Vice President of Engineering

About the Role

Ness is seeking an experienced VP - Engineering, with a strong product engineering background and passion for engineering and creating products to solve business problems. The VP - Engineering will provide technology leadership, vision, and guidance to the engineering and product development teams and drive innovation in product development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver customer-focused business outcomes using Java full-stack/Cloud computing (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS)
• Manage P&L, Gross Margins and help grow the business with superior delivery
• Ensure timely delivery of all projects and be responsible for managing any scope change and convert this to revenue from the customer
• Lead customer relations and management at the organization level
• Ensure positive business outcomes by providing predictability, productivity and quality through defined processes that increase speed-to-value, institutionalize the use of Agile practices in a sustainable manner, and include the development of roadmaps that increase value over time
• Lead a 500+ member delivery function team of AVPs, SPDs, PDs etc
• Identify and evaluate opportunities for organization-led innovation and development to deliver solutions that meet internal and external stakeholder requirements
• Lead talent transformation charter (retaining and attracting top talent, upskill, cross skill, certifications etc.)
• Work collaboratively with all the peers (i.e., Vertical Heads) to ensure organizational goals are met

Qualifications

• A coach, leader, mentor, thinker and an innovator
• Hands on expertise in converting a product roadmap to an engineering roadmap
• Expertise in product lifecycle development and played varied roles in various stages of the lifecycle for the last 15-20 years
• Extremely customer-centric and ability to lead customer relations and management at the organization level
• Up to date with the industry and new and emerging technologies
• Tech savvy and “build” mindset. Passionate about IP building and development
• Experience with IP Led transformation models (Assets, Frameworks, Accelerators, POCs, Patents etc.)
• Hands on experience in product engineering, design, and architecture and should be able to guide the team during pre-sales and execution
• Flexible and willing to embrace change and contribute to a culture that promotes innovation
• Effective problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent people management and leadership skills. Maintain high standards of work practices and ensure integrity, respect and confidentiality at all times
• Ability to effectively communicate with various levels of employees ranging from entry level to Global Leadership
• Should have led and managed a team of at least 300 people or 100-150 people (if in a product company)

Required Skills

• Hands on expertise in converting a product roadmap to an engineering roadmap
• Expertise in product lifecycle development
• Extremely customer-centric
• Up to date with the industry and new and emerging technologies
• Tech savvy and “build” mindset
• Experience with IP Led transformation models
• Hands on experience in product engineering, design, and architecture
• Effective problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent people management and leadership skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with various levels of employees

Preferred Skills

• Experience leading and managing large teams
• Experience in a product company

Ness is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.