Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Drive technical evaluation during product development and recommend solutions to mitigate risks and improve delivery outcomes.
- Collaborate with stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle to ensure alignment with business objectives and user needs.
- Assess existing digital products and propose enhancement strategies to executive leadership.
- Lead feasibility assessments for software and technology investments.
- Ensure system integrations comply with functional, security, and regulatory requirements.
People Management
- Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing software engineering teams.
- Oversee recruitment, talent development, succession planning, and retention initiatives.
- Establish performance goals, conduct evaluations, and provide coaching to team members.
- Promote engineering best practices, innovation, and adoption of emerging technologies.
- Communicate project progress, challenges, and risks effectively to stakeholders.
Global Team Collaboration
- Build strong collaboration models between offshore, nearshore, and onshore development teams.
- Facilitate effective communication, knowledge transfer, and cross-functional teamwork.
- Foster a unified culture across geographically distributed teams.
- Drive initiatives that improve collaboration efficiency and organizational alignment.
Technology & Delivery Management
- Lead software engineering functions across backend, frontend, AI/ML, and platform teams.
- Manage multiple large-scale software development programs simultaneously.
- Ensure timely delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality software solutions.
- Continuously improve development processes through Agile, DevSecOps, and SDLC best practices.
- Align business priorities with engineering capacity and resource planning.
- Establish and enforce engineering governance, quality standards, and operational procedures.
- Manage departmental budgets, workforce planning, and resource allocation.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Certifications or hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum, SAFe, CMMI, COBIT, or Enterprise Architecture are advantageous.
Experience
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering leadership and management.
- Minimum 5 years managing distributed or offshore development teams.
- Proven success leading large-scale software development organizations in complex environments.
Technical Expertise
- Strong understanding of software architecture, SDLC, quality assurance, and engineering best practices.
- Hands-on exposure to technologies such as Java, .NET, Python, cloud-native platforms, microservices, containerization, and secure software development.
- Experience with AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, and BI solutions.
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, and related engineering tools.
- Experience within civil engineering software domains is a plus.
Leadership & Soft Skills
- Strong strategic thinking and business acumen.
- Excellent stakeholder management and customer-oriented mindset.
- Exceptional leadership, coaching, and team-building capabilities.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills in multicultural and matrix organizations.
- Fluent English communication, both written and verbal.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language.
- Self-driven, adaptable, detail-oriented, and capable of thriving in fast-paced environments.
HOW TO APPLY: Please send your CV to the consultant in charge:
E-mail: nhuhoa.nguyen@ev-search.com
All applications will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or any other non-merit factor.
