Sara Kennedy
Associate Director of Product Development at StarCompliance
- Role
- Associate Director at StarCompliance
- Location
- West Columbia, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sara Kennedy
Engineering leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise SaaS platforms. Currently an Associate Director of Engineering at StarCompliance, where I lead teams delivering core compliance solutions and drive technical direction across architecture, tooling, and execution.My work sits at the intersection of delivery, domain design, and team development. Strong delivery comes from healthy teams, and I invest heavily in coaching, delegation, and creating environments where engineers grow into leaders.My career began in nonprofit administration before transitioning into software through The Iron Yard in 2014. That foundation continues to shape how I lead today: collaborative, curious, and focused on solving meaningful problems with clarity and empathy.
Experience
Associate Director
Jun 2023 — Present
Associate Director of Engineering at StarCompliance, leading a team responsible for core components of the enterprise compliance platform. Currently overseeing delivery of the Expense Tracking product, partnering closely with Product and Architecture to shape domain modeling, technical direction, and execution through GA.Focused on building sustainable systems and strong teams — combining clear architecture, practical engineering standards, thoughtful adoption of AI-enabled tooling, and an environment where engineers understand the broader business context behind what they build.
Education
The Iron Yard
Certification, Front End Engineering
2014 — 2014
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Fine and Studio Arts
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Help Desk Support
- Customer Service
- Volunteer Management
- Outlook
- Project Management
- Art History
- Css
- Crm
- Nonprofits
- Microsoft Office
- Web Development
- Museum Education
- Backbone.js
- Underscore.js
- Process Improvement
- Event Planning
- Budgets
- Marketing
- Social Networking
- Microsoft Excel
- Museums
- Budget Monitoring
- Fundraising
- Customer Relationship Management
- Event Management
- Html
- Training Delivery
- Sass
- Javascript
- Strategic Planning
- Advertising
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