Director, Engineering

Help us build the "System of Action" that supercharges global manufacturing teams.  QAD is entering a high-velocity era to architect the world’s first AI-native, agentic ERP. We are moving beyond legacy "systems of record" to build an autonomous platform where humans and AI work as a tag team to redefine how factories operate.  Join us at this pivotal moment to build our next generation platform, lead the next generation of the Adaptive Enterprise and turn global speed into strategy.  

Ignite Your Future: 

At QAD, we are building intelligent, adaptive platforms that redefine manufacturing and supply chains. As Director of Engineering, you will own the delivery and technical direction of a major engineering domain, leading multiple teams and managers while partnering closely with Product and senior leadership. This role blends strong people leadership with deep technical credibility, driving cloud‑native, AI‑enabled enterprise SaaS products at scale.

The Mission: What You'll Be Building

You will lead teams building and evolving QAD’s next‑generation platform across:

• Adaptive Applications – the intelligent backbone of the manufacturing enterprise.

• Champion AI – agentic AI and data‑driven capabilities that accelerate productivity and decision‑making.

You will translate strategy into execution, ensuring predictable delivery, strong architecture, and engineering excellence.

Your Impact/ What you will be doing: 

• Engineering Leadership & Delivery: Lead multiple engineering teams through Managers and Senior Managers, ensuring timely, high‑quality delivery of complex SaaS capabilities.

• Technical Direction: Guide system design and architectural decisions across cloud‑native, microservices‑based platforms on AWS.

• People & Talent Development: Build, coach, and develop Engineering Managers and senior engineers; create strong succession and growth paths.

• Agile Execution: Drive Agile and product‑centric delivery models, balancing speed, quality, and sustainability.

• Cross‑Functional Partnership: Partner with Product, Architecture, Security, and DevOps to align roadmaps, priorities, and outcomes.

• Operational Ownership: Own delivery commitments, engineering KPIs, reliability, and continuous improvement within your domain.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Experience & Leadership

• 10–12+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years in engineering leadership roles.

• Proven experience leading managers and multiple teams delivering enterprise SaaS products.

• Strong background in cloud platforms (AWS), distributed systems, and modern SDLC practices.

• Ability to balance hands‑on technical depth with strategic and people leadership.

Core Technical Foundations / What we are looking for 

• Experience in AI‑driven platforms, FinTech, or high‑growth SaaS environments.

• Background in startup or scale‑up environments, building platforms from the ground up.

• Exposure to agentic AI, intelligent automation, or advanced analytics platforms.

• Strong understanding of modern software engineering principles, system design, and distributed systems.

• Hands-on familiarity with cloud-native architectures (preferably AWS), microservices, APIs, and data-driven systems.

• Solid grounding in SDLC best practices including CI/CD, automated testing, security, and observability.

• Ability to guide architectural decisions, review designs, and ensure long-term scalability and maintainability

The Mindset:

• Strategic Thinker: Connects business goals to technical execution and prioritization.

• People-First Leader: Invests in coaching, feedback, and building inclusive, high-performing teams.

• Ownership-Oriented: Takes accountability for outcomes, quality, and reliability.

• Execution-Focused: Balances speed with discipline, delivering predictable results.

• Continuous Improver: Constantly looks for ways to improve teams, systems, and processes.

Why QAD?

This is  an opportunity for strategic ownership and global impact. You will be instrumental in defining and scaling QAD's next-generation intelligent manufacturing platform. Lead a major engineering domain, influence core architectural decisions across a cloud-native/AWS environment, and drive the realization of our Agentic AI vision (Champion AI) that delivers measurable results. You will build and develop a world-class team of leaders and engineers, working alongside ambitious senior leadership to redefine the future of the manufacturing enterprise.

Company Description:  

QAD is redefining manufacturing and supply chains through its intelligent, adaptive platform that connects people, processes, and data into a single System of Action. With three core pillars — Redzone (frontline empowerment), Adaptive Applications (the intelligent backbone), and Champion AI (Agentic AI for manufacturing) — QAD | Redzone helps manufacturers operate with Champion Pace, achieving measurable productivity, resilience, and growth in just 90 days. 

QAD is committed to ensuring that every employee feels they work in an environment that values their contributions, respects their unique perspectives and provides opportunities for growth regardless of background. QAD’s DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity, equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. 

About QAD:

QAD | Redzone is redefining manufacturing and supply chains through its intelligent, adaptive platform that connects people, processes, and data into a single System of Action. With three core pillars — Redzone (frontline empowerment), Adaptive Applications (the intelligent backbone), and Champion AI (Agentic AI for manufacturing) — QAD | Redzone helps manufacturers operate with Champion Pace, achieving measurable productivity, resilience, and growth in just 90 days.

QAD is committed to ensuring that every employee feels they work in an environment that values their contributions, respects their unique perspectives and provides opportunities for growth regardless of background. QAD’s DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity, equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.