- Job Type: Full-Time
- Function: IT
- Industry: Enterprise
- Post Date: 04/03/2026
- Website: contractpodai.com
- Company Address: 4 Kingdom Street, 5th Floor, London, London, W2 6BD, GB
About ContractPodAi
ContractPodAi®, the leader in contract lifecycle management, streamlines and simplifies processes across the full spectrum of in-house legal teams’ workloads with One Legal Platform.Job Description
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OUR STORY
Leah empowers enterprises to build, orchestrate, and govern intelligent AI agents across legal, procurement, finance, and beyond. Our solution combines advanced AI with deep domain expertise across three core products: Leah Agentic OS, Leah Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Leah Legal. Founded in 2015, Leah automates complex workflows, connects data silos, and drives measurable ROI at scale.
Trusted by over 400 global enterprises and backed by leading investors including Insight Partners and SoftBank, Leah, a ContractPod Technologies Limited company, has been recognized as a CLM Visionary by Gartner for five consecutive years and a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for AI - Enabled Buy - Side CLM Applications.
Headquartered in London with offices in New York, Glasgow, San Francisco, Toronto, Sydney,
Mumbai, and Pune, we're helping enterprises worldwide build the AI intelligent infrastructure of
the future. Join our team and shape what's next in enterprise AI.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead the design, strategy, and execution of Leah’s technology platform and product engineering organization. This role is pivotal in scaling our Agentic AI products, strengthening our architecture, and ensuring reliable, secure, and high - performance de livery across Leah Agentic OS, Leah CLM, and Leah Legal.
As a senior technology leader, you will partner closely with Product, Architecture, AI, and Business leaders to translate company vision into a robust, future - ready engineering roadmap,while building and mentoring high - performing global engineering teams.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Technology Strategy & Architecture
• Own and evolve the end - to- end engineering strategy aligned with Leah’s Agentic AI vision and long - term business goals.
• Define and drive the technical roadmap in close collaboration with Product Management and Architecture teams.
• Deeply understand, articulate, and continuously improve the design and architecture of the entire platform, including scalability, security, performance, and integration frameworks.
• Evaluate current architecture and oversee the adoption and implementation of new technologies, platforms, and engineering best practices.
Engineering Delivery & Execution
• Provide executive - level oversight of product development initiatives, ensuring predictable, high - quality delivery against agreed priorities.
• Proactively manage and escalate delivery risks, dependencies, technical debt, and architectural trade - offs.
• Partner effectively with Project Managers, Product Managers, and Product Owners to ensure alignment across scope, timelines, and outcomes.
• Establish strong engineering governance, SDLC discipline, and operational excellence across teams.
Product & Customer Focus
• Demonstrate strong product mindset —work backward from customer and user needs to drive engineering decisions.
• Champion continuous evolution beyond initial releases, enabling ongoing architectural and product innovation.
• Work cross - functionally with Sales, Pre - Sales, Operations, and Customer Success to support smooth client onboarding and long - term customer success.
• Collaborate with Product to scope and deliver system enhancements, integrations, and extensibility frameworks required by enterprise customers.
Leadership & People Management
• Lead, mentor, and scale senior engineering leaders and managers across geographies.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, technical excellence, and continuous
improvement.
• Drive talent development, succession planning, and hiring strategies to support rapid
growth.
• Act as a trusted technology advisor to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
Strategic Contribution
• Actively contribute to Leah’s medium - and long - term strategic roadmap, including AI innovation, platform expansion, and enterprise scalability.
• Represent Engineering in executive discussions, translating complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant experience leading large, distributed engineering organizations.
• Proven success in senior leadership roles such as Director / Senior Director of Engineering within SaaS or enterprise AI platforms.
• Strong track record in people leadership, strategic planning, risk management, change management, and large-scale program delivery.
• Ability to independently manage operational aspects of complex initiatives and act as a liaison between engineering, product, and business teams.
• Deep understanding of enterprise architectures, integrations, business processes, and modern cloud-based technology stacks.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• High sense of personal responsibility and accountability for quality, reliability, and outcomes.
• Consulting or enterprise technical project management experience is a strong plus.
BENEFITS:
• Opportunity to work in a fast - moving, high growth SaaS company
• Competitive Salary
• Paid Time off
• Generous Employee Referral program
At Leah we believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels heard and valued. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.