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CaptivateIQSenior Director, Engineering - ICM
CaptivateIQ is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering for its Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) platform to lead the engineering division behind its flagship product. This full-time…
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CaptivateIQ is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering for its Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) platform to lead the engineering division behind its flagship product. This full-time position comes with a salary range of USD 237,440 to 373,630 per year and is remote. The company builds a platform bridging finance, sales, operations, and artificial intelligence, helping clients manage sales performance and revenue metrics. This leadership role suits an experienced engineering executive…
Job Description
CaptivateIQ is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering for its Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) platform to lead the engineering division behind its flagship product. This full-time position comes with a salary range of USD 237,440 to 373,630 per year and is remote. The company builds a platform bridging finance, sales, operations, and artificial intelligence, helping clients manage sales performance and revenue metrics. This leadership role suits an experienced engineering executive who can combine product vision, organizational scaling, and technical strategy.
The person in this role will guide the engineering vision to make the ICM product AI-native while maintaining absolute calculation accuracy and reliability. Responsibilities include mentoring engineering managers, building high-performing teams, establishing scalable processes, and partnering closely with product, design, and go-to-market teams. The ideal candidate will balance high-speed delivery with enterprise-grade stability and data integrity, ensuring trustworthy workflows for client calculations.
Responsibilities
- Formulate and drive the engineering strategy for the ICM product line in alignment with overarching company goals
- Recruit, mentor, and inspire engineering managers and senior technical leaders
- Establish organizational structures and workflows that scale alongside product maturity
- Guide architectural choices balancing speed, scalability, reliability, and maintainability
- Partner with Product, Design, and GTM teams to execute priorities and maintain quality standards
Requirements
- Have at least 15 years of software engineering experience
- Bring a minimum of 6 years of experience leading managers and multi-team engineering groups
- Demonstrate hands-on experience shipping AI or machine learning product features, particularly LLM-based solutions
- Show a proven track record of scaling existing systems and owning products end-to-end
Qualifications
- Experience within enterprise B2B SaaS
- Background in finance, compensation systems, or similar domains requiring strict calculation accuracy and auditability
Core Skills
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare offering full medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees, with partial dependent coverage
- Flexible vacation policy complemented by quarterly mental health days
- Annual professional development and caretaking stipends
- Work anniversary bonuses that scale with employee tenure
- 401(k) retirement savings plan for US-based staff
- Latest Apple hardware provided for work
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What is the location or remote policy for this role?
This position is remote.
What is the compensation for this position?
The salary range is USD 237,440 to 373,630 per year, depending on factors such as candidate proficiency, expected performance, and location.
What are the primary background requirements?
Applicants must have at least 15 years of software engineering background, including 6 or more years leading managers and multi-team organizations, alongside experience shipping AI and ML product features.
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