Who We Are:

We are a tech-enabled growth firm–at the intersection of marketing, consulting & data intelligence–igniting revenue and brand recognition for leading and emerging companies around the world. As a people-first firm, we value diversity in backgrounds and experiences. We strongly believe our people and culture are key to our success. Our vision is to be recognized as the most valued and respected private growth marketing firm in the world–with a scalable brand, culture and services. Our mission is to power the relentless pursuit of growth and redefine what’s possible through a team of growth-obsessed experts who demand innovation and results - driven by integrity, autonomy, and grit.

As a full-service growth marketing firm, we offer best-in-class services including: SEO, Content Marketing, Paid Media, Social Media Marketing, Programmatic + CTV, Public Relations, Influencer Marketing, Email + SMS, Conversion Rate Optimization, Retail Marketing, and Creative. Here at Power Digital, we are hyper-focused on helping brands drive revenue growth and brand recognition, ultimately driving irrefutable value for our clients. 

At the heart of Power Digital is our proprietary technology, nova, which analyzes businesses through first-party data, simplifying investment planning for marketing and diligence in M&A––putting marketers in a strategic seat at the table––and providing value in unparalleled ways. 

Managing billions in media, our dynamic team––of consultative marketers, creatives, analysts and technologists––challenge traditional ways of planning and measurement through meticulous testing and data science across each milestone of the customer journey.

 

A day in the life:

The Director of Engineering, Americas is a senior leadership role that functions as a hybrid between strategic management and a hands-on individual contributor (IC). In this role, you will own engineering execution across our company's Americas engineering presence — expanding across the region — while serving as the senior technical leader driving nova platform delivery during Americas hours. You will report directly to the CTO and operate as a peer to the Director of Engineering, EMEA, collectively owning the full-cycle engineering roadmap for nova: our company's proprietary AI-powered marketing intelligence platform.

Day-to-day, you will lead AI-assisted engineering, coach direct reports, unblock engineering challenges, and maintain the quality bar across features and infrastructure. At the same time, you will be managing and mentoring the Americas engineering hub, and supporting strategic growth. You will be a critical link in our follow-the-sun engineering model — ensuring that product development, QA handoffs, and operational coverage flow seamlessly between Americas and EMEA time zones.

Responsibilities:

Hybrid Leadership and Technical Execution
- Serve as a hands-on individual contributor (IC) while providing senior leadership and strategic management to the Americas pod

Lead Americas Engineering Delivery
- Own sprint planning, backlog grooming, and delivery cadence for all Americas-based engineers
- Ensure 90%+ of planned engineering work is delivered each cycle with predictable, documented releases
- Drive continuous reduction of average cycle time — from development start to production deployment
- Maintain 15% of sprint capacity allocated to technical debt and infrastructure improvement
- Own release notes, retrospectives, and improvement loops for the Americas pod

Strategic Team Growth and Mentorship
- Manage and grow the regional team for our company's Americas engineering hub
- Recruit, hire, and onboard engineering talent across the Americas region to support strategic growth
- Define hiring profiles, onboarding playbooks, and engineering career ladders for the Americas region
- Build our company's employer brand in the Americas engineering market

Develop Follow-the-Sun Engineering and QA Lifecycle
- Design and operationalize a follow-the-sun engineering model in collaboration with the Director of Engineering, EMEA, ensuring continuous development and QA coverage across time zones
- Own the Americas leg of the daily handoff process — including in-progress work status, open bugs, QA queues, and deployment gates
- Establish Americas QA ownership: build quality checkpoints, regression processes, and testing standards that dovetail with EMEA release cycles
- Coordinate with the EMEA team to minimize context loss across timezone boundaries and maximize parallel throughput on the nova roadmap
- Define and document cross-timezone communication protocols, async-first standards, and escalation paths

Drive AI Integration and Engineering Efficiency
- Champion AI-assisted development tools — including