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Milestone - Senior Director - Engineering

Milestone - Senior Director - Engineering

Milestone IncAhmedabad, India
27 days ago
Job description

Role Summary

  • We're seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to partner closely with our VP of Engineering in scaling our product engineering organization. This is a role that requires strong technical depth and exceptional people and customer management skills
  • You will play a pivotal role in driving product delivery, technical strategy, organizational health, and AI initiatives, working with the VP of Engineering in strategic innovation and long-term platform evolution.
  • We are seeking a Senior Director with a proven track record of technical leadership and cross-functional execution to lead and scale our software product engineering teams. This role demands a strategic thinker and hands-on leader with 18+ years of industry experience, including 5+ years in leadership roles. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise (especially in modern software architectures, AI / ML technologies, and cloud platforms) with an ability to inspire, align, and deliver across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Key Leadership :

  • Champion engineering excellence and adopt best practices in software development and system design.
  • Ensure high-quality, reliable, and secure software development across teams.
  • Guide modernization efforts, technical debt reduction, and platform stability.
  • Drive the adoption of AI / ML capabilities across products and platforms, in collaboration with CSM. COE, web programmers, and product teams.
  • Work with and guide the team in adopting AI across the organization as well as in products

    • People & Organizational Leadership :

  • Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior individual contributors.
  • Scale and structure teams to match product growth and roadmap needs.
  • Foster a high-performance, inclusive, and accountable engineering culture.
  • Champion career development, succession planning, and leadership grooming.

    • Cross-Functional Partnership :

  • Act as the primary liaison between engineering and key functions like Product, Sales, digital experience, and customer success.
  • Communicate engineering priorities, risks, and trade-offs clearly to business stakeholders.
  • Represent engineering in leadership and strategic planning forums.

    • Execution Ownership :

  • Understand industry and customer requirements and translate business and product goals into engineering roadmaps and team plans.
  • Own delivery timelines, resourcing, and team coordination across multiple workstreams.
  • Drive improvements in agile practices, metrics, and reporting across engineering functions.

    • Strategic Partnership :

  • Partner with the VP of Engineering to evolve tech vision, drive org-wide alignment, and make critical decisions.
  • Help the VP in key engineering decisions when needed.

    • Operational Excellence :

  • Establish and track KPIs and OKRs for engineering performance, delivery, and quality.
  • Own and optimize SDLC processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
  • Ensure systems are secure, scalable, and maintainable.
  • Help teams to think out of the box to use AI to drive operational excellence.

    • Preferred Qualifications and Experience :

  • Master's or Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience working in startup-to-scaleup environments.
  • Background in data-intensive or AI-first products.
  • Experience leading teams in a hyper growth company
  • Excellent communication

    • What You Bring :

  • 18+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in multi-team engineering leadership roles.
  • Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams (Dev, QA, IT, R&D) in a SaaS or platform product environment.
  • Strong technical foundation (e.g., cloud, microservices, distributed systems, platform architecture).
  • Proven ability to build, lead, and scale high-performing teams.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills-able to align execs, product, and teams.
  • Experience with agile scaling, org design, performance management, and change leadership.
  • A balanced leadership style : decisive but collaborative, strategic but grounded.
  • Diverse experience of working in small startups to enterprise-grade organizations.
  • Having worked in AI in the last couple of years.

    • Why This Role Matters

  • This role will be pivotal in scaling both the technology and the engineering organization. You will act as a force multiplier to the VP of Engineering, leading delivery and people development while contributing meaningfully to architectural and strategic decisions.
  • You will be part of the engineering leadership team responsible for shaping our platform, culture, and execution over the next stage of growth.

    • (ref : iimjobs.com)

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