Sr Director Software Engineering

Elsevier; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 156,700 - 290,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive bonus

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

Elsevier Health Education in the United States seeks a technology leader to maintain psychological safety and drive speed to delivery for Nursing and Medical Education products. You will lead multiple technology teams, align investments with business priorities, and advance cloud modernization, API‑first architecture, and AI‑enabled capabilities across platforms.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will mentor engineers, design multi‑year roadmaps, and foster a culture of innovation,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to build and lead high‑performing, cross‑functional teams.
• Experience in healthcare / education technology or another regulated, data‑sensitive domain.
• Fluency with AI‑assisted development and how to adopt it responsibly across teams.
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks in a compliance‑heavy environment.
• Extensive technical judgment — can go deep on architecture, then zoom out to strategy.
• Experience partnering with Product and UX to deliver customer‑facing outcomes across different time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple technology teams across Elsevier Health Education under Health Markets, responsible for design, development, delivery, and operation of scalable software solutions.
• Provide technical and organizational leadership across product and engineering domains, driving execution, operational excellence, modernization, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with product, architecture, data, quality, and business stakeholders to align technology investments with business priorities while fostering innovation, collaboration, and talent development.
• Develop and execute multi‑year technology roadmaps aligned with Elsevier Health Education’s objectives.
• Drive cloud modernization, platform consolidation, API‑first architecture, and AI‑enabled product capabilities across Nursing and Medical Education platforms.
• Establish engineering standards, architecture governance, security, scalability, and operational best practices across multiple teams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including Generative AI and machine learning, to improve learning experiences and accelerate product innovation.
• Build, mentor, and lead engineering leaders across distributed teams.
• Create a culture focused on engineering excellence, innovation, accountability, continuous learning, and inclusion.
• Drive workforce planning, succession planning, organizational design, and leadership development.

Tools

Claude Code

Copilot

Job description

About the role

Driving technology leader entrusted with maintaining the psychological safety of both direct and indirect reports. Entrusted with the speed to delivery for multiple products within the Nursing Health Education suite of products.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple technology teams across Elsevier Health Education, under Health Markets, responsible for the design, development, delivery, and operation of scalable software solutions supporting strategic business objectives of building innovation products for Nursing and Medical Education.
• Provide technical and organizational leadership across product and engineering domains, driving execution, operational excellence, modernization, and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with product, architecture, data, quality, and business stakeholders to align technology investments with business priorities while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and talent development.
• Develop and execute multi‑year technology roadmaps aligned with Elsevier Health Education’s strategic objectives.
• Drive cloud modernization, platform consolidation, API‑first architecture, and AI‑enabled product capabilities across Nursing and Medical Education platforms.
• Establish engineering standards, architecture governance, security, scalability, and operational best practices across multiple teams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including Generative AI and machine learning, to improve learning experiences and accelerate product innovation.
• Build, mentor, and lead high‑performing engineering managers and technical leaders across geographically distributed teams.
• Create a culture focused on engineering excellence, innovation, accountability, continuous learning, and inclusion.
• Drive workforce planning, succession planning, organizational design, and leadership development.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to build and lead high‑performing, cross‑functional teams.
• Experience in healthcare / education technology or another regulated, data‑sensitive domain.
• Fluency with AI‑assisted development (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot) and how to adopt it responsibly across teams.
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks in a compliance‑heavy environment.
• Extensive technical judgment — can go deep on architecture, then zoom out to strategy.
• Experience partnering with Product and UX to deliver customer‑facing outcomes across different time zones.

Benefits

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $156,700 – $290,900. The position is eligible for an annual incentive bonus. Country‑specific benefits are offered. The company supports well‑being and happiness and provides a fair and accessible hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. USA Job Seekers: EEO Know Your Rights.