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Boden Talent · 2 days ago

Global Engineering Director

San Francisco Bay Area

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$275K/yr - $325K/yr

15+ years exp

Boden Talent is proud to partner with a global innovation-driven organization in the search for a Global Engineering Director to lead enterprise-wide engineering strategy, infrastructure, and technical operations across a complex, high-performance portfolio. This highly visible leadership role requires a strategic executive to set the vision and execution strategy for engineering and facilities infrastructure across global sites.

Staffing & Recruiting

Hiring Manager

Josh Greatrix

Responsibilities

Define and lead the global engineering and infrastructure strategy aligned to long-term business growth

Build, mentor, and lead senior engineering leaders across regions and disciplines

Establish governance frameworks, KPIs, and risk management strategies across all engineering functions

Serve as a trusted executive partner to R&D, operations, workplace, EHS, and real estate leadership

Oversee large-scale capital programs including new builds, expansions, and complex retrofits

Drive best-in-class engineering design standards focused on flexibility, compliance, and lifecycle value

Own global capital planning, budgets, schedules, and delivery performance

Lead external partners, consultants, and contractors at an enterprise level

Ensure reliability and performance of critical systems including HVAC, MEP, clean power, gases, utilities, and specialized environments

Implement preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to maximize uptime and resilience

Standardize engineering operations and asset management across regions

Lead engineering oversight of MAC activities, equipment relocations, and space reconfigurations

Partner with internal stakeholders to minimize disruption while enabling rapid change

Develop scalable playbooks, standards, and workflows for global execution

Ensure engineering compliance with EH&S, HSSE, and regulatory requirements globally

Champion safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement culture

Leverage data, CMMS, and smart building platforms to drive insight-led decision making

Qualification

Engineering leadershipCapital program managementMission-critical systemsFinancial acumenCross-functional team leadershipProfessional Engineer licenseMaster’s degreeMBAStakeholder managementSystems thinking

Required

15+ years of progressive leadership in engineering, facilities, or infrastructure roles within tech, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, or semiconductor environments

Deep expertise in mission-critical and highly technical building systems

Proven experience leading large, complex capital programs across multiple regions

Strong financial acumen with ownership of multi-million-dollar budgets

Demonstrated ability to lead globally distributed, cross-functional teams

Executive presence with the ability to influence at the C-suite and board level