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.

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

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.

Proven experience in owning platforms or products at scale.

Expertise in leading distributed teams and global stakeholders.

Experience in organizational design, change management, and scaling initiatives.

Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop engineering leaders.

Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Exposure to logistics, ports, supply chain, or enterprise platforms is preferred.