Director, Smart Automation Delivery - Remote

Overview

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realise their financial goals and help them to save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, finance, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data and to innovate. A FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 23,300 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

In Short

• Drive and Evangelize the Roadmap: Promote, educate, identify, prioritize and deliver high-impact automations across business units with clear value and fast time-to-benefit.
• Build and Scale AI-Powered Systems: Architect and evolve a scalable agentic automation platform (multi-agent orchestration, tool use, evaluation/guardrails) and deliver use cases from idea to production.
• Promote Engineering Excellence: Champion modern SDLC practices - CI/CD, IaC, automated testing, observability, SRE/on-call, and reliability-by-design practices for AI and automation solutions.
• Govern with Speed and Safety: Partner with Global CoEs, Legal, Compliance, and Security to move quickly and safely while managing risks.
• Measure Outcomes: Track ROI, capacity creation, and adoption.
• Lead and Grow Talent: Coach a versatile global team (Business Analysts, Engineering, Support). Foster a learning culture, mentor emerging leaders, and up-skill the team in GenAI/agentic and automation disciplines.

Requirements

• 10+ years in software/automation engineering, including 5+ years leading delivery teams.
• Experience with GenAI/agentic systems (e.g., multi-agent orchestration, tool calling, RAG) and enterprise automation (RPA/low-code).
• Cloud-native (Azure/AWS), containerized development, APIs, CI/CD, IaC, automated testing, observability, and production support (SRE/SLA).
• Proven Track Record: Shipping production solutions with measurable business impact.
• Experience in executive engagement and cross-functional influence.
• Education: Computer Science, Engineering or related bachelor's degree.

Benefits

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays
• Explore all our exciting benefits here: https://yourexperianbenefits.com/cand-index.html