Director, Product Engineering

The role

You will lead and grow a portfolio of product and engineering teams in India. You will be accountable for strategy, delivery, organization design, and team performance while building an AI-first organization.

What you will do

• Lead, coach and grow Engineering Managers and senior technical leaders
• Set technical direction in partnership with global Engineering and Architecture
• Drive decisions on architecture, scalability, security and platform investment
• Partner with Product Managers to turn product roadmap into engineering plans
• Lead the practical adoption of AI across the software development lifecycle
• Own engineering standards, CI/CD, test automation, observability and incident management
• Ensure software meets security and data privacy standards like SOC 2, GDPR and FERPA
• Define team structures, ownership boundaries and operating rhythms
• Own headcount planning and manage vendor relationships
• Build partnerships with Product, Engineering, Design and Quality leaders in the US, UK and Australia

Required qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering
• 5+ years leading Engineering Managers or multiple engineering teams
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• Proven experience leading engineering teams in a SaaS product environment, managing multiple teams
• Track record of improving delivery, quality and reliability using agile, DevOps and engineering metrics
• Hands-on experience driving practical use of AI tools in engineering teams
• Strong people leadership, including coaching leaders, building high-performing teams and shaping organisation design
• Experience partnering with globally distributed Product, Engineering and business stakeholders across time zones
• Strong customer, commercial and stakeholder orientation

Nice to have

• Experience building or scaling product and engineering teams in India for a global product company
• Experience leading AI-enabled change in product development or engineering operations
• Experience in property management technology, student housing or higher education

About the company

StarRez is the global leader in student housing software, providing solutions for housing management, resident wellness and revenue generation. The company has offices in the United States, Australia, the UK, and India.