Director, Software Engineering

Lowe's India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

On-site clinic

Modern office

Job summary

Lowe's India in Bengaluru is seeking a senior technology leader to manage a complete product portfolio, overseeing engineering teams and collaborating with product teams, vendors, and business leaders to ensure delivery and reliability of technology solutions.

You will drive priorities across multiple product groups, translate business requirements into design, manage budgets, and ensure cost-efficient operations within an on-site Bengaluru office environment.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in software engineering or related field.
• 10 years of experience working on projects implementing SDLC.
• 5 years of direct team leadership experience leading global technology teams.
• 3 years of experience working closely with senior leadership.
• 3 years of experience managing operational and/or financial budgets, including third-party vendors.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of a complete product portfolio and provide oversight across partnerships with technology teams, product management, vendors and business leaders.
• Direct and oversee engineering teams and work across an entire capability.
• Ensure delivery and reliability of technology solutions and capabilities across the portfolio.
• Establish priorities across portfolio groups with product team and translate requirements into designs.
• Maintain partnerships with all functions to align business needs with technical solutions.
• Manage budgets, forecasting, and cost-effective delivery of services or applications.

Skills

Software engineering

SDLC

Team leadership

Senior leadership collaboration

Budget management

Vendor management

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Job description

Innovate in Bengaluru

This position is based at our on-site office in Bengaluru. Lowe's offers an ultramodern work environment, complete with cutting-edge technology, collaborative workspaces, an on-site gym and clinic, and other perks to enhance your work experience.

Innovate in Bengaluru

This position is based at our on-site office in Bengaluru. Lowe's offers an ultramodern work environment, complete with cutting-edge technology, collaborative workspaces, an on-site gym and clinic, and other perks to enhance your work experience.

Your Impact

The primary purpose of this role is to lead the management of one complete product portfolio and provide oversight in support of that portfolio by leveraging partnerships with other technology teams, product management stakeholders, vendors, and business leaders. This role directs and oversees engineering teams and all work across an entire capability. This role works closely with product leaders and across enterprise teams to ensure the delivery and reliability of technology solutions and capabilities.

What You Will Do

• Partner with the product team to establish the priorities across an entire portfolio of product groups.
• Manage software engineering teams that design, build, and maintain solutions across multiple technology products; ensure the translation of business requirements and functional specifications into logical program designs, code modules, stable application systems, and software solutions.
• Build and maintain partnerships with all functions to ensure technology team members understand business needs, functional specifications, and user journeys.
• Provide insight and guidance and resolve cross-functional issues that are escalated throughout the application development, testing, implementation, and support lifecycle across an entire portfolio of product groups.
• Ensure the creation of standard operating procedures, objectives and key results, and overall operationalization of assigned services or applications within a product group.
• Ensure mechanisms are in place that allows teams to resolve production issues within defined standard level agreements.
• Monitor testing activities from a high level, ensuring that all testing efforts align to the team's testing strategy; meet with testing teams when necessary to review the progress of testing efforts.
• Responsible for departmental budget and forecasting decisions and budget allocation; ensure technical solutions are delivered and maintained in a cost-effective manner.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure technology solutions built by the engineering team align to overall architectural and business standards.
• Ensure the alignment, buy-in, and support of diverse project stakeholders by building and maintaining trusting relationships with internal customers.
• Influence and establish best-in-class engineering practices through solid design decisions and tools.
• Set goal, strategies, and budgets, oversee the deployment of large/enterprise-scale initiatives, and encourage a data-driven culture to improve the efficiency, scalability, stability, and security of applications.
• Manage a portfolio of services or applications and provide resources in support of the applications by leveraging partnerships with technology teams, vendors, and business leaders.
• Lead teams through all technology solution development phases by ensuring teams understand and adhere to company methodology, policies, standards, and controls; ensure team members are trained in software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, models, and processes.
• Lead a team in support of achieving the company’s mission. Manage performance and foster an inclusive environment to help associates achieve their potential.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science, computer information systems (CIS), engineering, or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• 10 years of experience in software engineering or related field
• 10 years of experience working on project(s) involving the implementation of solutions applying development life cycles (SDLC)
• 5 years of direct team leadership experience leading global technology teams
• 3 years of experience working closely with senior leadership
• 3 years of experience managing operational and/or financial budgets, including the managing of third-party vendors and/or software providers

Preferred Skills/Education

• Master’s degree in business administration, computer science, CIS, engineering, or related field
• 5 years of experience in software development in an agile environment
• 3 years of experience in a leadership role of a large matrixed organization
• 3 years of experience managing the development, implementation, and integration of multiple and/or complex business systems within an organization
• 3 years of experience in IT management in the retail industry
• 2 years of second level IT management experience

Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.

Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.