Director of Engineering, Strategic Initiatives & Technology Enablement

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic technology and product initiatives across engineering, product, and business teams
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology, data, and AI to solve business challenges and create competitive advantage
• Partner with business and product leaders to define roadmaps, priorities, and long-term technology strategies
• Drive execution, prioritization, and delivery of enterprise programs and innovation initiatives
• Collaborate with engineering leaders to improve systems, processes, platform capabilities, and delivery effectiveness
• Evaluate emerging technologies and develop recommendations for adoption and investment
• Help identify and implement practical AI solutions across customer-facing products, enterprise platforms, and internal workflows
• Support modernization efforts through cloud-native architectures, APIs, automation, and scalable platform capabilities
• Communicate technology strategy, business value, and program outcomes to executive leadership

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, product management, technology strategy, or technology leadership
• 5+ years in senior leadership roles
• Strong background in engineering, software development, product strategy, and product delivery
• Experience in retail, eCommerce, consumer technology, or digital platforms
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies, APIs, modern architecture, data platforms, and scalable systems
• Experience implementing modern technology and AI-enabled solutions in production environments
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in omnichannel retail or consumer-facing technology organizations
• Background in product innovation, platform modernization, or digital transformation
• Experience leading technology incubations, innovation programs, or strategic initiatives
• Experience building shared engineering practices, Centers of Excellence, or product operating models
• Familiarity with generative AI, machine learning applications, and emerging technology trends

About the Company

Petco is "where the pets go" to find everything they need to live their best lives. With over 60 years of experience, we nurture the pet-human bond through our 1,500+ stores, Vetco Total Care hospitals, and diverse range of products and services. We are a team of 29,000+ passionate individuals dedicated to putting pets first.