Director - Engineering

Description:

The Role:

We are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead our engineering and delivery operations in Ahmedabad.

This individual will oversee a growing team of 2530+ engineers across multiple technical domains and will be accountable for ensuring the successful, high-quality delivery of projects for US-based clients.

The ideal candidate is a technology delivery leader with strong experience managing cross-functional teams, coordinating across time zones, and driving process excellence within a consulting or client-services environment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Delivery Leadership Own the end-to-end delivery of multiple client projects, ensuring timelines, quality, and scope alignment.

- Client & Stakeholder Communication Act as the point of coordination between the India team and US-based clients, account managers, and executive stakeholders.

- Team Management Mentor and manage engineering, QA, project management, and DevOps teams; foster a high-performance culture.

- Project Governance Oversee sprint planning, scrum ceremonies, and delivery reporting; maintain project documentation.

- Resource Planning Manage team capacity, project staffing, and skills alignment across multiple engagements.

- Operational Excellence Define and implement delivery best practices, KPIs, and continuous improvement strategies.

- Talent Development Lead recruitment, onboarding, and upskilling efforts to scale the delivery organization.

- Cross-Time-Zone Collaboration: Ensure consistent overlap and effective communication with US teams and clients.

Requires availability during evening hours (approximately 23 hours from home, until around 11:30 PM IST) based on project needs.

Required Skills:

- 10+ years of experience in technology delivery, with 3+ years in a senior leadership or delivery management role.

- Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

- Strong interviewing and candidate evaluation skills.

- Hands-on strong technical experience with TypeScript, JavaScript and AWS.

- Strong understanding of the AWS Partner Network.

- Role requires balanced focus 50% People Management and 50% Technical Leadership.

- Proven success managing distributed or global teams, ideally in a consulting or services model.

- Expertise in agile delivery, project tracking, and governance frameworks.

- Strong understanding of software development, cloud, or data engineering environments (preferred).

- Exceptional leadership, organizational, and communication skills.

- Experience working directly with US-based clients and stakeholders.

- Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field