Engineering Director

Summary

Join Docplanner as an Engineering Director to contribute to the ongoing expansion and rapid scaling of our Tech teams. Deep-dive into technical solutions, balancing product, business, and engineering objectives. Contribute to the global technical strategy, define architecture and standards, and direct the technological path. Lead a team of engineering managers, fostering their growth and scaling the team effectively. Create a collaborative, high-performing culture, and clearly communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences. Collaborate with various team members to define business and system requirements and prioritize technology initiatives. Articulate technical challenges to senior stakeholders and contribute to the roadmap.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in international engineering teams
• Confident managing large teams (45+), with a proven track record in growing and mentoring engineering managers
• Strong technical background with the ability to challenge and contribute to technical solutions
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, pragmatic, and collaborative attitude
• Comfortable with change, uncertainty, and high-velocity environments
• Customer-centric focus, aligning the organization to maximize customer outcomes
• Inspiring and engaging people leader with high emotional intelligence (EQ), able to navigate opinions, set a vision, and bring people along
• Intellectual and strategic horsepower with exceptional clarity of thought and a relentless focus on execution and delivery
• A champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, aligning with corporate values

Responsibilities

• Deep-dive into and challenge technical solutions to balance product, business, and engineering objectives for both short-term and long-term goals, ensuring component quality and reliability
• Contribute to our global technical strategy, define architecture and standards, direct the technological path for your area, and ensure timely delivery
• Lead a team of engineering managers of varying seniority levels, fostering their growth and scaling the team effectively
• Create and nurture a culture of collaboration, performance, and accountability across all teams
• Clearly document and communicate technical opportunities, constraints, recommendations, and action items in a way that is understandable to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaborate with both technical and non-technical members of the organization to help define ongoing and future business and system requirements and prioritize technology-related initiatives
• Articulate and communicate technical challenges to senior stakeholders and contribute to the roadmap for both your teams and the entire engineering department
• Be a trusted advisor to the executive team and drive strategic decision-making processes
• Contribute to growth and retention on both the demand and supply side through the use of cutting-edge technology

Benefits

• A salary adequate to your experience and skills
• Flexible remuneration and benefits system via Flexoh , which includes: restaurant card, transportation card, kindergarten, and training tax savings
• Share options plan after 6 months of working with us
• True flexibility and work-life balance
• Remote or hybrid work model with our hub in Barcelona
• Summer intensive schedule during July and August (work 7 hours, finish earlier)
• 23 paid holidays, with exchangeable local bank holidays
• Additional paid holiday on your birthday or work anniversary (you choose what you want to celebrate)
• Private healthcare plan with Adeslas for you and subsidized for your family (medical and dental)
• Access to hundreds of gyms for a symbolic fee in partnership for you and your family with Wellhub
• Free English and Spanish classes