Director of Engineering

Director Of Engineering Franklincovey Enterprise

FranklinCovey is the workplace of choice for Achievers with Heart. We are one of the largest and most trusted leadership companies in the world, with directly owned and licensee partner offices in over 160 countries and territories. With more than 2,000 global associates, FranklinCovey transforms organizations by partnering with clients to build leaders, teams, and cultures that get breakthrough results through collective action. Our services and products are primarily delivered through our subscription offerings, which are comprised of the FranklinCovey All Access Pass, which is primarily sold through our Enterprise Division, and the Leader in Me membership, which is designed specifically for our Education Division.

FC is seeking a hands-on Director of Engineering to lead multiple product teams building the learning experiences and enterprise platforms that power our clients' behavior change at scale. You will directly manage the 4DXOS engineering team (3-4 engineers) and three QA engineers, and you'll manage through managers for two additional teamsImpact Platform and Admin Platform (each led by an Engineering Manager with 5-6 engineers each). You'll partner closely with IT on Dev / SecOps and shared infrastructure.

Our products help organizations develop exceptional leaders and cultures; the Impact Platform and Admin Platform are core to that mission, and 4DXOS (The 4 Disciplines of Execution Operating System) is a flagship execution framework that turns strategy into results.

Essential Job Functions

Lead and grow people & teams

• Directly manage the 4DXOS engineering team : coach, set goals, run 1 : 1s, grow careers, and drive delivery quality
• Manage two Engineering Managers for the Impact and Admin Platform teams; set shared standards for hiring, leveling, and performance management; ensure consistent velocity and quality across squads
• Manage a central QA group (3 QA) : define test strategy (manual + automation), CI gate criteria, release readiness, and post-release quality metrics

Deliver products & platforms

Raise the engineering bar

Champion reliability, accessibility, and global readiness

Cross-functional leadership

Travel

How You'll Measure Success (First 612 Months)

Team health & leadership : high engagement, clear goals, predictable delivery across 3+ squads; managers empowered and growing

Quality & reliability : meaningful uptick in automated test coverage; reduced escaped defects; agreed SLOs met for platform components

Security & compliance : effective partnership with IT on vulnerability management and release processes; audits pass with low findings

Product outcomes : shipped improvements in Impact / Admin Platforms that move key experience metrics and client value; 4DXOS milestones hit with measurable user adoption

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

10+ years in software engineering with 3+ years leading managers and multi-team programs

Preferred Skills & Experience

Experience leading multi-team programs focused on platforms or enterprise SaaS

Willingness to manage managers and directly manage IC engineers and QA in a hybrid org

Track record delivering modern cloud applications with high reliability, quality automation, and iterative releases

Strong collaboration with IT / SecOps on security, compliance, and cloud infra; pragmatic approach to risk and delivery

Excellent hiring, coaching, and performance management; creates a healthy, inclusive, high-trust culture aligned to FC's leadership principles (e.g., building trust, executing strategy, and coaching potential)

Clear written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical audiences

Experience driving intelligent, effective use of AI across the engineering workflow

Experience implementing LLMs into product workflows

Experience with learning platforms, content delivery, or enterprise admin tooling (bonus if you've shipped multi-tenant SaaS)

Background integrating behavior-change frameworks or coaching content into product experiences

Familiarity with accessibility testing / tooling and localization workflows

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA, employee stock purchasing program, 401(k), paid time off, holiday pay, and more. Please visit franklincoveybenefits.com for details.