Engineering Lead - Data & Analytics

Syngenta Group; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Syngenta Group, Pune, seeks an Engineering Lead - Data & Analytics to drive data engineering on our Data Mesh platform and oversee product delivery. You will guide modernization of AI/BI solutions and lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced agricultural tech environment.

The role requires strong leadership, Agile experience, and a strategic mindset to align vision with execution while mentoring engineers and IT partners.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading high-impact change projects.
• Explicit agile delivery expertise in complex environments.
• Strong leadership and people management skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead data and engineering teams on the Data Mesh platform and product delivery.
• Drive modernization of AI/BI and agentic analytics solutions.

Skills

Change leadership

Agile delivery

Lean projects

Industrial sector experience

Team management

Strategic prioritization

English communication

Tools

Docker/Vagrant

Databricks

GitHub

AWS

Job description

About Syngenta
At Syngenta Group, we're a global community of 56,000 innovators across 90 countries, united by a 250-year legacy of agricultural excellence. As the world's most local agricultural technology partner, we create tailor-made solutions that transform farming while protecting our planet, driven by our commitment to innovation, ethics, and integrity. Through our inclusive environment and diverse perspectives, we pioneer breakthrough solutions for farmers, society, and future generations. Join our worldwide teams of agricultural pioneers in creating a more resilient and equitable food system for all.

Job Description

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s IT & Digital team is seeking a Engineering Lead - Data & Analytics in Pune. This role will support the delivery for leading data and engineering teams within our Data Mesh platform, oversee product delivery, and spearhead the modernization of our AI, BI, and agentic analytics solutions.

Accountabilities

The role will be responsible for leading the data and engineering teams on our Data Mesh platform & product delivery as well as driving the modernization and future of AI/BI and agentic analytics solutions. They will provide knowledge, experience and hands on expertise on efficient data and engineering practices, use of Serverless Technologies, Containers (Docker/Vagrant), Databricks, Automated Deployment Tools, Testing Tools GitHub and AWS. This includes recruitment, contracting, evaluation and mentoring the team.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Career experience in envisioning and leading high impact change projects
• Demonstrated ability to lead and catalyze organizational change
• Explicit and extensive agile delivery experience
• Experience in managing innovation and lean based projects for major corporations
• Skilled in successfully operating in a dynamic & fast-paced technology environment.
• A tactical thinker with strong skills in effectively prioritizing & organizing thematic work in detail in order to align vision & execution.
• Ideally experienced in a similar role in the industrial sector.
• Strong team management and people communication (written and verbal) skills in English

Desired Qualifications:

• Technology Leader / Engineer working with leadership level business members and teams
• Proven expertise in managing, mentoring & developing cross-functional teams data and engineering teams.

Additional Information

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.