Beyond AI Tools: Evolving Software Engineering Organizations for the Agentic Era
Jennifer St Pierre
SVP, ISG Transformation @ Dell Technologies
Abstract
While much of the industry conversation around agentic AI centers on model performance and tooling, the more complex challenge lies within the organization itself. As AI systems grow more autonomous—generating code, executing tasks, and operating across workflows—the role of the software developer is fundamentally evolving. Longstanding assumptions about productivity, ownership, accountability, and team structure are being redefined.
This session offers a leadership perspective on navigating this transformation across software engineering organizations. Designed for CIOs, CTOs, and senior engineering leaders, it explores the critical management considerations required to align on a clear future-state vision, redesign roles and workflows, build new technical and behavioral capabilities, and create the psychological safety necessary for responsible experimentation and innovation. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for transitioning from code-centric teams to AI-augmented engineering organizations—ensuring strategic alignment, operational discipline, and sustained performance in the agentic era.
This session offers a leadership perspective on navigating this transformation across software engineering organizations. Designed for CIOs, CTOs, and senior engineering leaders, it explores the critical management considerations required to align on a clear future-state vision, redesign roles and workflows, build new technical and behavioral capabilities, and create the psychological safety necessary for responsible experimentation and innovation. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for transitioning from code-centric teams to AI-augmented engineering organizations—ensuring strategic alignment, operational discipline, and sustained performance in the agentic era.
About the speaker
Jennifer St Pierre
SVP, ISG Transformation
Jen St Pierre serves as Senior Vice President of Developer Experience and Transformation at Dell Technologies. In this role, Jen leads the strategic vision for how Dell’s Infrastructure Solutions Group builds, operates and evolves – creating seamless developer experiences that span from lab environments to the tools and workflows that power everyday innovation. Jen drives meaningful transformation by fostering a culture where operational excellence and developer enablement go hand in hand, enabling Dell’s developer teams to move faster and deliver greater impact.
