Sr. Director, AI Software Engineering & Integrations at Breakthru Beverage Group

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Are you a current Associate? To be considered, you must submit your application through the internal Career Portal (Jobs Hub). Click here to access. Time Type: Full time Remote Type: Job Family Group: Information Technology Job Description Summary: Breakthru Beverage Group (BBG) is undergoing a major enterprise transformation to modernize our technology landscape, simplify enterprise integrations, and accelerate AI-driven innovation. We are building a modern, cloud-native ecosystem powered by SAP S/4HANA, Snowflake, AWS, and next-generation AI capabilities. We are seeking a strategic, hands-on leader to drive modern software engineering and enterprise integration. This is an exciting opportunity to establish a new software engineering capability at BBG, with significant ownership in shaping its operating model, technology stack, engineering standards, and delivery practices. The Sr. Director will champion forward-deployed engineering, embedding engineers alongside business teams to rapidly deliver applications, AI-powered workflows, and automation. This leader will also drive AI-assisted development, leveraging AI coding agents and modern engineering practices to accelerate delivery and improve productivity. In parallel, this role will lead BBG's enterprise integration ecosystem, including APIs, event-driven architecture, EDI, and AI agent integration, partnering across business and technology teams to deliver scalable solutions and measurable business outcomes. Job Description: Job Responsibilities: Lead Enterprise Integration Strategy: Define and execute BBG's enterprise integration roadmap, architecture, standards, and governance to enable secure, scalable, API-first and event-driven connectivity across the enterprise. Own Enterprise Integration, API & EDI Platforms: Lead the design, delivery, and operation of enterprise integrations, APIs, event streaming, managed file transfer, and EDI capabilities connecting SAP, Snowflake, Salesforce, Workday, customers, suppliers, and other enterprise platforms. Drive modernization, simplification, and reliability of BBG's integration landscape. Build a Modern Software Engineering Capability: Establish BBG's new software engineering function, defining its operating model, organizational structure, technology stack, development frameworks, engineering standards, and delivery practices. Create a scalable foundation for rapid, AI-enabled software development. Champion Forward-Deployed & AI-Assisted Engineering: Establish an engineering model that embeds developers alongside business teams to rapidly deliver applications, AI-powered workflows, and automation. Drive adoption of AI coding agents, agentic development workflows, and automated testing and code review, supported by standardized tooling, reusable components, and appropriate security and quality guardrails. Enable AI Agents & Intelligent Automation: Establish integration patterns and governance that allow AI agents to securely interact with enterprise systems, APIs, and governed data. Partner with the AI Center of Excellence to operationalize agentic AI using technologies such as MCP, agent orchestration, and enterprise APIs. Drive Engineering & Operational Excellence: Establish modern DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, security-by-design, and continuous delivery. Ensure reliable, resilient integrations and applications through monitoring, SLA management, incident response, and continuous improvement. Build and Lead a High-Performing Organization: Recruit, develop, and mentor integration engineers, software engineers, architects, and EDI specialists. Foster a culture of innovation, AI-enabled engineering, business partnership, and accountability while managing strategic technology partners. Other duties, as assigned by the jobholder's supervisor, may also be required. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipli