Associate Director, Advanced Automation

Position Overview

We have an immediate need for an Associate Director, Advanced Automation and are currently seeking individuals who are interested in a long-term independent contractor engagement (on 1099 status) who would potentially consider a full-time, permanent role with us in the future. Working remotely is an option for this role during the contractor period. You will need to be based in the United States and available during East Coast Time Zone working hours. 

Annalect is currently seeking a seasoned and visionary technology lead to spearhead a critical AI automation initiative. This role is central to shaping the technical architecture, ensuring timely delivery, and aligning execution with the strategic vision of our AI-powered automation platform. You will serve as the connective tissue between engineering execution and product vision—guiding development teams, validating deliverables, and ensuring stakeholder alignment through clear communication and structured oversight. This is a high-impact leadership role that requires a strong technical foundation, architectural fluency, and the ability to drive clarity across complex, cross-functional workstreams. However, for this role, the individual must exhibit exceptional meticulousness in the management of both macro and micro-level plans and the ability to harmonize strategic objectives with detailed execution plans. This involves reconciling various elements, keeping track of all pertinent documentation, and ensuring that all stakeholders are consistently informed about the status and overarching vision . 

Key Responsibilities:

• Vision Execution & Coordination: Serve as the bridge between strategic vision and day-to-day execution. Ensure that all development efforts are aligned with the broader goals of the AI automation initiative.
• Development Oversight: Provide technical direction to engineering teams. Review code and implementation plans to ensure fidelity to scope, quality standards, and architectural intent.
• Architectural Leadership: Define and maintain the technical architecture for the AI automation platform and individual AI agents and components. Create and evolve architecture diagrams and documentation that guide implementation and ensure alignment with long-term vision.
• Milestone & Delivery Management: Monitor development progress across various teams against major milestones. Ensure timely delivery of key components and proactively identify risks or blockers that could impact timelines.
• Stakeholder Communication: Organize and lead presentations for executive stakeholders, translating technical progress into clear, actionable updates. Ensure transparency and alignment across product, engineering, and business teams.
• Team Enablement & Unblocking: Support development teams by providing clear specifications, data access, and technical context. Act as a point of escalation to resolve blockers and ensure teams have what they need to execute. If the compoenents are missing, raise them with the core teams to addess.
• Artifact & Productionalization; Once the initiative builds are complete, move the implementation to production and ensure all the artifacts from the iniative are created. 

Required Skills

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or architecture role.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional engineering initiatives—ideally involving AI/ML, automation, or platform development.
• Strong systems thinking and architectural design skills. Ability to create clear, scalable, and maintainable technical blueprints.
• Deep understanding of modern development practices, including CI/CD, observability, and agile delivery.
• Experience working with AI/ML pipelines, data orchestration frameworks, and cloud-native infrastructure is a strong plus.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business language.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, mentor engineers, and drive alignment across diverse teams.
• Advanced planning and project management bilities: exceptional meticulousness in the management of both macro and micro-level plans and the ability to harmonize strategic objectives with detailed execution plans.

In our application, you will have the opportunity to propose your hourly independent contractor rate. If you are interested in exploring the world of Omnicom, we encourage you to begin your journey by applying now! 

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