Associate Director-Technology, AI Native Software

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

We are seeking an Associate Director Technology to lead and scale engineering teams responsible for building AI-native software and digital products. This leader will drive end-to-end executionfrom concept through productionfor innovative platforms developed using modern AI-native software development practices including AI-assisted coding agentic development workflows and rapid iteration cycles.

This is a highly visible hands-on leadership role requiring both strong people leadership and technical depth. The ideal candidate will guide multidisciplinary engineering teams shape technical strategy and help establish the operating model for building next-generation AI-powered products at enterprise scale.

What Youll Do:

• Lead the delivery of AI-native software products and platforms from ideation through production deployment.
• Manage and grow a multidisciplinary engineering organization spanning:
  • LLM Prompt and Context Engineering
  • Frontend and Backend Engineering
  • Integration Engineering
• Define and guide technical architecture for AI agent systems LLM-powered solutions and full-stack Python applications.
• Establish and continuously improve AI-native software development practices including AI-assisted coding agentic workflows and accelerated release cycles.
• Partner with Product Design and Business leaders to translate strategic objectives into executable technical roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Drive engineering excellence with a focus on scalability reliability security and operational performance.
• Oversee resource planning prioritization and delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams and engineering disciplines.
• Coach mentor and develop engineering managers and individual contributors while fostering a high-performance accountable team culture.
• Communicate delivery progress risks and outcomes to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Champion innovation and the practical application of AI technologies to accelerate product development and business value.

What Youll Bring:

• Proven success leading and scaling high-performing software engineering organizations.
• Strong expertise in delivering AI/ML automation or intelligent software solutions in enterprise environments.
• Experience managing cross-functional engineering teams across backend full-stack AI/ML cloud and DevOps disciplines.
• Technical fluency in AI agent architectures large language models (LLMs) retrieval-augmented systems and modern software engineering practices.
• A collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence stakeholders across business and technology organizations.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to balance speed innovation quality and operational risk.
• Demonstrated success recruiting developing and retaining top engineering talent.
• Exceptional communication decision-making and organizational leadership skills.
• Passion for building AI-driven products and creating environments where teams can innovate and thrive.

What Youll Need:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or a related technical field or equivalent experience.
• 8 years of progressive experience in technology leadership roles.
• 3 years of direct management experience leading engineering teams delivering AI/ML automation or digital platform solutions.
• Experience leading AI-native product development from concept through deployment in enterprise-scale environments.
• Hands-on technical expertise in AI agent architectures LLM technologies and full-stack Python application development.
• Demonstrated experience managing resources and priorities across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Proven ability to deliver complex software solutions at scale while maintaining high standards for quality and reliability.
• Strong talent management experience including hiring coaching and team development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with prompt engineering context engineering and LLM evaluation frameworks.
• Familiarity with agentic coding platforms AI developer tools and AI-native SDLC methodologies.
• Experience integrating AI solutions with enterprise applications APIs and data platforms.
• Knowledge of DevOps MLOps and production AI operations.
• Experience leading teams within high-growth transformation-focused or innovation-driven organizations.
• Experience deploying AI-powered products in highly regulated large-scale enterprise environments.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

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It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.