General Manager Engineering Flywheel India

About Flywheel

The Role

As the General Manager of Flywheel India you will hold a senior leadership position overseeing all product and engineering teams in Bangalore. In addition you will manage crossfunctional teams in the region including project management and client services.

With plans to expand our team significantly in the next 24 months were seeking a candidate with proven experience in leading a large team 300 full time employees) as well as scaling product and engineering teams within highgrowth organizations.

In this role you will drive smooth communication operational efficiency and alignment between Flywheels strategic objectives and our Omnicom Global Solutions team in India. The ideal candidate will be a strong engineering & product leader possess exceptional problemsolving abilities cultural sensitivity and the expertise to lead crossfunctional projects in a fastpaced environment.

This role will report to our Chief Product & Technology Office Flywheel Commerce Network.

What You Will Do:

Organizational & Cultural Leadership

• Serve as the primary liaison between Flywheels global teams and Flywheel India translating strategic initiatives into actionable plans.
• Collaborate and influence across global crossfunctional teams and leadership levels fostering alignment and shared ownership.
• Define and execute the vision for Flywheel India ensuring alignment with Flywheel organizational goals.
• Drive hiring retention and team development fostering a strong company culture that embodies Flywheel values.

Program Delivery & Operations

• Own and deliver against performance goals ensuring highquality across all Bangalorebased teams.
• Establish robust project management practices to drive the predictable delivery of complex software products.
• Monitor roadmap and operational SLAs ensuring accountability across teams.

Scaling & Capability Building

• Build and scale highperforming product & engineering teams ensuring deep business and client expertise.
• Develop a strong leadership pipeline to enhance organizational resilience.
• Implement a structured recruitment strategy to attract top talent aligned with Flywheels growth needs with local Flywheel team and onshore Flywheel Recruitment team to ensure alignment of recruitment goals principals and quality

Product & Engineering Leadership

• Contribute to the creation and of the Flywheel Commerce Network technology strategy that balances longterm innovation with immediate business needs.
• Ensure secure scalable and efficient use of technical resources driving technical excellence.
• Oversee architecture engineering and implementation of resilient highperforming solutions.
• Establish engineering best practices for quality assurance data protection disaster recovery and IT security.
• Play an active role in the Flywheel Product Managment community helping define product management best practices and embedding them into the Bangalore Product Development teams.
• Track KPIs and budgets leveraging datadriven insights to optimize performance.
• Communicate technology strategy to internal stakeholders partners and investors.
• Champion AIdriven solutions and emerging technologies to enhance Flywheels offerings.

Who You Are:

• 1015 years of progressive product and engineering leadership experience in highgrowth technologydriven organizations. Experience working with global teams is essential.
• Bachelors degree in computer science engineering or a related field; MBA or other advanced degree is a plus.
• Proven track record in a senior leadership role overseeing software product development ideally in eCommerce AI or marketplacedriven businesses.
• Excellent understanding of Agile methodologies and modern concepts of Engineering teams.
• Familiarity with AI technologies and AIpowered product development and implementation.
• Strong background in Agile methodologies and modern engineering best practices with experience scaling engineering teams efficiently.
• Track record of applying product management best practices to address client needs.
• 5 years of experience managing budgets and software development resources ensuring costeffective and highimpact delivery.
• Demonstrated success in driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team performance product quality and operational efficiency.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement experience
• 5 years experience with budgeting and software development resource management
• Proven ability to partner and influence across organizations at all leadership levels and across geographies.
  

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