Director, Engineering
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Job Summary
Director Engineering Chennai
- This is a leadership role Responsible for delivering a strategic vision at-scale to enable our customers to drive their business forward through moments that matter. Responsible for leading and managing a Platform Services Engineering organization. Promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment by embedding DEI principles into hiring development and retention strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Architecture Design build out customer adoption and operating the Platform.
- Have a deep understanding of our business domain Internal Platforms our data & analytics capabilities and our technology capabilities to deliver value via a platform as a service approach.
- Lead enablement via the platform built with modern engineering with seamless integration full automation and exceptional self-service implementation.
- Partner with Global stakeholders to deliver innovative impactful solutions.
- Monitor the teams performance and metrics identifying areas for improvement and implementing process changes to improve efficiency
- Accountable for resource planning/budget adherence for the respective team(s) and defines guidelines processes and procedures to ensure organizational efficiency and effectiveness
- Develops and manages strategic budgets aligning financial planning with long-term strategic goals and optimizing resource allocation
- Defines AI-enabled engineering practices for an entire domain standardizing tooling prompts automation patterns and measurable productivity outcomes.
- Defines domain-wide DevSecOps strategy Cybersec strategy aligns teams on tooling and guardrails and ensures secure efficient delivery across a portfolio of products or services
- Identifies and nurtures talent and future leaders identifies development needs/potential within their organization and pro-actively addresses skill gaps through targeted and structured development measures and programs including mentoring of lower-level leaders
- Influences the opinions and decision-making of peers and internal stakeholders to achieve departmental objectives; builds consensus and drives adoption of recommendations
Qualifications :
Qualifications:
- 15 years minimum experience in Software Engineering
- Held accountability to deliver major transformation initiatives product with global rollout in the last 3 years
- Firm understanding of the global macro-technology trends the evolution and applicability of these trends as they apply to the business domain in NIQ
- Extensive hands-on experience in Java J2EE Stack API first approach
- Expert in architectural guardrails for data privacy model usage multi-cloud interoperability and cost efficiency
- Defined end to end reference architectures for Gen AI solutions
- Experience AI productization: APIs SDKs batch/stream inference caching throttling and resiliency patterns
- Integrated foundation models (OpenAI/Azure OpenAI open source LLMs equivalent) based on task fit safety latency and cost
- Deep product development expertise and understanding of enterprise technologies platforms APIs microservices rdbms nosql
- Strong experience developing managing Platform teams focused on Developer Life Cycle and Infrastructure.
- Excellent understanding of SDLC and DevSecOps technologies as they apply to Application development and lifecycle
- Deep experience in leading globally distributed teams and influencing globally distributed stakeholders.
- Exceptional leadership skills and an ability to develop and motivate a large team of engineers.
- Strong leadership and team-building skills including the ability to lead architecture discussions with global teams operating in an Agile delivery model.
- Exceptional communication skills with global & diverse audiences - Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
Additional Information :
Our Benefits
- Flexible working environment
- Volunteer time off
- LinkedIn Learning
- Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process including résumé screening candidate assessments interview scheduling job matching communication support and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQs principles of fairness transparency human oversight and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions require accommodations or wish to request human review were permitted by law please contact your local HR representative. For more information please visit NIQs AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: NIQ
NIQ is the worlds leading consumer intelligence company delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to 2023 NIQ combined with GfK bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insightsdelivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platformsNIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100 markets covering more than 90% of the worlds population.
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Our commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion
At NIQ we are steadfast in our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace that mirrors the rich diversity of the communities and markets we serve. We believe that embracing a wide range of perspectives drives innovation and excellence. All employment decisions at NIQ are made without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity) national origin age disability genetic information marital status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We invite individuals who share our dedication to inclusivity and equity to join us in making a meaningful impact. To learn more about our ongoing efforts in diversity and inclusion please visit the Work :
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NIQ is the worlds leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holi ... View more
