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The role will drive enterprise-wide modernization, ERP transformation, software engineering, AI adoption and platform strategy, while partnering closely with senior business and technology stakeholders.\n\nReporting into senior IT leadership, this is a strategic technology leadership position with responsibility for enterprise applications, ERP platforms, software engineering, integrations, cloud technologies and AI-driven transformation. The role will lead multidisciplinary teams and drive technology roadmaps, operational excellence and business value across a global organisation.\n\nPosition Type: Permanent Executive Director\n\nKey skills: Enterprise Architect, Oracle ERP, Software Engineering, Cloud, Oracle/Azure, AI/GenAI, Solution Architecture, Product Roadmap and Enterprise Platforms. Experience leading large engineering teams and driving enterprise-wide technology modernization and transformation.\n\nSome of the key responsibilities will include:\n\n- Defining and executing the multi-year strategy for Enterprise Business Applications and Technologies, including ERP, enterprise platforms and custom business applications.\n\n- Leading enterprise-wide modernization initiatives and developing technology roadmaps aligned with strategic business priorities.\n\n- Owning the strategy, governance, delivery and operational performance of enterprise ERP platforms across Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Procurement and related business functions.\n\n- Leading high-performing engineering organisations responsible for enterprise applications, integrations, APIs, middleware, workflow platforms and digital business solutions.\n\n- Driving adoption of modern engineering practices, reusable services, microservices architecture, API-first design and enterprise integration standards.\n\n- Defining and executing AI strategies across enterprise business operations, including Generative AI, Agentic AI, intelligent automation, predictive analytics and AI-enabled digital solutions.\n\n- Managing significant technology portfolios, budgets, vendor ecosystems and strategic partnerships while ensuring application availability, scalability, resilience and cybersecurity compliance.\n\n- Establishing strong relationships with executive stakeholders and translating business requirements into technology strategy and \nmeasurable delivery outcomes.\n\n- Leading multidisciplinary teams including software engineers, architects, product managers, ERP specialists, program managers, AI practitioners and business analysts.\n\n- Driving talent development, succession planning, leadership development, engineering excellence and a culture of innovation and \ncontinuous improvement.\n\nTo be eligible for this role you will require:\n\n- 20+ years of industry experience in technical roles with strong software engineering, technology leadership and people management experience.\n\n- 8+ years of people management experience, including team performance, delivery, roadmap management, mentoring and coaching.\n\n- Strong experience leading large-scale Enterprise Applications, ERP and Software Engineering functions.\n\n- Strong expertise in Cloud Native Platforms Oracle or Azure, with proficiency in at least one of these platforms.\n\n- Strong understanding of Software Engineering, AI/GenAI and enterprise technology transformation.-\n\n- Proven experience in Solution Architecture and Product Roadmap development.\n\n- Exposure to Oracle ERP is preferred.\n\n- Experience driving enterprise-wide modernization, platform simplification, standardization, automation and digital transformation.\n\n- Strong stakeholder management and executive-level communication skills within complex, matrixed organisations.\n\n- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent discipline.\n\n- This is an opportunity to lead a high-visibility enterprise technology function within a global healthcare organisation, shaping the future of enterprise applications, software engineering, AI and digital transformation while leading large multidisciplinary technology teams.Our client is a leading global healthcare organisation seeking an Executive Director Software Engineering to provide strategic leadership across Enterprise Business Applications and Technologies. The role will drive enterprise-wide modernization, ERP transformation, software engineering, AI adoption and platform strategy, while partnering closely with senior business and technology stakeholders.\n\n- Reporting into senior IT leadership, this is a strategic technology leadership position with responsibility for enterprise applications, ERP platforms, software engineering, integrations, cloud technologies and AI-driven transformation. The role will lead multidisciplinary teams and drive technology roadmaps, operational excellence and business value across a global organisation.\n\nPosition Type: Permanent Executive Director\n\nMode of Interview: Virtual\n\nExperience: 20+ Years\n\nWork Mode: Hybrid\n\nLocation: Hyderabad, India\n\nKey skills: \n\nEnterprise Architect, Oracle ERP, Software Engineering, Cloud, Oracle/Azure, AI/GenAI, Solution Architecture, Product Roadmap and Enterprise Platforms. Experience leading large engineering teams and driving enterprise-wide technology modernization and transformation.\n\nSome of the key responsibilities will include:\n\n- Defining and executing the multi-year strategy for Enterprise Business Applications and Technologies, including ERP, enterprise platforms and custom business applications.\n\n- Leading enterprise-wide modernization initiatives and developing technology roadmaps aligned with strategic business priorities.\n\n- Owning the strategy, governance, delivery and operational performance of enterprise ERP platforms across Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Procurement and related business functions.\n\n- Leading high-performing engineering organisations responsible for enterprise applications, integrations, APIs, middleware, workflow platforms and digital business solutions.\n\n- Driving adoption of modern engineering practices, reusable services, microservices architecture, API-first design and enterprise integration standards.\n\n- Defining and executing AI strategies across enterprise business operations, including Generative AI, Agentic AI, intelligent automation, predictive analytics and AI-enabled digital solutions.\n\n- Managing significant technology portfolios, budgets, vendor ecosystems and strategic partnerships while ensuring application availability, scalability, resilience and cybersecurity compliance.\n\n- Establishing strong relationships with executive stakeholders and translating business requirements into technology strategy and measurable delivery outcomes.\n\n- Leading multidisciplinary teams including software engineers, architects, product managers, ERP specialists, program managers, AI practitioners and business analysts.\n\n- Driving talent development, succession planning, leadership development, engineering excellence and a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.\n\nTo be eligible for this role you will require:\n\n- 20+ years of industry experience in technical roles with strong software engineering, technology leadership and people management experience.\n\n- 8+ years of people management experience, including team performance, delivery, roadmap management, mentoring and coaching.\n\n- Strong experience leading large-scale Enterprise Applications, ERP and Software Engineering functions.\n\n- Strong expertise in Cloud Native Platforms Oracle or Azure, with proficiency in at least one of these platforms.\n\n- Strong understanding of Software Engineering, AI/GenAI and enterprise technology transformation.\n\n- Proven experience in Solution Architecture and Product Roadmap development.\n\n- Exposure to Oracle ERP is preferred.\n\n- Experience driving enterprise-wide modernization, platform simplification, standardization, automation and digital transformation.\n\n- Strong stakeholder management and executive-level communication skills within complex, matrixed organisations.\n\n- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent discipline.\n\n- This is an opportunity to lead a high-visibility enterprise technology function within a global healthcare organisation, shaping the future of enterprise applications, software engineering, AI and digital transformation while leading large multidisciplinary technology teams.\nSkills\nTechnical Architect, IT Product Development, CTO","description_format":"text","description_chars":8631,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":20,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"India","iso":"IN","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Information Security"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T15:05:00Z"}],"liveness":{"score":11,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":0.6,"p_active":0.399,"p_room":0.45,"age_days":39,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["seen:39","agency","velocity","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/theedgepartnership-executive-director-software-engineering","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/theedgepartnership-executive-director-software-engineering.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-29T04:32:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4311,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":689,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z"}}}