Director Engineering

Mumbai - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Cision we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here your voice is heard your ideas are valued and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team youll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity collaboration and innovation all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate.

Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether youre solving complex problems or driving bold innovations your growth is our success and together well create the conversations of tomorrow.

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Job Summary:The position is responsible for managing and developing high-performing technical teams within the Engineering and Technology function. It provides strategic and operational leadership across a range of engineering disciplines to ensure the delivery of scalable secure and high-quality solutions aligned with organizational goals.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Lead engineering teams across diverse technical areas ensuring delivery of solutions that meet business technical and security requirements.
Translate organizational goals into actionable engineering plans and roadmaps aligning team priorities with strategic objectives.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define product and platform strategies influence technical direction and support prioritization.
Drive adoption of scalable architectures development standards automation and operational excellence practices.
Foster a culture of innovation accountability and continuous improvement.
Manage team performance coaching and development to support engagement and career growth.
Monitor key engineering metrics (e.g. velocity quality system health) to guide continuous improvement and inform decision-making.
Contribute to technical planning budgeting workforce design and capacity forecasting.
Advocate for team needs while balancing delivery expectations stakeholder alignment and resource constraints.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as required to support business needs.

Job Level Specifications

Provides leadership and direction through managers and senior managers. Accountable for the performance and results of a major function that has cross-organizational impact and is comprised of multiple departments and/or teams.
Establishes policies appropriate for the function. Interprets and recommends modifications to enterprise-wide policies and practices. Adapts and executes functional business plans and contributes to the development of functional strategies.
Responsible for efficient utilization of significant resources within the function.
Objectives are defined in collaboration with senior management and results assessed with a long-term perspective. Decisions are guided by functional strategy and priorities.
Collaborates with senior management and others concerning matters of significance to the company. Routinely conducts briefings for senior management and/or key external contacts. Influences senior management or customers/clients.
Decisions are likely to have a serious impact on the overall success or failure of a function. Erroneous decisions or recommendations result in critical delays or modifications to company objectives and cause long-term harm to business operations.

Minimum Qualifications

First-level and/or advanced university degree preferred.
15 years in related role or experience including 5 years in management.
Experience managing engineering teams with responsibility for delivering strategic technical outcomes.
Background in software infrastructure data security or related engineering disciplines.
Demonstrated ability to align team execution with organizational vision and technical roadmaps.
Strong leadership communication and stakeholder management skills.
Actual experience may vary depending on role complexity geography and internal development opportunities or a comparable mix of training education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience contributing to or leading strategic planning transformation initiatives or organizational scaling efforts.
Familiarity with product lifecycle management Agile delivery DevOps or site reliability practices.
Experience managing multidisciplinary and/or globally distributed teams.
Understanding of business metrics risk management and regulatory considerations in technical environments.

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