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Director/Head – Software Development & Engineering || Experience 20+ years

Director/Head – Software Development & Engineering || Experience 20+ years || Contact us at surendra@pivotal.associates     || H/P: +65 9165 5825  || H/P: +91 99867 39628


About the job

 

Client, a pioneer and market leader in the field of Video Computing is looking for a director/head-Software Development & Engineering to fuel its technology innovation, product development and market expansion plans. 

The Director/Head - Software Development & Engineering is a high-impact role responsible for the overall strategic vision for software including conceptualization, investment analysis, design, development, release, and performance/scalability/reliability of its Video Computing Platform. Critical to the success of this role is the candidate’s ability to internalize various products and services (e.g., end-user needs and application, key business issues, team formation, software development plan, delivery etc), and the ability to translate business requirements into practical application, ensuring that concepts get fully executed into product offerings that achieve a defined business outcome. The role will be vital to incubate new ideas, drive 0-10x growth, enhance customer satisfaction etc. 

 

The Director/Head - Software Development & Engineering will report directly to the Managing Director. The job includes responsibility for the leadership, actions and team development. The team could be located at multiple places. The emphasis of the job is on development and commercialization of new products and solutions through persistent and creative leverage of existing offering on a platform common to Unified Video Computing Platform. 

The ideal candidate should have demonstrable experience which includes engineering R&D, software development, application development and middleware, IoT, cloud/platform computing, software as a service (SaaS) etc.

       General management skills will include business management acumen, experience in product development & management with the technical depth to marry both engineering and product development process, the entrepreneurial mindset to creatively solve engineering challenges and the negotiation and collaboration skills required to work with others effectively in an agile environment.

       Technical management skills will include: knowledge of the Video Computing, Image Processing, Internet of Things (IOT) technology stack including connectivity protocols, software technologies like Hadoop, Kubernetes, Kong, Dremio, Databricks, etc., time series databases, public cloud platforms such as MSFT, Azure, AWS, GCP, big data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, asset and performance management, and working knowledge of DevSecOps principles including CI/CD.

       Prior experience in architecting, designing, developing & delivering multi-tenant software as a service platform, Internet of Things (IoT) SaaS solutions, managing large volumes of data, driving real-time analytics, and portfolio modernization is strongly desired.

       Cultural & Diversity skills will include experiences in building a diverse workforce. Our teams live by its ‘teach and learn’ mantra. We value our more seasoned engineers because they bring additional value to our company by using their years of experience to guide the next generation.  



Key Responsibilities

 

The Director/Head - Software Development & Engineering will have a broad set of responsibilities that will encompass the following:

 

       Lead a software engineering & development organization responsible for design, development, testing and delivery of various products & services under unified video computing platform included but not limited to an enterprise class cloud agnostic VSaaS offering using agile development methodologies.

       Create an Internet of Things (IoT) and advanced analytics offering that leverages IT and OT data that enables customers to improve their productivity, performance, reliability, and safety.

       Attract, recruit, and lead next gen digital talent team to drive enterprise goals. Build high performance technical organizational and talent development capability including succession plans. Ensure organization is positioned to support growth in emerging markets.

       Drive growth and innovation within a culture of technology, research, development and engineering functions by facilitating an environment of teamwork and desire to be the best. 

       Collaborate and partner with Product Management, Business Development and other organizations to plan and execute development projects, and to ensure that teams have appropriate product and technical specifications, direction, and resources to deliver projects on an aggressive, but achievable timeline.

       Engage with customers/prospects with unique ability to create partnerships over contractual relationships.

       Drive culture of continuous process improvement and innovation through leadership skills. Oversee the process and culture change from waterfall model to agile development methodologies.

       Drive financial performance by meeting expense and capital budgets as well as developing budgets to fund growth programs supporting business goals.




Education

 

A Masters or Ph.D. in Engineering or Computer Science, from a school with a strong program in technology research and development/project management is required, with an MBA or relevant business experience a plus.

Seniority Level

Director/Management Level

Location

Gurgaon/Bangalore/Pune/Hyderabad


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