Head Technology Digital Energy Solutions

Company profile: Our client a leading digital energy solutions provider in India.

Title: Head - Technology

Location: Chennai India

Experience: 18 years

Key Responsibilities:

Own and drive technical program governance across the CTO organization ensuring alignment with business goals.

Establish a structured execution framework to manage software architecture engineering QA DevOps product support and solution delivery.

Oversee the execution of multi-disciplinary programs in software development cloud-native architectures grid automation and AI-driven solutions.

Ensure seamless coordination between engineering architecture QA DevOps and customer support teams.

Track program KPIs budget adherence and resource allocation across CTO-led initiatives.

Implement and optimize Agile SAFe and DevSecOps best practices for predictable and scalable delivery.

Define clear execution metrics dashboards and review cadences for real-time tracking.

Identify bottlenecks technical blockers and execution risks early and drive resolutions proactively.

Establish a strong escalation mechanism for timely intervention across critical programs.

Ensure regulatory compliance cybersecurity readiness and infrastructure reliability for software solutions.

Act as the primary interface between CTO leadership product teams and engineering functions in India and MEA.

Provide executive dashboards status updates and risk assessments to the CTO and leadership teams.

Facilitate quarterly roadmap reviews and strategic planning for technology initiatives.

Act as the technical liaison between product teams and regional sales teams in non-USA markets (Europe Middle East APAC and other regions).

Support technical pre-sales activities including customer engagements RFIs/RFPs solution demonstrations and competitive positioning.

Work closely with sales and business development teams to identify customer needs tailor technical solutions and enhance product adoption.

Desired Profile:

15 years of experience in Technical Program Management within software-driven energy utilities or industrial automation domains

Strong expertise in grid automation T&D software cloud-native architectures AI/ML and DevOps.

Proven track record of managing large-scale software programs with cross-functional teams.

Hands-on experience with Agile SAFe DevSecOps and ITSM processes.

Strong knowledge of T&D industry standards (IEC 61850 CIM IEEE 2030.5 OpenFMB NERC CIP etc.).

Exceptional leadership problem-solving and communication skills.

Bachelor s/Master s degree in Engineering Computer Science or a related field.

Industry: Energy Utilities Power Systems Transmission & Distribution Software Solutions