Director - Product Management/Engineering

Wenger & Watson - an executive search firm.

One of our global clients - an ex-commerce giant is looking for Director Product management / Engineering.

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Manage architecture, design and development activities owned by the center, to build out the necessary technical solutions while delivering the product for business needs.

- Accountable for all activities and results of the group and ensure that performance standards are realistically set and attained.

- Actively promote a culture of innovation within the organization.

- Closely interact with senior management on matters affecting the organization managed.

- Partner closely with functional leadership in remote locations, the product management leads to drive the design, development and delivery of the product. This person also needs to work with other internal technology groups, operations and support personnel to understand operational requirements.

- Develop and implement policies and procedures to attain the required service levels to support the business.

- Manages staffing for the team, working directly and closely with HR/Recruiting to hire to plan aggressively

- Directly manages a team of development managers and Technical Leads

- Enforces and augments development standards to establish efficient use of resources.

- Establish measurable goals and objectives for the team to maintain optimal performance and achieve company objectives

- Get extensively involved in matters pertaining to the center and lead various streams of work that help growing the center.

Qualifications and Competencies:

- B.E CS degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

- 15+ years’ experience in software application development, preferably with high volume e-commerce/web development

- Minimum of 6 years’ experience building and managing teams of software developers and engineering managers

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