Job Summary
As the Engineering Director, you will lead the software development teams in Vilnius (part of Cognizant Digital Engineering Studio) and oversee the associated project portfolio. Your responsibilities will include ensuring that engagements meet client expectations, deliver the agreed-upon outputs, and consistently contribute to achieving the specified outcomes. Additionally, you will play a vital role in fostering growth within each client account under your management.
Key Responsibilities
Manage five to six Engineering Directors across multiple engagements, each of whom are either directly leading teams, or are providing guidance and governance to multiple Engineering Managers
Ensure delivery execution for each team conforms to an established, agreed-upon, and continuously maturing operating model
Anticipate risks and delivery issues to proactively address. Ensure clear transparent communication internally & with the client
Track and guide continuous improvement of digital maturity for discovery, delivery, and engineering practices
Work with delivery team, account team, and Go-To-Market team to identify and present ideas and proposals to client in which Cognizant could help to improve efficiency & efficacy, gain competitive advantage, or create/unlock new/additional business value
Provide pre-sales support for client briefings, engagement shaping, and RFP responses
Coach and mentor Engineering Managers/Directors to be able to engage with client leadership, Executive Communication. Be able to handle business development, ongoing relationships & handle escalated situations
Ensure the right talent with the right skills is available at the right time
Learn, adapt & comply with community best practices
Contribute/facilitate/encourage cross-community interactions to drive innovations, improvements and enablement opportunities
Job Requirements and Essential Skills
Extensive overall IT experience with very strong delivery experience in handling Diversified accounts
Prior experience in handling portfolios to the tune of ~$10-15M annual revenue
Excellent communication and negotiation skills, strong people management
Solid experience in Agile/Scrum Software Development methodologies
Languages: fluent English and Lithuanian
Nice To Have Skills
Extensive experience in project management / business unit management
Good understanding of Cloud, DevOps and digital transformation practices
Capability building and execution at scale
Qualifications
Bachelors in technical or business degree or equivalent
What we offer:
Opportunity to be part of a global organization.
Encouraging working atmosphere, engaging activities, and extra benefits (e.g. additional medical insurance (covers gym subscription), team events, outreach activities, and others); * Hybrid work model with remote work opportunities.
Open, modern, and ergonomic work environment when working from the office with the multicultural community.
Opportunity to grow professionally and personally (e.g. Udemy) and continuously develop within the domain.
Cognizant, as a digital company, makes employee health and safety its top priority. With that in mind, we are implementing virtual hiring and work practices which means all interviews will be conducted online as well as live from the office
We will be looking forward to Your CV.
Only suitable candidates will be contacted within 7 days from application.
Stay up to date with our website https://www.cognizant.com/lt/en
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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