Senior Director of Engineering, AI | Allconnect

Red Ventures • Fort Mill, SC

2d • $200,000 - $282,500

About The Position

Allconnect, a Red Ventures brand, is seeking a visionary, results-oriented Senior Director of Engineering to lead our transition to an AI-first software development lifecycle. This leader will play a critical role in reshaping how we build, ship, and operate software by embedding AI into our platforms, processes, and culture.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 4+ years leading managers of managers, with a proven track record of transforming engineering organizations to operate in an AI-first model. You have embedded AI into the core of the SDLC, product development, and operational workflows, turning emerging technologies into sustained competitive advantage
• Experience leading organizations of 40+. You know how to scale leaders, not just teams, and have successfully driven large, cross-functional platform or replatforming initiatives in modern web and cloud environments.
• A technical leader who can operate at altitude and at depth. You have led large-scale platform or replatforming initiatives, understand modern web and cloud architectures, and can guide teams toward scalable, high-leverage technical decisions without becoming the bottleneck.
• A strategic partner to product, data, and the business. You challenge assumptions, shape roadmaps, and make disciplined build versus buy decisions that balance speed, differentiation, and long-term platform advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead Our AI-First Engineering Transformation
• Architect and lead our transition to an AI-first SDLC, embedding AI deeply into development workflows, product management, and technical project management to fundamentally elevate how we build.
• Set the vision for AI across the organization, translating emerging technologies and platforms into practical, scalable advantage.
• Institutionalize AI enablement across architecture, tooling, QA, and delivery practices so that AI becomes part of our operating system, not an experiment.
• Deliver Major Strategic Initiatives
• Lead two high-impact engineering teams through critical initiatives, including the migration of our telephony provider and a foundational AI-enabled sales platform that will shape the future of our business.
• Operate as a strategic peer to Product leadership, shaping roadmaps, generating new ideas, and co-owning outcomes so engineering helps define direction rather than simply executing tickets.
• Make disciplined, high-leverage build-versus-buy decisions that balance speed, cost, differentiation, and long-term platform strategy.
• Build and Scale High-Performance Teams
• Lead and develop Directors, Engineering Managers, and Principal Engineers, building a leadership bench that scales with the business.
• Raise the technical and operational bar while ensuring teams can execute independently at a high level.
• Build an organization that fully embraces AI-assisted development and modern engineering practices.
• Foster a culture that optimizes for experimentation, rapid iteration, ownership, and continuous learning.
• Provide Technical Leadership
• Establish and reinforce architectural standards across Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS, enabling teams to build scalable, secure, and durable systems with confidence.
• Stay at the forefront of AI and modern application development, bringing forward pragmatic innovation that drives measurable impact.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential. That’s why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy. Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually, with an increase to 25 days after five years of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed