Director, AI Strategy

Director, AI Strategy

Boston

Most people have never heard of the technologies behind the products they use every day. Chances are, they've relied on ours.

Our software and development tools help build products used in cars, hospitals, factories, homes, and industries around the world. We help engineers solve complex challenges and create technology people can depend on.

Rooted in Nordic values and trusted by innovators worldwide, we combine deep technical expertise with a culture of curiosity, craftsmanship, and collaboration. With decades of engineering experience and a shared passion for technical excellence, we're helping shape the future of software and embedded development.

We take pride in building tools for people who build the world around us.

Our team's mission is to define the future of the software development lifecycle, ensuring Qt Group remains the world's most versatile and high-performance platform for building and testing intelligent applications. We work across our entire portfolio—the Qt Framework (including Qt for MCUs), Software Quality Solutions (Squish, Coco, Test Center, Axivion), and Design Tools—to help our customers build the next generation of intelligent user interfaces.

As the Director of AI Strategy, you will lead our outward-facing AI roadmap across all business units. This is a high-impact, market-facing role where you will act as a "Customer Advocate," translating the needs of our global user base into a world-class AI experience that spans the entire product range—from design and development to quality assurance.

• Lead the unified, outward-facing AI strategy across our Design Tools, Development Tools and Software Quality Solutions.
• Engage directly with Tier-1 customers to identify high-value AI use cases, such as on-device inference for embedded systems and AI-driven test automation.
• Identify market-fit for AI-assisted tools, leveraging AI to enhance our entire portfolio of products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure AI-driven features are seamlessly integrated across the product portfolio
• Partner with hardware and silicon vendors to optimize the deployment of AI models across the full range of Qt-supported hardware platforms.
• Maintain accurate strategic records and progress reports within our internal systems to ensure global alignment on the AI vision.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant technical field like Computer Science or Data Science.
• Extensive experience in Technical Strategy or Leadership within developer tools, development frameworks, or test automation tools.
• Practical understanding of AI/ML integration, specifically how it applies to both software runtimes and developer productivity tools.
• Strong communication skills in English, with the ability to bridge the gap between deep engineering and business stakeholders.
• Deep empathy for the developer journey, likely gained from working within a customer organization or a similar complex software ecosystem.
• Proven ability to lead through influence across multiple business units and geographically distributed teams.

• Experience working with international teams across various time zones, particularly between India, the US, and Europe.
• Prior experience with Qt Group products, particularly in a professional, production-grade capacity.

The Qt Company offers competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package and is committed to fair and equitable employment practices. EOE. We support pay transparency: for all the roles at Qt we publish the salary ranges in our job ads in compliance with Massachusetts law. Please note that the final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, dental, vision, and dependent care, flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, and 401(k). In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive paid time off and 12 paid holidays each year.

Pay range for this position is $169,600 —$254,400 USD