Description

Position Summary:
Ness is seeking an experienced Director of Engineering, with a strong product engineering background and a passion for engineering and creating products to solve business problems.

Responsibilities:

- Provide technology leadership, vision, and guidance to the engineering and product development teams and drive innovation in product development
- Deliver customer-focused business outcomes using Java full-stack/Cloud computing (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS) with at least one industry deep domain experience
- 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
- 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
- Will be responsible for growing Halifax nearshore engineering center
- Support M&A activities and own integration of the acquired entity in NA/LATAM

The Person:
Pivotal Experience & Expertise - 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 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