Engineering Director, Agentic AI Delivery

Job Description

We are seeking a visionary Engineering Director to lead delivery of next‑generation Agentic AI initiatives. You will oversee multiple autonomous AI agent systems that interact with complex enterprise workflows, external APIs, and real‑time data. Your role is to translate cutting‑edge AI research into reliable, scalable, and secure production systems, while providing strategic clarity to executive leadership.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Execution

• Define and execute the technical strategy for multi‑agent AI systems.
• Own delivery roadmaps for high‑priority agentic AI use cases.
• Communicate progress, risks, and metrics to the C‑suite.
• Allocate engineering resources across competing projects.

Technical Delivery & Architecture

• Transition agentic prototypes to production with robust guardrails and fail‑safes.
• Establish standards for reliability, observability, and scalability.
• Optimize AI infrastructure for cost, latency, and performance.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and security standards.

Team & Culture

• Build and mentor high‑performing teams of engineers and AI researchers.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Science, and Security teams to define capabilities and constraints.
• Foster a culture of innovation while maintaining production reliability.

Qualifications

Required

• Hands‑on experience designing and deploying autonomous AI agents.
• Deep knowledge of LLMs, GenAI, vector databases, embeddings, and prompt engineering.
• Strong background in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Experience with MLOps, observability, and AI security mitigation.

• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management.
• Proven crisis management experience with autonomous systems.
• Strategic thinking to align technical execution with business goals.

Preferred

• 8+ years in software engineering with 4+ years in leadership.
• Experience launching enterprise or consumer AI products.
• Background in RLHF or domain‑specific LLM fine‑tuning.
• Familiarity with AI regulatory frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF).

Success Metrics (KPIs)

• Timely delivery of agentic AI use cases.
• Reduced failure rates and hallucinations in production.
• Measurable business impact from deployed agents.
• High leadership satisfaction with transparency and predictability.

Why Join Us?

• Lead high‑impact AI automation initiatives.
• Direct C‑suite visibility and influence on AI strategy.
• Access to cutting‑edge compute resources and a culture of experimentation.
• Opportunity to build a world‑class team and set industry standards for agentic AI delivery.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on factors including education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, results, geographic location, shift, internal and external equity, and business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of the posting. It may ultimately be higher or lower and is only applicable for jobs performed in California, Colorado, and New York, or from those states.
• Non‑exempt positions are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws; shift differential pay may apply.
• Eligible employees may be considered for bonuses under either WD’s Short Term Incentive Plan (STI Plan) or the Sales Incentive Plan (SIP). Participation in the annual Long‑Term Incentive (LTI) program is optional and may be restricted to specific roles.
• Comprehensive benefits include paid vacation and sick leave; medical, dental, vision insurance; life, accident, and disability insurance; tax‑advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; an employee assistance program; and additional voluntary benefits.
• While the company retains full discretion over any bonus, commission, or equity award, such amounts are earned, vested, and designated only when earned.

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