Engineering Director (Vilnius)

HitContract Client in Lithuania is home to its business process services delivery center and expert software engineering team. Is looking for Engineering Director for:

Key Responsibilities

• Manage five to six Engineering Directors across multiple engagements, each of whom are either directly leading teams, or are providing guidance and governance to multiple Engineering Managers
• Ensure delivery execution for each team conforms to an established, agreed-upon, and continuously maturing operating model
• Anticipate risks and delivery issues to proactively address. Ensure clear transparent communication internally & with the client
• Track and guide continuous improvement of digital maturity for discovery, delivery, and engineering practices
• Work with delivery team, account team, and Go-To-Market team to identify and present ideas and proposals to client in which Cognizant could help to improve efficiency & efficacy, gain competitive advantage, or create/unlock new/additional business value
• Provide pre-sales support for client briefings, engagement shaping, and RFP responses
• Coach and mentor Engineering Managers/Directors to be able to engage with client leadership, Executive Communication. Be able to handle business development, ongoing relationships & handle escalated situations
• Ensure the right talent with the right skills is available at the right time
• Learn, adapt & comply with community best practices
• Contribute/facilitate/encourage cross-community interactions to drive innovations, improvements and enablement opportunities

Job Requirements and Essential Skills

• Extensive overall IT experience with very strong delivery experience in handling Diversified accounts
• Prior experience in handling portfolios to the tune of ~$10-15M annual revenue
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, strong people management
• Solid experience in Agile/Scrum Software Development methodologies
• Languages: fluent English and Lithuanian

What we offer:

• Opportunity to be part of a global organization.Encouraging working atmosphere, engaging activities, and extra benefits (e.g. additional medical insurance (covers gym subscription), team events, outreach activities, and others);
• Hybrid work model with remote work opportunities.
• Open, modern, and ergonomic work environment when working from the office with the multicultural community.
• Opportunity to grow professionally and personally (e.g. Udemy) and continuously develop within the domain.
• The salary range for this position is from 10.000 EUR to 12.000 EUR gross before taxes.*
• *Salary offer for the candidate is determined based on the predefined salary ranges for the position and depends on the level of competence and experience of the candidate.