Joel Lawler

I scale customer-facing platforms and engineering organizations in regulated industries. 20+ years leading engineering teams through integrations, compliance transformations (HIPAA/SOC2), and platform modernizations across C#/Node.js/React/Next.js on AWS/Azure. Recently grew from Technical Lead to Director at Kroll, owning Research Clarity—an AI compliance platform deployed across 12 countries for healthcare exclusions, finance, and government diligence. Core expertise: • Web Engineering Leadership: Multi-brand commerce, high-availability platforms, page speed/core web vitals, Marketing partnerships • Reliable Delivery: Structured SDLC (CI/CD, testing, observability), incident response, 99.9%+ uptime • AI-Augmented Development: LLM-powered workflows that accelerate code review/security while maintaining compliance guardrails • Team Building: Hiring, coaching, performance management—from startups to enterprises Currently seeking Director/Engineering Manager roles where I can: • Own web platform roadmaps and reliability • Build and structure engineering + QA teams • Partner with Marketing/Product for revenue-aligned delivery • Implement modern development practices in Nashville/remote Recent impact: • Led SOC2 integration for acquired healthcare startup (IDEXX/Greenline) • Reduced compliance platform defects 40% through AI code review pipelines (Kroll) • Delivered multi-division web platforms supporting $50M+ revenue Passionate about turning complex business requirements into reliable, scalable platforms. Let’s connect if you’re building web engineering organizations or need leadership in compliant, customer-facing systems.complex transitions, I’d love to connect.