Senior Director, AI Engineering Transformation

The role

You will own the strategy and execution of AI integration across the Engineering organization. You will build a unified data infrastructure and deploy AI capabilities to transform engineering workflows. This role involves leading a team of AI Fellows to drive hands-on AI adoption.

What you will do

• Architect and implement a unified data infrastructure across Engineering
• Map data assets and build ingestion pipelines for AI systems
• Partner with IT and data engineering to connect to enterprise data architecture
• Define and execute the AI transformation roadmap across the engineering lifecycle
• Lead the reimagination of program management infrastructure using AI-powered tooling
• Deploy AI-powered planning intelligence to improve forecasting accuracy
• Transform reliability and quality capabilities through AI
• Reimagine design and test workflows using AI to access historical knowledge
• Build, lead, and scale a team of AI Fellows
• Drive change management across global engineering teams

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in AI/ML, engineering leadership, program management, data architecture, quality engineering, or technology transformation roles
• Strong technical fluency in AI/ML and data infrastructure
• Proven track record leading large-scale transformation or change management initiatives
• Deep understanding of engineering development lifecycles in a hardware or consumer electronics context
• Proven ability to both build and think strategically
• Strong business acumen
• Exceptional leadership skills
• Decisive and action-oriented
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and a high-velocity environment

Nice to have

• Experience at an AI-native company or within an engineering organization where AI was core to the development process
• Background bridging technical build teams and business stakeholders
• Experience productionalizing AI prototypes
• Familiarity with engineering quality concepts: FMEAs, DVT, EMC/regulatory compliance, reliability testing, field-return analytics
• Ability to speak Mandarin

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• Employee stock purchase program
• Life insurance
• AD&D
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off

About the company

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of lifestyle solutions. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, the company has more than 4,100 associates.