Sr Director Engineering

Hasbro•Boston, MA

About The Position

At Hasbro, our mission is to entertain and connect generations of fans through the wonder of storytelling and exhilaration of play. We’re looking for adventurous and curious people who want to explore, experiment, and innovate to come up with the best ideas. Our culture has inspired our diverse team of highly skilled, highly creative, and highly committed individuals for 100 years and we believe the best is yet to come. Are you a technology leader who thrives at the intersection of creativity, data, and innovation? We have an opportunity for a Senior Director, Engineering – GTM Platforms to join our team! This role will help shape the future of how Hasbro brings its beloved brands to fans everywhere by delivering dependable, scalable, and integrated technology solutions. You’ll collaborate closely with business and technical partners to unify creative, PLM/DAM, line planning, sales planning, promotions, and retail execution into one connected platform. You’ll also guide and grow the engineering teams that build companion applications linking Hasbro’s iconic products to immersive digital experiences. As a hands-on technical leader, you’ll define the architectural vision, champion engineering excellence, and help build a culture where collaboration, inclusion, and innovation thrive.

Requirements

10+ years of engineering leadership, including 5+ in enterprise platforms for global CPG, retail, or manufacturing.
Proficiency in integration patterns (APIs, events, iPaaS like MuleSoft or Boomi), inventing for specific areas, and data modeling for product and commercial domains.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD, infrastructure as code (Terraform), observability, automated QA, and cloud-native development.
Experience building or integrating companion applications and consumer-facing digital platforms linked to physical products.
Good communication and storytelling skills that connect technology decisions to business value and encourage confidence across teams.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with o9, Blue Yonder, Adobe, Salesforce, SAP/IBP, Anaplan, PLM/DAM, or similar platforms.
Shown success in developing teams and fostering inclusion, belonging, and psychological safety.

Responsibilities

Shape the future GTM platform: Define the long-term architecture, roadmap, and engineering standards for Hasbro’s go-to-market systems. Provide thoughtful technical leadership in selecting, implementing, and integrating core platforms (sales planning, TPM/TPO, shopper marketing, portfolio tools).
Guide companion applications: Lead teams that design and scale digital companion apps enhancing fan engagement and brand connection. Ensure these apps integrate seamlessly with Hasbro’s ecosystem.
Champion engineering excellence: Establish SLOs/SLAs, continuous integration and deployment, infrastructure as code, containerization, automated testing, observability, and security from the start. Foster a culture that values quality, learning, and reliability.
Deliver with purpose and agility: Empower engineering squads and vendor partners to deliver incrementally with measurable outcomes. Simplify work, automate processes, and remove barriers to innovation.
Unify data and integration: Design integration blueprints and data contracts that connect PLM, DAM, sales planning, and TPM/TPO into one transparent platform with full SKU traceability from concept to shelf.
Drive continuous improvement: Modernize legacy tools, reduce technical debt, and use AI and ML to automate routine work and generate predictive insights.
Lead and develop people: Mentor engineers, architects, and QA leads. Build diverse teams that feel empowered to contribute, grow, and innovate.
Partner with empathy: Collaborate with Commercial, Brand, Finance, and Supply teams to ensure engineering outputs align to business priorities. Communicate technical progress in clear, outcome-based language.