Director, Engineering

Organization Overview Company Description Help us build the "System of Action" that supercharges global manufacturing teams. QAD is entering a high-velocity era to architect the world’s first AI-native, agentic ERP. We are moving beyond legacy "systems of record" to build an autonomous platform where humans and AI work as a tag team to redefine how factories operate. Join us at this pivotal moment to build our next generation platform, lead the next generation of the Adaptive Enterprise and turn global speed into strategy.

Job Description Ignite Your Future: At QAD, we are building intelligent, adaptive platforms that redefine manufacturing and supply chains. As Director of Engineering, you will own the delivery and technical direction of a major engineering domain, leading multiple teams and managers while partnering closely with Product and senior leadership. This role blends strong people leadership with deep technical credibility, driving cloud‑native, AI‑enabled enterprise SaaS products at scale.

The Mission: What You'll Be Building
You will lead teams building and evolving QAD’s next‑generation platform across:

You will translate strategy into execution, ensuring predictable delivery, strong architecture, and engineering excellence.

Your Impact/ What You Will Be Doing:

Qualifications Required Skills . Qualifications Experience . Leadership

Core Technical Foundations / What We Are Looking For

The Mindset:

Additional Information Why QAD? This is an opportunity for strategic ownership and global impact. You will be instrumental in defining and scaling QAD's next-generation intelligent manufacturing platform. Lead a major engineering domain, influence core architectural decisions across a cloud-native/AWS environment, and drive the realization of our Agentic AI vision (Champion AI) that delivers measurable results. You will build and develop a world-class team of leaders and engineers, working alongside ambitious senior leadership to redefine the future of the manufacturing enterprise.

Company Description: QAD is redefining manufacturing and supply chains through its intelligent, adaptive platform that connects people, processes, and data into a single System of Action. With three core pillars — Redzone (frontline empowerment), Adaptive Applications (the intelligent backbone), and Champion AI (Agentic AI for manufacturing) — QAD . Redzone helps manufacturers operate with Champion Pace, achieving measurable productivity, resilience, and growth in just 90 days.

QAD is committed to ensuring that every employee feels they work in an environment that values their contributions, respects their unique perspectives and provides opportunities for growth regardless of background. QAD’s DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity, equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

About QAD:
QAD . Redzone is redefining manufacturing and supply chains through its intelligent, adaptive platform that connects people, processes, and data into a single System of Action. With three core pillars — Redzone (frontline empowerment), Adaptive Applications (the intelligent backbone), and Champion AI (Agentic AI for manufacturing) — QAD . Redzone helps manufacturers operate with Champion Pace, achieving measurable productivity, resilience, and growth in just 90 days.

QAD is committed to ensuring that every employee feels they work in an environment that values their contributions, respects their unique perspectives and provides opportunities for growth regardless of background. QAD’s DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity, equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.