Director, Agentic Engineering

The world of payment processing is rapidly evolving, and businesses are looking for loyal and strategic partners, to help them grow. Meet Nuvei, Nuvei is the global fintech building the infrastructure for every payment, everywhere. Its modular, flexible, and scalable technology enables leading companies to accept next-generation payments, offer all payout options, and benefit from card issuing, banking, risk, and fraud management services. Connecting businesses to their customers in more than 200 markets, with local acquiring in 52 markets, 150 currencies, and over 720 alternative payment methods, Nuvei provides the technology and insights for customers and partners to succeed locally and globally through one integration. At Nuvei, we live our core values, and we thrive on solving complex problems. We’re dedicated to continually improving our product and providing relentless customer service. We are always looking for exceptional talent to join us on the journey! Your Mission The Agentic Engineering Director serves as a senior technical leader and authority responsible for advancing agentic software engineering and establishing Agentic Delivery Lifecycle (ADLC) capabilities as a core engineering discipline. The role will define standards, governance models, platforms, evaluation frameworks and reusable capabilities required to scale agentic-native software development. You will be partnering with Engineering, Product, Enterprise Architecture, Platform Engineering, Information Security, Data, DevOps, and AI teams. You will also be managing an Agentic engineering group as part of your day-to-day. Key Responsibilities Agentic and Technical Leadership and Management Define engineering standards and best practices for agentic delivery. Lead a group of Agentic Engineers. Lead lighthouse implementations and mentor engineers from other teams. Evaluate emerging models, frameworks and agentic platforms. Create engineering accelerators and implementation playbooks. ADLC Ownership and Evolution Define and continuously improve ADLC standards. Establish delivery patterns, control gates and certification requirements. Own enterprise evaluation frameworks and agentic engineering harnesses. Define benchmarking, regression testing and security evaluation standards. Establish auditability, traceability, observability and rollback requirements. Embed ADLC controls into CI/CD and operational platforms. Agentic Platforms and Developer Experience Define requirements for enterprise agentic platforms. Guide the adoption of Code Agents. Define model routing, context management, memory services and AI gateways. Establish platform security, observability and resiliency requirements. Agents, Skills and MCP Ecosystem Define standards for approved agents, approved skills, workflows and MCP services. Establish enterprise registries and certification frameworks. Define prompt governance and lifecycle management. Guide onboarding, monitoring, optimisation and retirement processes. Governance, Security and Responsible AI Define controls for hallucinations, prompt injection and insecure code generation. Protect intellectual property, data and regulated workloads. Define responsible AI requirements and risk acceptance processes. Lead incident reviews and corrective actions. Engineering Transformation and Adoption Create adoption playbooks, academies and communities of practice. Define capability models and career frameworks. Measure adoption and maturity outcomes. Value Realisation and Cost Management Track productivity, quality, release frequency and developer experience. Measure effectiveness of agents, skills and workflows. Optimise token usage, model routing and platform efficiency. Requirements 10+ years of software engineering experience. 5+ years in SW management roles. Strong technical leadership and people management skills Deep expertise in ADLC, cloud native architecture, CI/CD, and observability. Expert proficiency with Code Agents and Agents Frameworks. Experience building evaluation harnesses, benchmarking systems, and governance frameworks. Pragmatic, data-driven, and outcomes-focused. Champion of engineering excellence and responsible AI. Nuvei is an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity, collaboration, and innovation. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment and look forward to welcoming passionate professionals to our team. Join us on this exciting journey! Benefits: Private Medical Insurance. Hybrid working model (office and home). Global bonus plan. Volunteering programs. Prime office location near the Tel Aviv train station. ***Our recruitment process may use automated tools, including AI, to support application management and candidate shortlisting