Director of Engineering, Americas at Powerdigitalmarketing

Who We Are: We are a tech-enabled growth firm–at the intersection of marketing, consulting & data intelligence–igniting revenue and brand recognition for leading and emerging companies around the world. As a people-first firm, we value diversity in backgrounds and experiences. We strongly believe our people and culture are key to our success. Our vision is to be recognized as the most valued and respected private growth marketing firm in the world–with a scalable brand, culture and services. Our mission is to power the relentless pursuit of growth and redefine what’s possible through a team of growth-obsessed experts who demand innovation and results - driven by integrity, autonomy, and grit. As a full-service growth marketing firm, we offer best-in-class services including: SEO, Content Marketing, Paid Media, Social Media Marketing, Programmatic + CTV, Public Relations, Influencer Marketing, Email + SMS, Conversion Rate Optimization, Retail Marketing, and Creative. Here at Power Digital, we are hyper-focused on helping brands drive revenue growth and brand recognition, ultimately driving irrefutable value for our clients. At the heart of Power Digital is our proprietary technology, nova, which analyzes businesses through first-party data, simplifying investment planning for marketing and diligence in M&A––putting marketers in a strategic seat at the table––and providing value in unparalleled ways. Managing billions in media, our dynamic team––of consultative marketers, creatives, analysts and technologists––challenge traditional ways of planning and measurement through meticulous testing and data science across each milestone of the customer journey. ***Proficiency in spoken and written English at an advanced level is required for this role. #LI-MM1 A day in the life: The Director of Engineering, Americas is a senior leadership role that functions as a hybrid between strategic management and a hands-on individual contributor (IC). In this role, you will own engineering execution across our company's Americas engineering presence — expanding across the region — while serving as the senior technical leader driving nova platform delivery during Americas hours. You will report directly to the CTO and operate as a peer to the Director of Engineering, EMEA, collectively owning the full-cycle engineering roadmap for nova: our company's proprietary AI-powered marketing intelligence platform. Day-to-day, you will lead AI-assisted engineering, coach direct reports, unblock engineering challenges, and maintain the quality bar across features and infrastructure. At the same time, you will be managing and mentoring the Americas engineering hub, and supporting strategic growth. You will be a critical link in our follow-the-sun engineering model — ensuring that product development, QA handoffs, and operational coverage flow seamlessly between Americas and EMEA time zones. Responsibilities: Hybrid Leadership and Technical Execution - Serve as a hands-on individual contributor (IC) while providing senior leadership and strategic management to the Americas pod Lead Americas Engineering Delivery - Own sprint planning, backlog grooming, and delivery cadence for all Americas-based engineers - Ensure 90%+ of planned engineering work is delivered each cycle with predictable, documented releases - Drive continuous reduction of average cycle time — from development start to production deployment - Maintain 15% of sprint capacity allocated to technical debt and infrastructure improvement - Own release notes, retrospectives, and improvement loops for the Americas pod Strategic Team Growth and Mentorship - Manage and grow the regional team for our company's Americas engineering hub - Recruit, hire, and onboard engineering talent across the Americas region to support strategic growth - Define hiring profiles, onboarding playbooks, and engineering career ladders for the Americas region - Build our company's employer brand in the Americas engineering market Develop Follow-the-Sun Engineering and QA Lifecycle - Design and operationalize a follow-the-sun engineering model in collaboration with the Director of Engineering, EMEA, ensuring continuous development and QA coverage across time zones - Own the Americas leg of the daily handoff process — including in-progress work status, open bugs, QA queues, and deployment gates - Establish Americas QA ownership: build quality checkpoints, regression processes, and testing standards that dovetail with EMEA release cycles - Coordinate with the EMEA team to minimize context loss across timezone boundaries and maximize parallel throughput on the nova roadmap - Define and document cross-timezone communication protocols, async-first standards, and escalation paths Drive AI Integration and Engineering Efficiency - Champion AI-assisted development tools — including Claude Code, Cursor, and Figma Code Connect — as a force multiplier across the Americas team - Identify opportunities to leverage AI for code generation, testing, documentation, and QA automation - Establish frameworks for measuring and improving AI-driven productivity gains within Americas engineering workflows - Share learnings and tooling innovations with the EMEA team to drive platform-wide efficiency Own Technical Quality and Architecture Standards - Maintain deep working knowledge of the nova platform — APIs, data models, frontend architecture (React/TypeScript), and data infrastructure (Snowflake) - Provide hands-on technical guidance, architectural input, and code review on high-impact