Associate Director, Product Engineering

Position Summary: Wolters Kluwer – Compliance Solutions seeks an Associate Director or Product Engineering to provide leadership, mentorship, and technical guidance to their teams. Ideal candidate should have strong experience in a fast-paced environment and be a change agent to drive product offering to the next level. This position requires strong technical leader with hands on AI and SaaS knowledge to lead the Lending Systems future state using the AI software development lifecycle. Essential responsibilities require the candidate: - Hire, train and lead staff for one or more software engineering teams in creation of best-in-class banking platforms. - Manage performance and daily activities of Software Engineers, conducting 1 on 1’s, performance reviews, and drive personal development. - Collaborate with Product Software Engineering Leadership, Architecture, and Agile teams to drive development best practices and delivery. - Collaborate with Product Management to ensure delivery of product needs. - Collaborate with Infrastructure Architect to support and ensure timely completion of infrastructure projects - Drive AI initiatives with Git Hub CoPilot and FAB - Ensure technical debt is raised and addressed. - Drive application security best practices within the development organization and align to the security policies in place. - Provide production support as needed Qualifications: - BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related field required. Advanced technical degree and/or related training a plus - 10+ years of experience in software product engineering with progressive growth in AI and leadership roles/responsibilities - 5+ years of experience in Management - Proven ability to lead a team of onshore/offshore developers and collaborate within a team and across multiple teams Technical Skills: - Proficient in Data Modeling and Object-Oriented design. Familiar with Responsive UI Design - Must have strong experience on Microsoft stack of Technologies like , C#, T-SQL, JavaScript (Cloud and Client Server) - Must have strong experience in Agentic AI development, A2A orchestration and implementing MCP servers - Must have strong experience in implementing AI tooling (using copilot or similar tools) in all phases of SDLC, especially in improving developer productivity. - Experience with Reporting and Analytics Technologies like SSRS/PowerBI or equivalent - Experience in UI Frameworks like Angular, Bootstrap, jQuery - Experience in implementing SSO, B2B Api based integrations. - Experience with Azure App Services. Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus - Experienced with AI Development Methodologies (SCRUM, Safe Agile) - Experience with Microservice based architecture - Experience on cloud platforms AWS & Azure Travel: Less than 10% Our Interview Practices To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process. Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process. Compensation: $173,500.00 - $310,000.00 USD This role is eligible for Bonus. Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process. Additional Information : Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.