Engineering Director

About Ascendion:
Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next. Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:
Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!
Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:
Job Title: Engineering Director

Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities:
Customer stakeholder management with structured governance and feedback mechanism
Scope adherence of all projects/ engagements under portfolio
Establish engineering processes and governance in all projects
100% quality delivery. zero (Major/critical) bugs on production deployment (meet and exceeds SLA)
Contribute in IP/ Accelerator Building (Idea shared Vs potential yield - process optimization, Time/Cost saving - measure by impact to the system)
Implementation of automation in service delivery and engineering processes
Clearly defined estimation frameworks. Assist presales activities within the portfolio
Prepare effort estimation for all proposals under portfolio aligned to organization margin thresholds
Identify opportunities with existing clients under portfolio to build pipeline with target revenue growth
Revenue retention of all programs under scope with zero cost overruns
Hire and manage workforce as needed to deliver the service to clients
Resource performance management with well-defined KRA with timely feedback to the team
Upskilling and cross skilling of resources as part of career progression.

Minimum Qualifications:
Should possess deep dive experience within Retail industry/domain along with delivery of Retail solutions to the clients
Proven skills designing and developing simple solutions to complex customer challenges.
5+ years’ experience in managing large complex program development
Strong background and expertise in various platforms and technologies (AWS/Azure, Java/.net, C++, Python, etc.)
Played various roles of being technical Lead, Architect, and technology/engineering manager
Experience leading and developing highly skilled software engineering teams
Experience recruiting software engineers and forming high performing teams
Driving efficiencies through innovative approaches in service delivery and software engineering processes

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $160,000 – $190,000 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is eligible for commissions in accordance with the terms of the Company’s plan. Commissions for this position are estimated to be based on individual performance. Additionally, this role is also eligible for bonus based on achievement of mutually agreed KRAs.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [12-15 days of paid vacation time] [6-8 weeks of paid parental leave after a year of service] [9 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System] [Tuition Reimbursement Program]

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