Senior Director of Engineering, AI | Allconnect

Red Ventures is a global portfolio of high-growth companies, and they are seeking a visionary Senior Director of Engineering to lead their transition to an AI-first software development lifecycle. This role involves architecting and leading the integration of AI into development workflows, managing high-impact engineering teams, and establishing architectural standards to drive innovation and operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Our AI-First Engineering Transformation
• Architect and lead our transition to an AI-first SDLC, embedding AI deeply into development workflows, product management, and technical project management to fundamentally elevate how we build
• Set the vision for AI across the organization, translating emerging technologies and platforms into practical, scalable advantage
• Institutionalize AI enablement across architecture, tooling, QA, and delivery practices so that AI becomes part of our operating system, not an experiment
• Deliver Major Strategic Initiatives
• Lead two high-impact engineering teams through critical initiatives, including the migration of our telephony provider and a foundational AI-enabled sales platform that will shape the future of our business
• Operate as a strategic peer to Product leadership, shaping roadmaps, generating new ideas, and co-owning outcomes so engineering helps define direction rather than simply executing tickets
• Make disciplined, high-leverage build-versus-buy decisions that balance speed, cost, differentiation, and long-term platform strategy
• Build and Scale High-Performance Teams
• Lead and develop Directors, Engineering Managers, and Principal Engineers, building a leadership bench that scales with the business
• Raise the technical and operational bar while ensuring teams can execute independently at a high level
• Build an organization that fully embraces AI-assisted development and modern engineering practices
• Foster a culture that optimizes for experimentation, rapid iteration, ownership, and continuous learning
• Provide Technical Leadership
• Establish and reinforce architectural standards across Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS, enabling teams to build scalable, secure, and durable systems with confidence
• Stay at the forefront of AI and modern application development, bringing forward pragmatic innovation that drives measurable impact

Requirements:

• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience
• 4+ years leading managers of managers
• Proven track record of transforming engineering organizations to operate in an AI-first model
• Experience embedding AI into the core of the SDLC, product development, and operational workflows
• Experience leading organizations of 40+
• Ability to scale leaders, not just teams
• Successfully driven large, cross-functional platform or replatforming initiatives in modern web and cloud environments
• Ability to operate at altitude and at depth as a technical leader
• Experience leading large-scale platform or replatforming initiatives
• Understanding of modern web and cloud architectures
• Ability to guide teams toward scalable, high-leverage technical decisions
• Ability to challenge assumptions and shape roadmaps
• Ability to make disciplined build versus buy decisions that balance speed, differentiation, and long-term platform advantage