Join us at Orange Business!
We are a network and digital integrator that understands the entire value chain of the digital world, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that shape their business.
Every day, you will collaborate with a team dedicated to providing consistent, sustainable global solutions, no matter where our customers operate. With over 30,000 employees across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, we offer a dynamic environment to develop and perfect your skills in a field filled with exciting challenges and opportunities.

We are seeking an accomplished and visionary technology leader to head large-scale software engineering and business-critical platform operations within a global and multicultural environment. The role will drive strategic transformation, operational excellence, innovation, and delivery governance across mission-critical digital platforms and engineering portfolios.

The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in engineering leadership, software delivery, platform operations, AI-driven transformation, organizational scaling, and stakeholder management, with the ability to lead high-performing global teams and deliver measurable business outcomes.

key accountabilities

key result / decision areas (outcomes)

Strategic Leadership & Engineering Management

Lead and scale large engineering organizations managing mission-critical digital platforms, applications, and cloud-based services.
Drive technology strategy, operational excellence, and engineering transformation aligned with business priorities and customer expectations.
Oversee end-to-end software development lifecycle including architecture, development, deployment, operations, and service reliability.
Collaborate with international stakeholders, innovation teams, and business units to deliver scalable and secure technology solutions.

Delivered technology strategy aligned to business goals
Owned end-to-end software delivery lifecycle
Ensured scalable, secure, reliable platform operations
Led global, cross-functional distributed teams

Product Development & Operations

Manage technical delivery and operations of high-scale digital platforms serving millions of users with strong focus on quality, scalability, security, and resilience.
Drive modernization and optimization initiatives across cloud infrastructure, applications, and engineering processes.
Enable innovation and acceleration of value-added services through emerging technologies and platform engineering practices.
Ensure robust governance across delivery execution, vendor management, risk mitigation, and operational performance.
- Delivered high-scale platforms serving millions of users

Improved platform scalability, security, and reliability
Led cloud and application modernization initiatives
Strengthened governance across delivery, vendors, and risk management

Financial & Operational Excellence

Lead FinOps and optimization initiatives to improve operational efficiency and drive cost avoidance/savings.
Define and monitor KPIs, operational metrics, and service quality indicators to ensure delivery excellence.
Drive automation initiatives across software delivery, infrastructure operations, and support functions.

Delivered measurable cost savings through FinOps optimization
Established KPI and service quality tracking framework
Improved operational efficiency through end-to-end automation
Enhanced visibility of performance through operational metrics governance

Talent Development & Leadership

Build, mentor, and grow high-performing engineering and leadership teams.
Drive workforce planning, capability development, succession planning, and leadership grooming initiatives.
Champion learning and development programs across technical, functional, and soft skill domains.
Foster a high-performance culture through goal setting, continuous feedback, employee engagement, and career development.

Built and scaled high-performing engineering and leadership teams
Strengthened workforce planning and leadership succession pipeline
Implemented structured capability building and learning programs
Fostered high-performance culture through OKRs, feedback, and engagement
Increased internal leadership pipeline and career progression rates

Essential role related knowledge, skills, certifications, and experience

knowledge and abilities

Technology & Engineering Leadership

Strategic Thinking & Execution

Digital Transformation

AI/GenAI & Automation

Cloud & Platform Operations

Agile / DevOps / SRE

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

Financial & Operational Governance

Crisis & Incident Management

Talent Development & Coaching

Change Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

education, qualifications, and certifications

B.E., B.Tech., MCA, M.Sc. (Computer Science) or equivalent

Experience

Over 15-2o years’ experience across the IT spectrum with at least 7 years in senior role

Exposed to IT market trend and evolving new technology

Good exposure to software solutions and basics of infrastructure & architecture

Expereince of managing big teams , working of several functional domains

	behavioral skills	skill target proficiency level expected
1	Leadership	Advanced
2	Agility	Advanced
3	Flexibility	Advanced
4	Innovation	Advanced
5	results driven	Advanced
6	Communication	Advanced
7	prioritization and balance	Proficient
8	Interpersonal skills	Proficient

	professional skills	skill target proficiency level expected
1	global effectiveness	Advanced
2	customer service orientation	Advanced
3	operational and financial excellence	Advanced
4	knowledge and development	Advanced
5	teamworking and networking	Advanced
6	Communication	Advanced
7	negotiation, presentation, and organization	Advanced

You bring open mindedness, ability to handle pressure, leading with courage and empathy, assertiveness and communicate effectively.

• Global Opportunities: Work in multi-national teams with opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and customers from all over the world.
• Flexible Work Environment: Flexible working hours and possibility to combine work from office and home (hybrid ways of working).
• Professional Development: training programs and upskilling/re-skilling opportunities.
• Career Growth: Internal growth and mobility opportunities within Orange.
• Caring and Daring Culture: Health and well-being programs and benefits, diversity & inclusion initiatives, CSR and employee connect events.
• Reward Programs: Employee Referral Program, Change Maker Awards.

Regardless of your age, gender identity, race, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sexual orientation, marital status, neurotype, disability, veteran status or appearance, we encourage diversity within our teams because it is a strength for the collective and a vector of innovation. Orange Group is a disabled-friendly company and equal opportunity employer: don't hesitate to tell us about your specific needs.

Director-Orange Innov India