Vice President (VP) - Software Engineering

Job Description Job Title: Vice President Software Engineering About the Role \n

Our client is a leading global financial services organization with a strong focus on technology-driven innovation. The India Technology Center serves as a strategic extension of the global engineering organization, driving large-scale digital transformation, platform modernization, and enterprise technology initiatives.

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The organization is expanding its engineering leadership team to support mission-critical platforms that power large-scale retirement and financial services solutions for millions of users.

The Purpose of This Role \n

As the Vice President - Software Engineering, you will define and execute the technology strategy, engineering roadmap, and delivery for a large-scale enterprise platform. You will lead high-performing engineering teams, drive modernization initiatives, and partner closely with global technology and business leaders to build secure, resilient, and scalable solutions.

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This role requires an experienced, hands-on technology leader who combines strategic thinking with strong execution capabilities and can influence outcomes across a globally distributed engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership \n

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• Define and execute the long-term technology strategy aligned with enterprise priorities.
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• Adapt technology direction based on evolving business strategies and organizational priorities.
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• Challenge conventional approaches and drive innovation through modern engineering practices.
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• Champion cloud adoption, platform modernization, architectural simplification, and technology transformation.
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Engineering Excellence \n

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• Deliver high-quality, scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise platforms using modern engineering practices.
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• Drive engineering excellence through CI/CD, automation, observability, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and DevSecOps.
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• Promote innovation and engineering productivity through modern development tools and AI-assisted engineering capabilities.
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• Provide technology leadership across large-scale greenfield and brownfield transformation programs.
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• Ensure enterprise architecture standards, governance, and technology compliance are consistently implemented.
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Program & Delivery Leadership \n

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• Lead large, business-critical technology initiatives from strategy through execution.
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• Drive program governance, risk management, execution excellence, and measurable business outcomes.
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• Ensure timely delivery through effective planning, stakeholder alignment, and execution oversight.
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Stakeholder Management \n

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• Build trusted partnerships with Product, Business, Enterprise Architecture, and Global Engineering teams.
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• Communicate technology vision, strategy, risks, and recommendations effectively to both technical and executive stakeholders.
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• Foster a collaborative, "One Team" culture across globally distributed teams.
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People Leadership \n

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• Lead multiple engineering teams while attracting, developing, mentoring, and retaining top engineering talent.
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• Build an inclusive, innovative, and high-performance engineering culture.
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• Develop future technology leaders through coaching and succession planning.
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Operational Excellence \n

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• Drive operational rigor, governance, compliance, and continuous process improvement.
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• Monitor engineering KPIs and OKRs to improve delivery predictability, quality, platform reliability, and engineering velocity.
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The Value You Deliver \n

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• Deliver modern, secure, highly scalable enterprise platforms supporting millions of end users.
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• Build a strong engineering culture focused on quality, accountability, innovation, and craftsmanship.
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• Improve delivery predictability through data-driven execution and operational excellence.
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• Enable business growth through technology modernization and platform transformation.
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• Establish the India engineering organization as a trusted strategic partner within the global technology ecosystem.
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• Inspire teams to consistently deliver engineering excellence.
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Skills Required Leadership Competencies \n

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• Strategic thinker with the ability to simplify complexity and lead enterprise-wide transformation.
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• Strong executive presence with exceptional communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
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• Demonstrated success leading globally distributed engineering organizations.
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• Proven ability to build alignment across senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
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• Passion for coaching, mentoring, and developing engineering talent.
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• Resilient, adaptable, and effective in fast-changing environments.
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• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
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Technical Expertise \n

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• Deep expertise in enterprise application architecture and distributed systems.
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• Strong knowledge of Java, API-driven architectures, microservices, and service-oriented design.
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• Experience with cloud-native platforms, DevSecOps, automation, observability, and engineering productivity tools.
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• Familiarity with AI-assisted software development and modern developer productivity platforms.
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• Strong understanding of scalability, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and enterprise integration patterns.
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• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business and executive stakeholders.
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• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and systems-thinking capabilities.
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Experience Required \n

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• 20+ years of progressive software engineering and technology leadership experience.
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• Proven track record of leading large-scale enterprise engineering organizations and complex technology transformation programs.
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• Experience driving cloud modernization, platform transformation, and mission-critical enterprise applications.
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• MBA preferred but not mandatory.
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