Engineering Director
CA$150,000 – CA$176,000 / yr base salary
Posted 6 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Director, Engineering”
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- Expected experience
- 12+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | CA$150,000 – CA$176,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyComputer Science, Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Study levelMaster's or higher
Company Description
NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™.
Job Description
About the Role
We are seeking a Director, Software Engineering to lead the engineering teams building and operating customer-facing SaaS product capabilities from our India engineering hub. This leader is accountable for the delivery, quality, and technical health of a significant part of our product engineering portfolio, and for building the engineering leadership and technical talent that sustains it.
This is a people leadership role with deep software engineering roots. The successful candidate will lead through Engineering Managers, Senior Managers, and Principal Engineers, remain credible in architecture and system design discussions, and translate product and business priorities into clear, executable engineering direction.
The role operates in a globally distributed, matrixed environment and partners closely with Product Management, Architecture, Data, Security, and Quality Engineering. The ideal candidate raises the engineering bar, improves delivery predictability and production quality, and helps move mature SaaS capabilities toward an AI-first product and engineering model.
Key Responsibilities
Engineering Delivery and Execution
- Own engineering delivery outcomes for a defined set of customer-facing SaaS product capabilities, including scope, quality, predictability, and time to market.
- Translate product roadmaps and business priorities into executable engineering plans, team commitments, and sequenced delivery milestones through subordinate managers and technical leaders.
- Set team and department priorities, allocate engineering resources across competing demands, and manage capacity, staffing plans, and budget inputs for the area.
- Balance new feature development with modernization, technical debt reduction, and continuity of existing customer commitments.
- Use engineering metrics — delivery predictability, cycle time, escaped defects, change failure rate, and availability — to identify systemic issues and drive measurable improvement.
- Manage delivery risk proactively, escalating with clear options and recommendations rather than surfacing problems late.