Director, Engineering (Onsite) Overland Park, KS

What You'll Do

Lead & Inspire HighPerforming Teams

- Build, mentor, and scale an engineering organization centered on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

- Foster an inclusive, supportive culture where engineers are empowered to bring creative ideas and take ownership.

- Develop leadership talent and ensure teams have the clarity, tools, and processes needed to deliver successfully.

Drive Delivery & Operational Excellence

- Oversee daytoday engineering operations to ensure predictable, highquality delivery across key product areas.

- Establish and manage operational frameworks (planning cycles, team structures, communication cadences, KPIs, etc.).

- Optimize workflows, resource allocation, and team capacity to meet business priorities.

- Lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance delivery speed, quality, and stability.

Ensure CrossFunctional Alignment

- Partner with Product, Consulting, Cloud, Client Success, Support, and other teams to translate business needs into actionable engineering plans.

- Serve as a key liaison between leadership and engineering, ensuring clear communication and alignment of priorities.

- Engage directly with clients and stakeholders to understand needs, provide updates, and support solution delivery.

Champion Strategic Execution

- Support longterm product and technology planning by aligning engineering teams with strategic roadmaps.

- Evaluate operational risks, dependencies, and constraints-and proactively drive solutions.

- Translate organizational goals into engineering objectives that ensure measurable impact.

- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning for your engineering portfolio.

MetricsDriven Leadership

- Define, monitor, and communicate performance metrics around delivery, quality, reliability, and team health.

- Use data-driven insights to guide decision-making, optimize operations, and ensure accountability.

Qualifications

- 10+ years of engineering leadership with a strong focus on operational execution, delivery management, or organizational leadership.

- Proven experience leading multi-team engineering organizations in a fastpaced, complex environment.

- Demonstrated success improving processes, scaling teams, and driving predictable outcomes.

- Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices (SDLC, DevOps principles, cloud-based delivery) without needing deep hands-on technical expertise.

- Excellent communication, coaching, conflict resolution, and changemanagement skills.

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

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