Vice President - Engineering - IT

VP Engineering

Key responsibilities :

- Provide leadership, vision and direction to the engineering India organization of ~ 200 people and growing, to ensure positive contributions towards the company goals and objectives.

- Coordinate leadership across multiple engineering teams that dual-report to their global leadership and the India management team.

- Develop productive relationships with business leaders across the organization to influence solution architecture based on the business requirements.

- Define and enhance methodologies and practices for the application life cycle management in line with best practice and practical experience of continuous improvement.

- Implementing technology strategy in line with the business expectations.

- Solid people management skills - providing direction, monitoring performance, motivating staff and building a positive working environment

- Developing team's skills and capabilities to meet the needs of the organization, as well as building on existing recruiting capabilities to address new needs and skills gaps.

- Ability to adapt to a fast-moving Technology landscape and keep pace with latest thinking and new technologies

- Strong customer focus - able to meet the demands of internal and external customers

- Excellent communication skills - providing verbal and written communication that is outstanding to both direct reports and senior management as well as other stakeholders

- Manage relationships with major vendors and service providers to ensure they cost-effectively meet the needs of the organization

- Flexible and adaptable - capable of changing direction where required and showing flexibility to meet new demands

- Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

- Partner with Technology Leaders in US and India on talent strategies, engagement, and career progression/ pathing.

- Ensure best practice sharing and cross functional participation

Qualifications/Requirements :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or related information technology or related field, with a minimum of 15 years experience in technology and application development , 8 of which should be in a senior leadership position.

- Proven ability to collaborate, build relationships and influence individuals at all levels in a matrix-management environment to ensure that segregation and overlapping roles are identified and coordinated.

- Track record of leading teams that foster a culture of collaboration, demonstrating achievements in a multi-national, regulated, and highly technical environment.

- Results driven, strategic, conceptual, and innovative thinker

- Strong communication skills with a proven ability to understand key concepts and communicate effectively with technical staff, business stakeholders and senior management

- Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and strong problem solving with a common-sense approach to resolving problems

- Strong organizational skills, the ability to perform under pressure and management of multiple priorities with competing demands for resources

- Strong interpersonal and critical thinking skills

- Excellent consulting skills and superior ability to develop and maintain effective relationships

Desired Characteristics :

- Data processing, analysis and quality management tools.

- Development and implementation of processes and policies