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Sr. Director, Engineering

Job in Ivybridge, Devon, PL21, England, UK
Listing for: Solera
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-03
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Architect, AI Engineer (Applied/Software)
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Sr. Director, Engineering - Westlake, TXWho We Are Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life’s other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries.

Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation.  For more information, please visit  Role We are looking for a visionary Sr. Director of Engineering who leads with AI — not just as a tool, but as a force multiplier for team capability, product velocity, and developer experience.

This role sits at the intersection of people leadership, platform engineering, and intelligent automation. You will own the engineering operating model for a global, high-performing team and drive measurable outcomes through disciplined delivery, thoughtful change management, and a relentless commitment to up leveling talent.

What You’ll DoAI-First Engineering Leadership Champion the integration of AI-powered tooling (Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, Code Whisperer, and emerging LLM-based agents) across the engineering organization to measurably improve developer throughput and code quality

Architect and own an AI product enablement strategy — working with Product and Design to embed AI capabilities (intelligent automation, predictive features, RAG pipelines, agentic workflows) into Solera's core offerings

Build internal AI engineering platforms, reusable prompt libraries, and guardrails that ccelerate adoption safely and responsibly

Stay ahead of the AI tooling landscape; evaluate, pilot, and institutionalize tools that reduce toil and amplify engineering leverage

Delivery Excellence & Execution Own and continuously improve the engineering operating model — from planning and roadmap execution to retrospectives and capacity forecasting

Maintain a high say/do ratio across global teams through consistent agile delivery practices, OKR alignment, and data-driven accountability

Establish predictable release cadences with robust CI/CD pipelines, automated quality gates, and observable, secure systems

Lead quarterly and annual engineering planning cycles; translate business objectives into engineering commitments with clarity and confidence

Track leading and lagging indicators of delivery health (cycle time, deployment frequency, MTTR, change failure rate) and drive continuous improvement

People Leadership & Change Management Lead, coach, and scale a global engineering organization including multiple Engineering Managers and senior ICs across regions

Design and execute structured skills uplevel programs — with particular focus on AI literacy, cloud-native patterns, and modern software delivery practices

Drive change management for technology transformations (legacy modernization, AI adoption, platform migrations) with clear communication plans, stakeholder buy-in, and measurable milestones

Build a culture of psychological safety, radical candor, and continuous learning where feedback is prompt, actionable, and welcomed

Partner with Talent Acquisition to build diverse, global engineering pipelines; own engineering brand and hiring bar Technical Strategy & Architecture Provide hands-on technical leadership across Solera's cloud-native microservices platform (.NET, Java, React, cloud infrastructure)
Work with Software Architects and Product leaders to define and deliver technology roadmaps with organizational visibility and on-time milestones

Champion platform engineering principles — golden paths, internal developer portals, self-service infrastructure — to reduce friction and scale delivery

Own technical debt strategy: quantify, prioritize, and systematically reduce debt while preserving delivery velocity

Ensure engineering practices meet compliance, security, and regulatory requirements across all jurisdictions

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