Engineering Excellence & Transformation Manager (AI)

TL;DR

Engineering Excellence & Transformation Manager (AI): Shaping, driving, and governing engineering productivity, quality, and SDLC modernization across a North America Technology organization with an accent on defining priorities, aligning strategies, and executing multi-year engineering transformation roadmaps. Focus on integrating Agentic AI and GenAI into SDLC workflows, uplifting developer experience, and ensuring disciplined program execution for measurable business impact.

Location: Hybrid in Heredia

Company

hirify.global is a global data and technology company focused on redefining lending practices, preventing fraud, simplifying healthcare, and creating marketing solutions.

What you will do

• Drive engineering productivity using Lean Six Sigma, PDCA, and Agile principles.
• Analyze and optimize software development processes, identifying inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
• Promote best practices across SDLC disciplines including unit testing, automation, CI/CD reliability, static analysis, and security scanning.
• Assess, pilot, and scale AI coding assistant tools and integrate Agentic AI/GenAI into SDLC workflows.
• Lead multi-year Technology Productivity strategies and cross-BU engineering excellence initiatives.
• Establish operating rhythms, dashboards, and governing structures for engineering excellence programs.
• Communicate productivity savings, capacity creation, and quality improvements to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Prior experience as a Program Manager for software development or engineering transformation programs.
• Experience with full SDLC inclusive of test automation, refactoring, debugging, build systems, or testing frameworks.
• Experience using engineering tools such as Veracode, SonarQube, or Harness.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native development (AWS or Azure preferred).
• Experience with GitHub, Bitbucket, CI/CD platforms, and GenAI tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.).
• Experience working in an Agile SCRUM development environment.
• Understanding of programming fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Lean Six Sigma experience, process mapping, and workshop facilitation.

Culture & Benefits

• Focus on DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, and volunteering.
• Recognized as a World's Best Workplaces™ 2024 and a Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries.
• Proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
• Commitment to innovation and a diverse workforce.