Director R&D

Department
R&D
Type
Full-time
Level
Location
Tel Aviv
About The Position

Fetcherr experts in deep learning, algo, e-commerce, and digitization, Fetcherr disrupts traditional systems with its cutting-edge AI technology. At its core is the Large Market Model (LMM), an adaptable AI engine that forecasts demand and market trends with precision, empowering real-time decision-making. Specializing initially in the airline industry, Fetcherr aims to revolutionize industries with dynamic AI-driven solutions.

As Director of R&D, you will serve as a senior technical and organizational leader, helping to scale Fetcherr's data-driven products and engineering capabilities. This is a hybrid role combining technical authority, strategic vision, and operational excellence. You will co-lead the R&D organization, work directly with customers, and be instrumental in shaping cross-functional, product-focused engineering teams.

We’re looking for a leader who’s both visionary and hands-on, able to drive execution, foster innovation, and build high-performance engineering cultures at scale.

Responsibilities:

Strategic & Technical Leadership

Act as a senior technical authority in data architecture, analytics, monitoring, and system design.
Collaborate with the VP of R&D to define and execute the company’s technical roadmap.
Drive innovation, process improvement, and change management across engineering and data science teams.
Scale the R&D team in line with Fetcherr’s rapid growth.

Engineering & Operational Excellence

Design and refine engineering processes to improve reliability, velocity, and quality.
Champion data quality, validation, and analytics engineering practices.
Reduce cloud infrastructure costs through architectural optimization and engineering discipline.
Lead the transformation from functional silos to multidisciplinary product teams.

Customer & Product Alignment

Serve as a technical interface to customers, understanding their needs and translating them into product and technical strategies.
Represent R&D in customer discussions, guiding prioritization and product development with a real-world impact lens.

People & Culture

Lead and mentor remote and distributed teams, fostering alignment, engagement, and accountability.
Promote a collaborative, analytical, hands-on culture across engineering, data science, and product.
Partner closely with product and data stakeholders to deliver scalable, production-grade AI solutions.
About The Position

You’ll be a great fit if…

Leadership & Management

3+ years managing team leads; 2+ years in a Director or Head of R&D role.
Experience growing R&D teams at a startup or high-growth tech company.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional, remote-first teams.

Technical Depth

Strong background in data engineering, analytics, data science, or QA infrastructure.
Familiarity with cloud-native architectures (preferably GCP).
Experience in scaling systems, improving CI/CD, and working with ML or real-time data products.

Communication & Influence

Ability to motivate, mentor, and grow high-performing teams.
Strong communicator who can align technical and business stakeholders.
Excellent English skills (spoken and written) – able to clearly communicate with global teams, customers, and leadership.
Comfortable engaging directly with customers, partners, and executives.

Mindset & Approach

Hands-on and detail-oriented, with a “roll up your sleeves” attitude.
Strategic thinker who can balance short-term wins with long-term scalability.
Passion for building impactful, AI-driven products.