Department Lead

We are looking for an experienced and strategic Department Lead to own one of Sisense’s core product domains. This is a senior leadership role (Senior Director level) responsible for driving the multi-year strategic direction and large-scale technical execution of a major, mission-critical product area.

You will lead a large engineering organization (20–50 engineers), managing multiple teams and group leads, and ensuring the seamless alignment of technology, product, and business objectives. As a member of the senior engineering leadership team, you will shape the future of our platform, influence cross-company initiatives, and help define the operational excellence that enables Sisense to scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end accountability of a product domain, including its multi-year strategy, its complex technical architecture, and its definitive business alignment and ROI.

• Partner with Product Management and stakeholders to define long-term goals and drive roadmap execution.

• Shape the department’s technology vision and ensure architectural consistency across teams.

• Translate business goals and technical needs into a long-term product roadmap.

• Oversee the rigorous quarterly planning processes, driving the development and implementation cycle to ensure predictable and high-quality delivery.

• Ensure a strong focus on timely, high-quality delivery of capabilities to the production environment.

• Maintain accountability for the department's deliverables and the smooth, continuous operation and stable performance of production and customer environments.

• Ensure the team provides necessary support for customer issues and business needs to retain and improve customer satisfaction.

• Lead the department's people and work processes, including defining the optimal department structure, fostering employee development and retention, and leading new employee recruitment.

• Ensure high-quality performance across all team members and manage the Group Leads reporting to you.

• Participate in and lead cross-organizational processes that advance the organization and product.

• Maintain close coordination and collaboration with other Department Leads, the Head of Engineering, and relevant stakeholders, prioritizing the goals of the entire organization.

Qualifications and Experience:

• You are an accomplished executive-level leader with 10+ years in software engineering, including 6+ years in management roles; proven success as a Senior Director or VP-level leader in a global SaaS company.

• Demonstrated success leading large-scale engineering organizations (~50 engineers), including managing managers (Group Leads).

• Strong background in designing and scaling complex SaaS platforms; familiarity with data, analytics, or platform infrastructure is a major advantage.

• Ability to define long-term technology strategy and translate it into actionable roadmaps.

• Proven ability to balance speed, quality, and scalability while managing resources effectively.

• Exceptional communication and cross-functional leadership skills; thrives in an environment of transparency and shared ownership.

About Sisense

Sisense is the leading AI-first analytics platform as a service, democratizing data access and empowering developers, app builders, and business users to embed actionable insights into their products and workflows.

Our developer-forward approach enables enterprises of all sizes to transform complex data into accessible, actionable experiences. With a complete suite of no-, low-, and pro-code tools, Sisense simplifies data preparation, uncovers deep insights, and seamlessly embeds analytics into applications, catering to both technical and non-technical users.

Sisense’s flexible analytics platform, composed of Fusion Embed, Sisense Cloud, and Compose SDK, enables customers like Skullcandy, USA Swimming, and Air Canada to infuse actionable insights into their customer experiences. Founded in Israel in 2004, Sisense maintains ISO 27701 privacy and ISO 27001 information security management certifications.

For more information, visit www.sisense.com.