Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Governance, Compliance & Excellence

• Establish and enforce engineering governance—code quality, observability, SRE, and secure coding standards.
• Implement structured change management and release processes to ensure stability and traceability.
• Drive data-informed decisions using telemetry, analytics, and retrospectives.
• Manage vendor ecosystems with commercial discipline—ensuring outcomes, cost control, and SLA adherence.
• Apply FinOps principles to optimize cloud spend and platform utilization
  
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• Talent Development & Technology Branding

• Build and manage the team of size: 6-8 Mahindra FTEs, 40+ Vendor Resources
• Build, mentor, and scale cross-functional engineering teams with a focus on growth mindset, faster decision making and high accountability.

5. Product & Feature Enablement

• Accelerate product and feature launches by building reusable digital capabilities.
• Partner with product, design, and business teams to align tech decisions with user and commercial goals.
• Ensure systems are ready for scale, performance, and operational resilience.

Experience

• 15+ years of engineering leadership with a proven track record in digital transformation.
• Hands-on experience with at least one programming language (preferably Java).
• Deep expertise in APIs, microservices, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), middleware, and cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong grasp of data engineering, CDPs, AI/ML integration, and real-time personalization.
• Experience managing distributed teams and vendors in scaled agile environments (e.g., SAFe).

Industry Preferred

• Experience in automotive or Customer Experience with exposure to global product rollouts and regulatory understanding (not mandatory).
• Hands-on with AI-native platforms, event-driven architectures, and customer data platforms (CDPs).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in computer science or engineering from a top-tier institute; MBA preferred.

General Requirements

We’re looking for a visionary yet hands-on Head of Digital Engineering to lead the design, development, and delivery of high-impact digital solutions across Mahindra Automotive. This role is central to shaping our technology strategy and driving engineering excellence across custom-built platforms, APIs, and cloud-native services.

You’ll be at the helm of a fast-moving, cross-functional team, building scalable systems that power our digital transformation—from customer experience to connected vehicles. If you thrive at the intersection of product thinking, enterprise architecture, data intelligence, and agile execution, this is your playground.