Head of Digital Engineering, India

ADM Agro Industries India Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru/Bangalore
Not disclosed
Work from OfficeWork from Office
Full TimeFull Time
Min. 15 yearsMin. 15 years

Job Description

Head of Digital Engineering, India

Job Description

The Head of Digital Engineering, India is ADM’s India execution and scale leader, accountable for engineering delivery capacity, velocity, and quality across Digital & Technology.
This role builds and runs ADM’s India digital hub as a global execution engine—delivering Finance products, AI capabilities, and enterprise digital engineering at scale—while acting as site leader for talent attraction, retention, and leadership development.

Your Responsibilities 
India as a Global Execution Engine
  • Own end‑to‑end engineering execution from India across Finance products, AI platforms, and priority enterprise digital products.
  • Scale India from ~80 to ~160 engineers by 2026 with predictable delivery, high quality, and strong bench strength.
  • Ensure India contributes materially to ADM’s digital outcomes—not supplemental capacity.
Finance & AI Product Delivery
  • Build and scale 2–3 core Finance products in partnership with Product leaders.
  • Lead India’s contribution to AI build across GT and the business, including data pipelines, ML engineering enablement, and applied AI use cases.
  • Ensure delivery meets enterprise standards, security expectations, and measurable business outcomes.
Engineering Quality, Speed, and Accountability
  • Enforce engineering standards, delivery discipline, and quality bars across India teams.
  • Own staffing decisions for squads, delivery commitments, and engineering performance.
  • Actively remove delivery friction, skills gaps, and underperformance.
Talent, Leadership & Site Ownership
  • Serve as India site leader for Digital & Technology.
  • Build a strong leadership layer (Directors, Senior Managers, Chapter Leads).
  • Own talent attraction, retention, engagement, and succession for India engineering.
  • Partner with HR on early-career pipelines, lateral hiring, and leadership development.
Enterprise Partnership
  • Partner closely with VP Product, VP Digital Factory, VP Data & AI, Enterprise Architecture, Tech Ops, and CISO.
  • Represent India delivery transparently with US and global leaders—clear commitments, clear risks, no surprises.

Your Interfaces & Scope 

Primary Partners:
Product, Digital Factory, Data & AI, Enterprise Architecture, Tech Ops, CISO, D&T Value Office

Operating Model:
  • Product owns what and why
  • Digital Factory owns global engineering model and tooling
  • This role owns India execution, talent, and delivery outcomes
Capabilities Owned
  • AI & Applied Engineering Delivery
  • Test Engineering & Quality Assurance
  • Automation & RPA Development
  • Software Engineering (Full Stack Development, API and Integration development)
  • Engineering Leadership & Talent Management (India)
  • Squad Staffing & Delivery Accountability
  • India Hub Operations (delivery-facing only)

Success Measures (12–18 Months)
  • India scale: 160 engineers with stable leadership and low regretted attrition
  • Delivery: 2–3 Finance products live with adoption and business ownership
  • AI impact: Measurable GT and business AI capabilities delivered from India
  • Velocity & quality: Improved cycle time, fewer escaped defects, predictable delivery
  • Talent: Strong leadership bench; India viewed as a destination hub, not a cost center

Your Profile
  • 15+ years leading large‑scale digital or software engineering teams
  • Proven experience scaling technology hubs in India
  • Strong delivery background across enterprise platforms and digital products
  • Senior‑level stakeholder management with global teams
  • Deep people leadership and talent‑building experience
  • Finance product or enterprise systems experience
  • AI / data‑enabled product delivery exposure
  • Experience operating in a product‑led engineering model
  • Multi‑region enterprise delivery environments

City

Bengaluru

State

Karnataka

Location Country

India

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

Experience Level

Executive Level

Job role

Work location
Work locationBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Department
DepartmentSoftware Engineering
Role / Category
Role / CategorySoftware Development
Employment type
Employment typeFull Time
Shift
ShiftDay Shift

Job requirements

Experience
ExperienceMin. 15 years

About company

Name
NameADM Agro Industries India Pvt Ltd
Job posted by ADM Agro Industries India Pvt Ltd

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