Director, Application Engineering, Supply Chain Systems Engineering

Job Description Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. - 15 years of experience building and designing distributed enterprise-level systems. - Experience in AI/ML relevant to enterprise solutions. - Experience leading and managing global engineering teams. - Experience with first-party and third-party systems integration and leading and delivering system transformations. Preferred qualifications: - 20 years of experience in systems engineering, architecture, or a similar role, with a significant portion focused on global supply chain, logistics, or related enterprise systems. - Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services and infrastructure, and experience with complex data modeling and large-scale data processing within a supply chain context. - Deep understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes, including but not limited to planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, inventory management, and demand forecasting. - Demonstrated ability to influence and lead without direct authority, building strong relationships and driving alignment across diverse teams. - Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written. About The Job Google Cloud is one of the fastest-growing cloud platforms in the world, directly powering the explosive growth of AI across industries. You'll be at the forefront of this revolution, shaping the future of global supply chains with state-of-the-art technology. You'll work on systems that handle immense scale and complexity, directly impacting how businesses operate worldwide. As the Application Engineering Director you will lead transformational projects, leverage Google's vast resources, and collaborate with others in systems engineering and AI. Your contributions will directly enable Google Cloud's continued expansion and solidify our position as a leader. This role is crucial for transforming complex supply chain systems that power Google Cloud at an unprecedented scale. You will be instrumental in transforming and scaling our Google Cloud Global Supply Chain systems. Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems. Responsibilities - Advocate for the integration of AI/ML technologies across our supply chain systems to enable predictive analytics, intelligent automation, optimization, and enhanced decision-making. - Collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to identify opportunities and translate them into executable technical plans. - Scale organizational impact by mentoring future technical leaders and creating new working structures for large-scale program execution. Own the end-to-end reliability, performance, security, and scalability of critical system components. - Advocate for ASCII's vision for Google data centers and supply chain, driving 10x thinking and AI innovation for measured, touchless user experiences. - Lead and transform the architecture and evolution of highly scalable and resilient supply chain systems, driving significant improvements in efficiency, cost, and agility collaborating across Cloud systems, supply chain products, Platforms Infrastructure Engineering (PIE) and CorpEng. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .