Engineering Director People & Growth (F/M) - Lyon/Paris/Sophia-Antipolis

LumApps is now more than just an Employee Experience Platform — it is an AI-powered Employee Hub that supports companies in their digital transformation of communication, collaboration, and engagement with their customers, partners, and above all their employees.

Our platform is a proven leader in this dynamic market with a truly unique vision and product. It has been deployed by Fortune 500 clients around the world and is delivering meaningful business benefits. LumApps is identified as a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Intranet Packaged Solutions as well as in Intranets Forrester Wave, and regularly selected for the French Tech Next40/120 program.

✨ In 2024, LumApps strengthened its leadership position by partnering with Beekeeper, a pioneer in frontline employee experience solutions. This strategic collaboration expands our reach and impact across all types of workers — from HQ to the frontline.

Our mission: To make people feel that they belong and have a purpose.

To create an environment where all employees are engaged and work together towards the same goal. Over 700 leading companies trust our solution to:

🎯 Improve the productivity of their teams with our AI-powered Collaborative Experience Platform integrated with both Google and Microsoft collaborative suites,

🎯 Transform employees into real ambassadors of their company,

🎯 Make employees more efficient and better connected to their peers and relevant information, regardless of their location, with the tools and information they need at their fingertips,

🎯 Help companies reduce turnover, accelerate employee onboarding, better collaborate and share knowledge, and even improve their customer experiences.

With a team of over 600 Lumies spread across 11 offices (Lyon, Paris, Lille, Sophia Antipolis, London, Barcelona, Hamburg, Austin, Tokyo, Zurich, Krakow), we support large enterprises all around the world. Over the past year, we have been driving an ambitious phase in our journey under the impulse of our new shareholder Bridgepoint, aimed at propelling us to become the clear leader in our market and shine worldwide in our industry. We are looking for individuals who are excited to actively participate in this transformation.

If these core values sound like you: "be bold, do amazing things", "say what you mean, do what you say", "one team, same mission", "always be evolving": apply now!

*Team* 

LumApps: Our Mission in Engineering

At LumApps, we are committed to building the digital workplace of the future. Our Engineering teams are focused on creating a seamless, personalized, and engaging experience for employees worldwide. We value technical excellence, predictable delivery, and a culture of continuous improvement, driven by the adoption of modern technologies and AI.

The People & Growth (P&G) Tribe is a cornerstone of this mission. Its focus is on technology that helps employees JOIN, GROW, and THRIVE at work, encompassing HR flows, learning experiences, and workplace culture.

As Engineering Director, you will be the strategic leader responsible for the technical direction and organizational success of this critical area, overseeing high-profile integrations and a major AI-driven roadmap.

*Missions*

Defining Strategy and Driving Outcomes.

This role requires a critical balance between organizational design, talent development, and high-level strategic oversight. You will lead the P&G Engineering organization, ensuring technical execution aligns perfectly with business objectives.

1. Strategic Leadership & Technical Accountability

• You own the technical and delivery strategy for the entire P&G Tribe. This includes: Driving the Technology Roadmap: Defining and owning the technology roadmap and championing cross-tribe engineering initiatives (e.g., migrating to a common framework) to ensure strategic technical alignment.

• Owning Delivery Outcomes: Ensuring overall roadmap delivery in partnership with the Product Director. You are the ultimate owner of predictability of delivery, making crucial trade-offs that balance quality with time-to-market.

• Operational Excellence: Guaranteeing the establishment and effective use of Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) across all teams.

• AI and Productivity: Driving and measuring quarterly improvements i