Technical Lead - Head of IT

Insight Global; Naucalpan de Juárez; On-site; MXN 1,060,000 - 1,116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Christmas Bonus

Vacation days

Performance Bonus

Company Holidays

Medical Insurance

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Head of IT / Senior Engineering Manager for a top automotive financial services client in Mexico. This strategic role leads IT strategy, modernization, and a portfolio of 20–25 applications, partnering with business, architecture, and engineering teams.

You will steer the transition toward GCP and cloud-native architecture while operating at an executive level to align technology with business goals; in-office presence in Naucalpan is preferred.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT with solid understanding of architecture and SDLC.
• Experience partnering with business, architecture, and engineering teams.
• Strong ability to translate business pain points into technology recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Define IT strategy across a portfolio of 20–25 applications for retail and wholesale ops.
• Partner with business, architecture, and engineering to identify pain points and modernization opportunities.
• Drive the organization's transition toward GCP and cloud-native architecture; operate at exec level.

Skills

IT experience & SDLC

Cross-functional partnering

Analytical translation to tech

Job description

Applicants that are able to commute to be in office in Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 53820 is highly preferred

US-Based Agency

Position: Head of IT - Technical Lead

Direct Placement

Must-Have Skillset:

• 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

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.

Compensation: 95,000 to 100,000 MX Pesos/Month

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role include:

• Christmas Bonus (equivalent to one month's salary).
• 12 days of initial vacation (increases with seniority).
• Performance Bonus.
• 10 Company Holidays (5 official + 5 additional).
• Medical Insurance (up to 750k pesos coverage).