Software Development Group Director

Group Director – Software Development

4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Organization building:
• Develop and scale resilient, high-performing engineering organizations that thrive independently.
• Lead technical and people managers across SDEs, SDMs, and senior engineering staff.
• Establish a culture that emphasizes ownership, innovation, and sustainable success.
Business & technical impact:
• Own and scale large, impactful products.
• Set long-term technical vision aligned with business goals across multiple teams and domains.
• Deliver multi-year, cross-disciplinary product roadmaps with enterprise or global impact.

Strategic alignment:
• Operate effectively across regions, geographies, and business units.
• Shape engineering strategy while influencing broader business direction and leadership planning.
Cross-functional leadership:
• Lead org transitions including platform shifts, global scaleups or times of ambiguity.
• Support succession planning and team health through high-trust transitions.
Visibility & measurement:
• Build robust engineering metrics for performance, quality, and productivity.
• Enable outcome-driven decisions across your org and influence across functions.
• Be knowledgeable on emerging technology trends, startups, and external technology associations, and be able to draw upon the right information
Culture & influence:
• Drive technical excellence and inclusive, high-performance culture.
• Mentor, promote, and sponsor leaders across your teams and the broader org.
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Always act as an ambassador for DP World when working; promoting and demonstrating positive behaviors in harmony with DP World’s Principles, values and culture; ensuring the highest level of safety is applied in all activities; understanding and following DP World’s Code of Conduct and Ethics policies
Execution:
• Continuously improve reliability, customer satisfaction, and team performance.
• Consistently elevate technical and delivery standards.
Perform other related duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
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Bachelors in Computer Science or a related field from a reputed institution.

12+ years of relevant work experience , with 5+ of them being spent in leading diverse technology teams.
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Proven experience in owning platforms or products at scale.
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Expertise in leading distributed teams and global stakeholders.
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Experience in organizational design, change management, and scaling initiatives.
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Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop engineering leaders.
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Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
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Exposure to logistics, ports, supply chain, or enterprise platforms is preferred.

Experience Level

Executive Level