Job Title : Head of Digital Engineering - India
Role Overview :
The Head of Digital Engineering - India is responsible for leading the organization's India engineering hub, driving execution excellence, delivery velocity, and engineering quality across Digital & Technology initiatives.
This leader will establish India as a strategic global engineering center, delivering Finance technology solutions, AI-powered platforms, and enterprise digital products at scale while building a high-performing engineering organization focused on innovation, operational excellence, and talent development.
Key Responsibilities :
- Build India as a Global Engineering Hub
- Lead end-to-end engineering execution for Finance platforms, AI initiatives, and enterprise digital products from India.
- Scale the India engineering organization while ensuring predictable delivery, high engineering standards, and strong organizational capability.
- Position India as a strategic product engineering center rather than an offshore execution team.
- Finance & AI Product Engineering
- Partner with Product leaders to build and scale enterprise Finance applications.
- Drive engineering execution for AI platforms, machine learning enablement, data engineering, and applied AI solutions across business functions.
- Deliver secure, scalable, and business-focused technology solutions aligned with enterprise architecture and governance.
- Engineering Excellence
- Establish engineering best practices, development standards, and delivery governance.
- Improve software quality, engineering productivity, release predictability, and operational excellence.
- Drive continuous improvement across engineering processes, DevOps, testing, and automation.
- Manage engineering capacity planning, squad allocation, delivery commitments, and performance.
- Leadership & Talent Development
- Lead the India Digital Engineering organization and develop a strong leadership pipeline.
- Build and mentor Engineering Directors, Senior Engineering Managers, and technical leaders.
- Drive hiring, employee engagement, retention, leadership development, and succession planning.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition and HR to strengthen campus hiring, lateral recruitment, and leadership programs.
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Digital Engineering, Data & AI, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams.
- Build strong partnerships with global stakeholders and leadership teams.
- Provide transparent delivery updates, proactively manage risks, and ensure alignment across distributed teams.
Areas of Ownership :
- Enterprise Digital Engineering
- AI & Applied Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Full Stack Development
- API & Integration Engineering
- Test Engineering & Quality Assurance
- Automation & RPA
- Engineering Leadership
- Talent Management
- Delivery Management
- Engineering Operations
- Squad Planning & Staffing
Success Measures :
- Successfully scale the India engineering organization while maintaining strong leadership depth and high employee retention.
- Deliver multiple enterprise Finance products with measurable business adoption.
- Enable impactful AI capabilities across business functions.
- Improve engineering velocity, software quality, release predictability, and operational efficiency.
- Build India into a high-performing global engineering and innovation hub.
Desired Profile :
- 12+ years of experience leading large-scale software engineering or digital technology organizations.
- Proven success in building and scaling engineering teams in India.
- Strong background in enterprise software delivery and digital product development.
- Experience leading global engineering teams in product-driven organizations.
- Demonstrated expertise in engineering leadership, organizational scaling, and talent development.
- Experience delivering Finance technology platforms or enterprise business applications.
- Exposure to AI, machine learning, data platforms, or intelligent automation initiatives.
- Strong stakeholder management experience across global leadership teams.
- Experience working in distributed, multi-region engineering environments.
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