Founding APAC Software Engineering Lead — Platform & AI

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Manila; On-site; PHP 9,000,000 - 14,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Manila seeks a visionary Head of IT EDP Software Engineering APAC to lead and build a new software engineering organization from the ground up while expanding the testing team with additional operational support.

You will drive the regional voice of IT EDP Software Engineering across the Philippines and APAC, connect global platform teams with local engineers, and enable follow-the-sun delivery for business-critical services.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or comparable.
• Several years of experience in software engineering, test engineering or platform operations in a global, multi-site environment.
• Minimum 5 years of people leadership experience in IT.
• Solid understanding of modern software engineering and testing practices (CI/CD, test automation, DevOps toolchains such as GitHub, Jenkins, Atlassian, TOSCA, Playwright).
• Proven ability to build networks and communities across organizational boundaries and cultures.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills at senior level.
• Experience in establishing new teams or enhancing platform operations for an established global service is a strong plus.
• Fluency in English – both written and spoken

Responsibilities

• Establish and grow a new software engineering team in Manila.
• Ensure reliable, high-quality delivery of Testing Platform and Enterprise Development Platform services, including operations and support, with global alignment.
• Build platform engineering foundations and capabilities to enhance platforms and deliver new features.
• Act as the APAC regional interface for IT EDP Software Engineering, representing regional needs.
• Foster software engineering, testing and platform communities and collaborate with key users and global teams.
• Drive automation, standardization and AI-enabled practices to improve speed and quality of delivery.
• Inspire, coach and develop a diverse, high-performance team.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

CI/CD

Test automation

DevOps toolchains

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Computer Science / Software Engineering / Information Technology

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Atlassian

TOSCA

Playwright

Job description

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Manila seeks a visionary Head of IT EDP Software Engineering APAC to lead and build a new software engineering organization from the ground up while expanding the testing team with additional operational support.

You will drive the regional voice of IT EDP Software Engineering across the Philippines and APAC, connect global platform teams with local engineers, and enable follow-the-sun delivery for business-critical services.