About the company
Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration. We're building AI Teammates: agents that work like actual users in Asana and integrated apps. They triage bugs, respond to requests, draft project briefs, conduct research, and handle complex knowledge work across your team's workflows. Unlike chatbots, Teammates are shared team resources that build memory and context across all executions. They get smarter as you and your colleagues work with them. Currently in beta with Fortune 500 customers, AI Teammates represents Asana's shift from tracking work to getting work done.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow the Agent Orchestration team (~6 senior engineers, ICs up to L6), setting technical direction for the systems that connect Asana's AI agents to the broader enterprise ecosystem
- Drive the architecture and execution of agent skills, deep integrations, and vertical use cases that make AI Teammates the most capable agents in enterprise workflows
- Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to define and execute on roadmap priorities that directly support Asana's top company priority
- Drive alignment across AI teams on shared infrastructure, APIs, and patterns for agent development and integration
- Improve team delivery pace, champion engineering velocity, and drive AI coding adoption across the team
- Attract, retain, and develop exceptional senior engineering talent
- Flex into org-level engineering leadership work across the broader Asana AI group, contributing beyond your direct team
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, including 4+ years managing technical teams
- Interest and passion for applied AI, large language models, and agentic systems is essential — you bring genuine enthusiasm and a commitment to building in this domain
- Strong systems integration and platform-building experience, with a track record of connecting complex systems across diverse environments
- Proven ability to set technical direction and drive alignment across multiple teams on shared infrastructure and patterns
- Demonstrated ability to attract, develop, and retain senior engineering talent
- Comfortable with ambiguity — you thrive in zero-to-one product environments and drive clarity from complexity
- Effective cross-functional collaborator who builds strong partnerships with Product, Design, Data Science, and peer engineering teams
- Deeply curious about AI and emerging technologies, actively leveraging them to elevate product experiences, sharpen decision-making
Conditions
- This role is based in our Vancouver office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner.