Senior Director, Engineering - Senior Living

A Place for Mom is a leading platform guiding families through every stage of the aging journey. The Senior Director of Engineering - Senior Living provides strategic and operational leadership across the engineering organization, driving consistent, high-quality engineering delivery and ensuring effective execution across multiple teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor Engineering Directors, Senior Managers, and their teams across Sales Tech, Web, CRM/Salesforce, and QA
• Drive structured planning and execution processes that ensure consistent, predictable delivery of roadmap commitments
• Translate business and product initiatives into actionable engineering plans with clear ownership and milestones
• Establish effective operating rhythms, planning cadences, and performance tracking mechanisms
• Define and monitor key engineering metrics focused on delivery predictability, quality, system stability, and operational efficiency
• Oversee a cross-functional Salesforce engineering team that supports multiple product domains, ensuring effective prioritization and coordination across engineering organizations
• Lead a centralized QA organization, including QA leadership, responsible for advancing quality standards, shared resourcing strategies, and AI-enabled testing practices
• Partner closely with Product and TPM leaders to align on scope, sequencing, and delivery timelines
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Data stakeholders to ensure technology solutions drive measurable business outcomes
• Communicate scope, tradeoffs, timelines, and risks clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Contribute to broader product and engineering planning processes to ensure effective capacity allocation
• Oversee technical execution and operational health of Senior Living platforms, including CRM-integrated systems, lead management tools, and web properties
• Ensure strong standards for quality, scalability, security, and maintainability
• Partner with Architecture and Infrastructure teams to align on technical standards and shared frameworks
• Promote disciplined use of AI-assisted development tools to improve velocity while maintaining quality
• Develop and coach engineering leaders, fostering accountability, engagement, and professional growth
• Build a culture grounded in clarity, ownership, measurable outcomes, and continuous improvement
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and People teams to attract and retain high-performing engineering talent
• Lead distributed teams with empathy, transparency, and strong communication practices

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 8 - 12+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years leading engineering managers or multi-team organizations
• Proven experience leading distributed engineering teams through structured, stakeholder-driven delivery initiatives
• Strong operational leadership skills - roadmap execution, capacity planning, and delivery tracking
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to senior leaders and business stakeholders
• Experience partnering across multiple product domains to ensure architectural alignment and data consistency
• Experience leading or supporting centralized Quality Assurance functions, including testing frameworks and AI-assisted QA tooling
• Experience with modern web technologies (React, Next.js, JavaScript/TypeScript), API-driven architectures, and cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• Familiarity with CRM platforms (Salesforce strongly preferred) and sales/marketing integrations
• Strong understanding of agile principles, SDLC practices, and engineering performance metrics
• Experience leading remote or distributed teams effectively