What is an Engineering Director Anyway?

As a manager , I've worked with amazing engineering directors. The role oversees their leads, and their view from up there is different. Here is what I've observed. A director is a manager of managers. They own a coalition of teams. Their primary purpose is working with each engineering manager to hold each squad accountable for delivery. Engineers ship the software, managers guide their teams, and directors coach the managers while setting the vision. They convert strategy into execution. Execu