initiatives - Define and enforce engineering standards for code quality, security, reliability, and maintainability across the Americas team - Ensure all Americas-produced code meets our company's security and compliance posture, including SOC 2 Type II requirements Collaborate on Infrastructure and Platform (AWS) - Partner with the Platform and Infrastructure team on AWS architecture, environment reliability, and cloud cost management across Americas workloads - Participate in AWS resource provisioning, deployment pipeline design, and infrastructure-as-code practices relevant to the Americas engineering surface area - Ensure Americas engineering practices align with Platform team standards for security and monitoring - Coordinate with Platform on GDPR and cross-border data transfer requirements that affect Americas engineering decisions Organizational & Cross-Functional Leadership - Partner with the VP of Product Engineering to translate roadmap priorities into well-scoped, staffed, and executable engineering work - Represent Americas engineering perspectives in company-wide strategic planning, OKR setting, and roadmap prioritization - Work closely with the CTO on Americas headcount planning, engineering budget, and regional technology investment decisions - Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders on technical capabilities, capacity, and constraints across Americas Role Requirements: • BS or Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience • 7+ years of software engineering experience with proficiency in modern web technologies (TypeScript, React, Node.js) and backend API design • 3+ years of engineering management experience, including leading geographically distributed and remote teams • Demonstrated experience managing and strategically growing an engineering team • Experience with cloud infrastructure on AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, or equivalent); familiarity with Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms a plus • Track record of implementing or operating within a cross-timezone engineering model (follow-the-sun, async-first, or similar) • Experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring engineering talent in the Americas market • Outstanding English communication skills - written and verbal - with ability to operate effectively across time zones and cultures • Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows (Claude Code, Cursor, LLM tooling) strongly preferred • Prior experience in marketing technology, analytics, or SaaS reporting products a plus Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Product Development Cycle Time - Average cycle time from dev start to production deployment ≤ 14 days for standard features, ≤ 28 days for complex/cross-team features - 90%+ of sprint commitments delivered within the sprint they were committed — no carryover creep - Deployment frequency ≥ 2 production releases per sprint AI-Driven Engineering Productivity - 100% of Americas engineers actively using at least one AI coding tool (Cursor, Claude Code) as measured by weekly active usage. - AI-assisted PR ratio: ≥ 60% of merged PRs include AI-assisted code generation within 6 months of onboarding - Code review coverage: 100% of AI-generated code reviewed by a human engineer before merge — zero exceptions - Defect escape rate < 2% of total tickets closed per release Follow-the-Sun Operations - Americas-to-EMEA handoff documentation published every sprint, covering: in-progress work, open blockers, QA queue status, and deployment gate readiness — zero missed handoffs - EMEA-to-Americas morning pickup time ≤ 30 minutes — measured by time from Americas standup start to first active commit or ticket update - QA cycle time: 20%+ reduction in end-to-end QA turnaround time within 12 months of Americas QA ownership (with Q3 baseline established) - Zero production incidents attributable to cross-timezone context loss or missed handoff Compliance and Security Standards Adherence - 100% compliance with SOC 2 Type II requirements in all audits — zero Americas-attributable findings - Critical vulnerabilities remediated within 72 hours, high severity within 7 days - Zero missed security policy renewals, reviews, or certifications - 100% of Americas engineers complete annual security awareness training Team Building and Regional Growth - Zero regrettable attrition in the Americas engineering pod - 100% of Americas engineers have documented career development plans and quarterly 1:1 cadence with the Director - Time-to-productivity for new hires ≤ 30 days to first merged PR Most Important Things (MITs) • Establishing Americas as a high-performing, strategically important engineering region • Owning the follow-the-sun engineering lifecycle: ensuring seamless handoffs between Americas and EMEA so the nova platform never loses momentum across time zones • Strategically growing and mentoring a world-class engineering team across Americas, focusing on craft, culture fit, and AI-forward thinking • Delivering nova platform features and quality improvements at a predictable cadence, with the reliability and production standards the business depends on • Keeping Americas engineering in tight alignment with our company's broader technical strategy, compliance requirements, and business OKRs - operating as a genuine peer to EMEA engineering, not a downstream executor Power Digital’s people and culture are at the core of our success, which is why diversity in our team’s backgrounds and experiences are paramount. 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