The Director of App Dev for Mobile and GenAI leads the strategy architecture and delivery of mobile applications and GenAI-powered capabilities. This role partners closely with Product Design Data Security and Operations to build reliable scalable and usercentric experiences.

This is a hybrid role that requires onsite work at our Newton MA office 3 days a week.

Bright Horizons is a leading education and care company that helps employees thrive at work and at home by partnering with employers to offer high-quality child care elder care and educational support. Our workplace reflects this commitmentwith collaborative environments meaningful benefits and a culture that supports both career growth and personal well-being. Whether youre caring for children or powering the systems and partnerships that make it all possible at Bright Horizons youre the difference.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Mobile and Gen AI Engineering

  • Lead endtoend development and delivery of mobile and AI/GenAI applications using modern engineering practices.

  • Define mobile and GenAI architecture including modularization release processes CI/CD observability and platform strategy.

  • Drive AI/GenAI feature development; select models build pipelines design evaluation frameworks optimize latency and ensure responsible AI usage.

  • Guide teams through technical decisions; remove blockers; promote bestinclass engineering practices.

  • Establish engineering KPIs quality standards and drive continuous improvement.

  • Own Cloud and AIinference cost governance and resource allocation.

  • Manage staffing strategy and talent development for mobile and GenAI engineering teams.

  • Maintain clear technical documentation and progress reporting for leadership.

• Product Partnership

  • Translate product strategy into engineering roadmaps sequencing and technical tradeoffs.

  • Partner with PMs on KPI creation prioritization and customercentric decisions.

  • Work crossfunctionally with design support research operations and marketing.

  • Communicate engineering impacts in clear businessaligned language.

• People Management & Leadership

  • Lead mentor and grow engineers senior ICs and engineering managers.

  • Build a highperforming culture centered on accountability collaboration and modern engineering excellence.

  • Recognize contributions; develop succession plans; guide career development.

  • Influence engineering strategy across the team including architecture security data and cloud teams.

  • Present technical strategy and program updates to executive leadership.

  • Drive enterpriselevel modernization initiatives (mobile platform upgrades AI adoption cloud modernization).

  • Exercise independent judgment in technical strategy staffing architectural choices and delivery commitments.

  • Manage risk compliance privacy and AI governance considerations in decision making.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or higher in Engineering Technology or related field

• 7 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to JavaScript/TypeScript based framework and Python OR equivalent experience

• 5 years experience and skills in building cloud-based SaaS applications.

• 5 years experience and skills in building mobile development and technology (Angular Ionic React Native Flutter and native IOS/Android or similar)

• 5 years experience and skills in leading an engineering native organization

• 2 years delivering AI and GenAI applications including model integration evaluation RAG and deployment.

• Proven track record delivering mobile or AIpowered products at scale.

• Familiarity with modern LLM providers and tooling (Azure OpenAI Anthropic Google Gemini LangSmith vector databases).

Preferred Qualifications/Skills:

• Experience with reliability engineering automated testing CI/CD APM/observability and performance optimization.

• Experience working with security privacy and AI governance requirements.

• Strong verbal and written communication; able to communicate complex topics to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

• Demonstrated success in architectural modernization efforts.

At this time Bright Horizons will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization/visa for this position.

Be part of a community where people grow futures are shaped and lives are changed. We offer the rewards opportunities and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. Were changing the world of work and family and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons youre the difference.

The annual salary for this position is between $149000 - $206000 annually. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience education and training certifications geography and other relevant business or organizational factors.

This position is also eligible for a bonus and RSUs.

Benefits:

• Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical dental and vision insurance

• Paid vacation sick holiday and parental bonding leave

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Long-term and short-term disability insurance

• Life insurance

• Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools

• Tuition assistance and education coaching

• Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family Learn more at at Bright Horizons:

  Our people are the heart of our company. Because were as committed to our own employees as we are to the children families and clients we serve our collaborative workplaces are designed to grow careers and support personal lives. Come build a brighter future with us.

  Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race color religion sex age disability sexual orientation veteran status national origin genetic information or any other characteristic protected under federal state or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).

  If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process please contact the recruitment helpdesk at or . Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.