VP, Engineering

Ignite Your Future: 

At QAD, we’re building the next generation of intelligent, adaptive enterprise platforms—and we’re looking for a bold, forward‑thinking Senior Director of Engineering to lead the charge. 

This is a highly visible, high‑impact leadership role where you will define technical strategy, architect modern cloud platforms on AWS, and lead end‑to‑end delivery of enterprise‑scale SaaS products. You’ll operate with Champion Pace, shaping how AI, BI, and data‑driven insights are embedded across the SDLC while building a culture of ownership, agility, and platform excellence.

You will balance deep technical credibility with strong business acumen, acting as a proactive, assertive leader who inspires teams and influences senior stakeholders while delivering secure, scalable, and future‑ready solutions.

The Mission: What You'll Be Building

You will be a core driver behind the design, development, and evolution of QAD’s next‑generation platform, anchored on:

• Adaptive Applications – The intelligent backbone powering modern manufacturing enterprises.

• Champion AI – Agentic AI capabilities that unlock measurable productivity, automation, and growth.

From greenfield platform development to large‑scale modernization, you will lead teams building cloud‑native, AI‑enabled, data‑driven platforms on AWS, integrating BI, analytics, and intelligent automation deeply into the product lifecycle

Your Impact/ What you will be doing: 

Platform Architecture & Technical Strategy

• Own and drive the end‑to‑end technical vision for a critical platform function, aligning architecture and execution with business strategy.

• Lead AWS‑based cloud architecture, leveraging microservices, event‑driven design, and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform/CDK).

• Champion API‑first, platform‑as‑a‑product thinking, enabling extensibility, scalability, and faster innovation.

New Platform Development & Innovation

• Lead the conceptualization and launch of new platforms and major capabilities, from ideation through production and scale.

• Embed AI, ML, and BI capabilities into the SDLC—driving intelligent workflows, predictive insights, and data‑driven decision‑making.

• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and proactively introduce innovations that create competitive advantage.

Agile Delivery, Velocity & Quality

• Drive Agile, product‑centric engineering practices, enabling fast iteration without compromising quality or security.

• Establish strong CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, automated testing, and observability.

• Define and track DORA metrics, engineering KPIs, and platform health indicators to continuously improve delivery and reliability.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Act as a hands‑on, credible technical leader, guiding architectural decisions and resolving the most complex, cross‑system challenges.

• Mentor Directors, Managers, Architects, and Senior/Principal Engineers, building a strong leadership bench.

• Lead high‑impact design and code reviews across teams, setting a high bar for engineering excellence.

Cross‑Functional Influence & Executive Partnership

• Partner closely with Product, Info Security, and other groups to deliver world‑class SaaS solutions.

• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive and non‑technical stakeholders, influencing decisions and driving alignment.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on platform, cloud, and AI strategy.

Strategic Accountability & Operations

• Own outcomes that impact the broader organization, including delivery, reliability, cost, and scalability.

• Manage engineering budgets, headcount planning, tooling strategy, and vendor partnerships.

• Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and data governance standards (SOC2, GDPR, etc.).