastructure and solving data silos that slow AI adoption.
• Map data assets across the organization and build ingestion pipelines to make data usable by AI systems.
• Define and execute the AI transformation roadmap across the full engineering lifecycle and identify new AI opportunities with Engineering leadership.
• Lead reimagination of program management infrastructure with AI‑powered tooling for real‑time status, accountability, and dashboards.
• Deploy AI planning intelligence by using historical engineering data to improve forecasting and reduce late‑stage surprises.
• Transform reliability and quality capabilities, failure prediction, field‑return analytics, and next‑gen AI‑powered engineering quality.
• Reimagine design/test workflows by making lessons learned and test results accessible through AI to inform future development.
• Strengthen engineering’s contribution to product requirements by surfacing relevant historical data during design and requirements processes.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

Data architecture

Program management

Engineering leadership

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Communication

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Job description

SharkNinja is seeking a Sr. Director of AI Engineering Transformation to lead the strategy and execution of AI integration across the Engineering organization.

You will own the full lifecycle from concept to production, building data foundations, deploying AI capabilities, and transforming workflows to accelerate product development with higher quality. The role requires a track record of leading large‑scale transformations, deep AI/ML fluency, and strong leadership to drive change across global