Head of Information Technology

Insight Global; Naucalpan de Juárez; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Mexico is seeking a Head of IT / Senior Engineering Manager for a leading automotive financial services client. You will assess the current technology landscape, define the future-state IT strategy, and oversee a portfolio of 20–25 applications supporting retail and wholesale operations.

This role combines deep technical credibility with strategic leadership, partnering with business, architecture, and engineering teams to drive modernization, evaluate cloud opportunities, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience with architecture and SDLC.
• Ability to translate business pain points into technology recommendations.
• Experience partnering with business, architecture, and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess current technology landscape and define future IT strategy.
• Oversee a portfolio of 20–25 applications for retail and wholesale operations.
• Partner with business, architecture, and engineering teams to drive modernization.
• Evaluate industry technology products and vendors and drive cloud adoption (GCP) and cloud-native architecture.

Skills

IT leadership

Application architecture

SDLC

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Head of IT / Senior Engineering Manager for a top automotive financial services client supporting its Mexico business. This is a highly strategic individual contributor role responsible for assessing the current technology landscape and defining the future-state IT strategy across a portfolio of approximately 20–25 applications supporting retail and wholesale operations. The ideal candidate brings a strong technical foundation in IT, application architecture, and the SDLC while also being able to operate at a strategic and executive level. This individual will partner closely with business, architecture, and engineering teams to identify pain points, assess legacy systems, recommend modernization opportunities, evaluate industry technology products and vendors, and help drive the organization's transition toward GCP and cloud-native architecture. This role is ideal for a technically credible leader who has progressed beyond hands-on development and can connect business strategy, architecture, modernization, and executive-level technology decision-making.

Must-Haves:

• 10+ years of experience within IT with solid understanding of application architecture and the SDLC
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with business, architecture, and engineering teams
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate business pain points into technology recommendations