The Director of Engineering Excellence & Enablement is a strategic leader responsible for improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and execution maturity of the engineering organization. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, this leader partners closely with Engineering, Product, Program Management, and other cross-functional leaders to translate company and product strategy into scalable engineering capabilities, operational rhythms, and enterprise-wide initiatives.

This role is equal parts strategy, execution, organizational design, and operational excellence. Success is measured by enabling engineering teams to deliver predictably, operate efficiently, and continuously improve while maintaining alignment across the broader organization.

Engineering Strategy & Organizational Enablement

Partner with the VP of Engineering to translate business and product strategy into engineering capabilities, operating models, and execution plans.

Develop and evolve the engineering operating system, including planning processes, governance, decision-making frameworks, and organizational rhythms.

Identify capability gaps and recommend investments in people, processes, tooling, and organizational structure.

Engineering Excellence

Define and drive engineering excellence initiatives focused on developer productivity, quality, reliability, operational maturity, and continuous improvement.

Establish engineering effectiveness metrics and dashboards that provide visibility into organizational health, delivery performance, and engineering productivity.

Champion adoption of modern engineering practices, standards, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Operational Cadence & Execution

Establish and facilitate consistent engineering operating cadences including strategic planning, quarterly planning, roadmap reviews, engineering leadership meetings, business reviews, and operational retrospectives/after-action reviews.

Director, Engineering Excellence & Enablement

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

Shield

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