Sr. Director, Product Engineering

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LifeStance Health Values

• Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self.

• Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment.

• Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it.

• One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.

Benefits
As a full-time employee of LifeStance Health, the following benefits are offered: medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k retirement savings with employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, holiday pay and an Employee Assistance Program.

ROLE OVERVIEW

As the Senior Director of Product Engineering, you will lead the end-to-end engineering organization responsible for building and scaling our digital product ecosystem. This is a senior leadership role accountable not only for delivery, but for the operating model, technical strategy, and long-term engineering effectiveness of the organization.

You will partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and executive leadership to translate business strategy into scalable, high-quality software systems that power exceptional user experiences. You will define how engineering operates — from architecture and quality standards to team structure, execution rigor, and technical decision-making — ensuring the organization can deliver with speed, reliability, and precision.

A key aspect of this role is driving continuous improvement in engineering efficiency and leverage, ensuring the organization scales its impact without linear increases in cost or complexity. This includes thoughtfully incorporating modern tooling and automation, including AI, into the software development lifecycle where it meaningfully improves productivity, quality, and speed.

COMPENSATION: $189,000 - 236,000/annually in addition to a competitive bonus plan

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the product engineering strategy and operating model, translating business and product strategy into a scalable, high-performing engineering organization

• Lead and evolve the engineering organization’s structure, culture, and leadership bench to sustain excellence, accountability, and growth

• Enable predictable, high-quality software delivery at scale through clear ownership, execution rigor, and disciplined delivery practices

• Drive engineering efficiency and organizational leverage so impact scales faster than cost or complexity

• Improve developer productivity and effectiveness through modern tooling, automation, and thoughtful application of AI across the SDLC

• Establish and own engineering metrics and KPIs, using data to guide decisions and continuously improve outcomes

• Provide senior-level technical and architectural leadership to ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and aligned to long-term strategy

• Define and enforce quality, reliability, and performance standards across the engineering lifecycle

• Serve as a deeply trusted cross-functional partner to Product, Design, Data, Platform, Security, and executive leadership

• Translate technical strategy and tradeoffs into clear business insights that inform prioritization and investment decisions

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 12+ years of engineering experience

• Proven leadership at scale

• Demonstrated experience improving engineering efficiency

• Experience with modern tooling and AI-enabled development workflows

• Strong architecture and systems design expertise

• Experience defining and using engineering metrics

• Strong communication, leadership, and executive presence

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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