Vice President, Engineering Effectiveness & Workforce Transformation

adpinternalcareers; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Day 1 benefits

Volunteer time off

Job summary

ADP seeks a VP of Engineering Effectiveness & Workforce Transformation to lead AI-enabled development and drive modernization of software delivery across a global product and technology organization. You will partner with senior leaders to define strategy, governance, and adoption frameworks for AI across planning, coding, testing, security, and deployment.

You will shape workforce readiness, reskill programs, and enterprise adoption while balancing quality, security, resilience, and responsible

Qualifications

• 15+ years of leadership in software engineering, transformation, or related fields.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale transformation across global tech organizations.
• Proven track record influencing executives in matrixed environments.
• Deep understanding of modern software practices, DevSecOps, and AI-enabled development.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the enterprise strategy for AI-enabled development across GPT.
• Establish governance, standards, and operating principles for AI across all lifecycle stages.
• Partner with senior leaders to embed modern practices into day-to-day delivery.
• Lead adoption of new tooling and measure productivity, quality, and outcomes.
• Communicate progress, investments, risks, and value realization to executives.

Skills

Leadership in software

Enterprise-scale transformation

AI-enabled engineering

Developer productivity

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Strategic thinking

Executive influence

Innovation & continuous improvement

Job description

ADP is hiring a VP, Engineering Effectiveness & Workforce Transformation

The VP, Engineering Effectiveness & Workforce Transformation will lead the evolution of software development across ADP's Global Product & Technology (GPT) organization, supporting all of our associates across the world.

The position sits at the intersection of technology transformation, workforce strategy, engineering effectiveness, AI adoption, and organizational change.

This role is accountable for defining and driving the enterprise strategy that enables GPT's transition from a traditional Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to an AI-enabled Development Lifecycle (ADLC). A successful candidate will drive tooling selection, establish and socialize best practices, drive token optimization, measure and improve developer productivity and satisfaction.

Partnering with senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, HR, Finance, Procurement, and Business Unit Technology organizations, this leader will establish the strategy, governance, operating model, and adoption framework required to accelerate modernization of software development at scale.

Success will be measured through enterprise adoption, workforce readiness, developer experience improvements, engineering productivity gains, faster delivery, and sustainable business value realization.

Key Responsibilities

AI-Enabled Development Lifecycle (ADLC)

• Define and lead the enterprise transition from SDLC to an AI-enabled Development Lifecycle.
• Establish governance, standards, and operating principles for applying AI across planning, design, coding, testing, security, deployment, and support.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Security, Architecture, and Infrastructure leaders to embed modern engineering practices into day-to-day delivery.
• Ensure productivity improvements are balanced with quality, security, compliance, resilience, and responsible AI principles.
• Continuously evolve lifecycle standards and practices as technologies and business requirements mature.

Workforce Transformation & Future Skills

• Define the workforce strategy required to support AI-enabled software development.
• Assess future capabilities, changing role requirements, and workforce implications across the global technology organization.
• Partner with HR and technology leadership to align workforce planning, talent strategies, and capability development with transformation priorities.
• Drive enterprise initiatives focused on workforce readiness, reskilling, organizational effectiveness, and long-term sustainability.

Developer Productivity & Engineering Effectiveness

• Establish the enterprise agenda for developer productivity and engineering effectiveness.
• Define measures related to developer experience, software delivery performance, productivity, quality, and operational outcomes.
• Remove organizational and technical barriers affecting engineering efficiency.
• Drive improvements that simplify software delivery and enhance the developer experience globally.

Developer Tooling & Technology Enablement

• Own the strategic direction of the enterprise developer tooling ecosystem, including AI-enabled engineering capabilities.
• Create structured processes for evaluating, piloting, selecting, and scaling emerging technologies.
• Rationalize tooling and establish standards that improve consistency across the development organization.
• Ensure investments generate measurable value and support enterprise-wide adoption.

Enterprise Adoption & Change Leadership

• Lead adoption and change enablement across a large and globally distributed technology workforce.
• Establish repeatable frameworks for deployment, communications, training, support, and adoption measurement.
• Partner with Learning, HR, Communications, and Engineering leaders to accelerate workforce adoption.
• Build communities of practice and champion networks that sustain change at scale.
• Leverage developer feedback and data-driven insights to continuously improve adoption outcomes.

Value Realization & Executive Governance

• Establish measurement frameworks for adoption, utilization, productivity, quality, workforce readiness, and business value.
• Provide executive transparency regarding progress, investments, risks, and transformation outcomes.
• Use quantitative insights to guide prioritization and investment decisions.
• Lead governance processes that ensure long-term realization of transformation benefits.

Executive Leadership & Enterprise Partnership

• Develop and communicate the future vision for software development across GPT.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to GPT executive leadership on workforce transformation, AI-enabled engineering, and developer productivity.
• Influence decisions that shape technology operating models, workforce investments, organizational capabilities, and long-term technology strategy.
• Lead highly visible initiatives requiring alignment across multiple executive stakeholders, functions, business units, and geographies.

Scope & Enterprise Impact

• Organizational Reach
• Global Product & Technology organization
• Approximately 10,000 associates
• Operations spanning 30 countries
• Multi-billion-dollar technology investment environment
• Enterprise Stakeholders

This role partners extensively with senior leaders across:

• Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, HR, Finance, Procurement, Business Unit Technology Leadership, Global Product & Technology Strategy

Areas of Impact

• Workforce Transformation
• AI Adoption
• Engineering Effectiveness
• Developer Productivity
• Technology Operating Models
• Future Skills & Capability Development
• Enterprise Change Management
• Technology Investment Value Realization

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of leadership experience in software engineering, technology transformation, workforce transformation, developer enablement, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale transformation across large global technology organizations.
• Demonstrated success influencing executive stakeholders within highly matrixed environments.
• Deep understanding of modern software engineering practices, DevSecOps, AI-assisted development, productivity measurement, and organizational transformation.
• Enterprise & Strategic Thinking: Anticipates future business and technology needs and translates them into actionable strategies.
• Executive Influence: Builds alignment and drives decisions across senior leadership and complex stakeholder groups.
• Organizational Transformation: Leads large-scale change initiatives that improve organizational performance and effectiveness.
• Change Leadership: Successfully drives adoption of new ways of working, technologies, and operating models.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Uses data, insights, and business outcomes to guide priorities and investments.
• Business Acumen: Understands the connection between technology, workforce strategy, customer outcomes, and financial performance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partners effectively across business units, functions, and geographic regions to achieve shared goals.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Encourages experimentation, learning, and continuous enhancement of processes and outcomes.
• Global & Cultural Awareness: Demonstrates cultural intelligence and effectively leads across diverse teams, countries, and perspectives.

You'll love working here because:

• Be yourself in a culture that values equity, inclusion, and belonging and creates a safe space for diverse perspectives and insights.
• Belong by joining one of nine Business Resource Groups to connect globally with networks and allies who share common interests and experiences.
• Grow your career in an agile, fast-paced environment with plenty of opportunities to progress.
• Continuously learn through ongoing training, development, and mentorship opportunities.
• Be your healthiest. Best-in-class benefits start on Day 1 because healthy associates are happy ones.
• Focus on your mental health and well-being. We're here to provide exceptional service to our clients, and none of that happens without each of us taking care of ourselves and being there for one another.
• Join a company committed to giving back and generating a lasting, positive impact upon the communities in which we work and live.
• Get paid to pay it forward. Company-paid time off for volunteering for causes you care about.

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