
Senior Director – Engineering
GE HealthCare
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
Visit company websiteExplore more
Salary
💰 $206,800 - $310,200 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Define an integration plan for engineering processes, tooling, and delivery cadence that improves consistency without adding unnecessary overhead
- Lead cross-team alignment and execution across multiple engineering groups delivering cloud and on-prem releases
- Partner with Product and Architecture to translate priorities into realistic roadmaps, milestones, and release plans
- Drive dependency management across teams; identify risks early, remove roadblocks, and escalate with clear options and recommendations
- Promote consistent engineering quality practices (test strategy, release readiness criteria, defect management) and ensure deliverables meet expectations
- Ensure security, privacy, and compliance considerations are embedded in delivery practices (e.g., HIPAA/GDPR where applicable)
- Establish a practical operating rhythm for status, risk/issue review, and release readiness reporting to leadership
- Lead and develop engineering leaders and teams through change; support hiring and talent development as needed
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related STEM field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading engineering managers and teams
- Experience delivering enterprise software across cloud and on-prem deployment models (release management, deployments/upgrades, customer operations)
- Demonstrated success leading complex cross-team initiatives that require integrating systems, processes, and delivery execution
- Strong technical fluency in modern engineering practices (CI/CD, automation, observability, reliability, and secure development)
- Proven ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- paid time off
- a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities
- life
- disability
- accident insurance
- tuition reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringrelease managementCI/CDautomationobservabilityreliabilitysecure developmentintegration planningdefect managementcloud deployment
Soft Skills
leadershipcross-team alignmentcommunicationinfluencerisk managementproblem-solvingtalent developmentstakeholder managementchange managementcollaboration