Head of Engineering - Native Cloud

Responsibilities :

- Define and implement the India Engineering Strategy aligned with SG's global lottery technology roadmap and product vision.

- Partner with global product, architecture, and technology leaders to shape the future of SG's lottery platforms and digital services.

- Build an agile, scalable, and innovation-driven engineering operating model that accelerates product development and global delivery.

- Translate enterprise goals into actionable engineering priorities with measurable outcomes.

- Lead end-to-end engineering delivery management across multiple global product lines, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery within defined timelines and budgets.

- Establish robust delivery governance, program management frameworks, and standardised execution models across teams.

- Oversee project planning, sprint performance, resource optimisation, and risk management to ensure seamless delivery across regions.

- Partner with product owners and architects to align engineering delivery with evolving customer, business, and regulatory needs.

- Drive technology transformation initiatives, including platform modernisation, DevSecOps maturity, CI/CD automation, cloud adoption, and API-driven architecture.

- Lead process optimisation and engineering excellence programs to improve development velocity, code quality, and reliability.

- Embed data-driven delivery metrics and performance analytics for visibility, predictability, and continuous improvement.

- Introduce emerging technologies (e. g., AI, analytics, automation) to strengthen SG's global product innovation capabilities.

- Build a high-performing engineering organisation by attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier technical talent.

- Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and collaboration that reflects SG's global values and encourages cross-functional synergy.

- Mentor senior engineering leaders to strengthen technical and leadership depth across domains.

- Champion diversity, inclusion, and employee engagement across all levels of the engineering organisation.

- Act as the strategic interface between India Engineering, global technology, and product leadership teams.

- Provide regular executive updates on strategy, delivery progress, key risks, and transformation milestones.

- Manage strategic vendor partnerships to augment capability, capacity, and delivery performance.

- Ensure strong alignment between engineering priorities in India and global business outcomes.

Requirements :

- 18+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, technology delivery, or product development, with 5+ years in a senior leadership role overseeing large-scale, distributed teams.

- Proven success leading engineering delivery and transformation programs for complex, global products or platforms.

- Deep understanding of modern software development practices, Agile, DevSecOps, cloud-native architectures, platform engineering, and automation.

- Strong program governance, delivery assurance, and stakeholder management experience across multi-country environments.

- Strategic thinker with the ability to balance vision and execution in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.

- Excellent leadership presence, communication, and influencing skills with exposure to global technology organisations.

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (MBA preferred).