Director, Product Software Engineering - AI
Job in
Austin, Travis County, Texas, 73301, USA
Listed on 2026-10-24
Listing for:
Wolters Kluwer
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-24
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Software Architect, Software Project Mgr/ Lead, AI Engineer (Applied/Software)
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The ideal candidate is equally comfortable shaping engineering strategy, mentoring technical leaders, influencing executive stakeholders, and driving the adoption of modern AI, cloud, and software engineering practices. This role requires a customer-first mindset, a passion for innovation, and a track record of building scalable engineering organizations that deliver business value through technology.
Key Responsibilities Strategic Engineering Leadership Define and execute the engineering vision, strategy, and roadmap for Firm Intelligence products and platforms.
Lead multiple engineering teams and managers, ensuring alignment with business objectives and product strategy.
Drive organizational transformation through modern engineering, cloud, automation, and AI capabilities.
Establish engineering standards, development frameworks, and best practices that improve quality, speed, and scalability.
AI & Technical Innovation Champion the adoption of AI-enabled software development and intelligent product capabilities.
Partner with Product Management to identify opportunities where AI, automation, and advanced analytics can create measurable customer value.
Guide architectural decisions involving cloud-native applications, APIs, platform services, and AI-powered solutions.
Foster a culture of experimentation, rapid learning, and continuous improvement.
Customer & Business Impact Collaborate closely with customers, product leaders, and business stakeholders to understand challenges and translate them into innovative technology solutions.
Ensure engineering teams remain focused on solving customer problems and delivering measurable outcomes.
Utilize data and operational metrics to drive product decisions, prioritize investments, and evaluate success.
Organizational Leadership Build, develop, and retain high-performing engineering leaders and teams.
Coach managers and senior engineers through mentorship, technical leadership, and career development.
Create an inclusive, collaborative culture that encourages innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
Manage budgets, resource planning, and organizational priorities to support strategic growth.
Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
10+ years of software engineering experience with progressive leadership responsibility.
5+ years leading engineering managers and multiple software engineering teams.
Experience delivering cloud-native software products and platforms using Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
Strong understanding of modern software architecture, APIs, Dev Ops, CI/CD, automation, and Agile delivery methodologies.
Experience leading teams building AI-enabled products.
Familiarity with LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows, and AI governance.
Experience using AI development tools (Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, etc.).Customer-centric product development and co-design experience
Experience driving engineering strategy and execution within a matrixed enterprise environment.
Demonstrated success building and scaling engineering organizations.
Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills.
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