Director, Application Development Manager

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**Job Description** We’re seeking a future team member for the role of **Director, Application Development Manager** to join our Engineering Hub team. This role is located in Pune. **In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:** - Lead the design and delivery of scalable, high-performance full-stack solutions for our AI Hub platform serving global business units - Spearhead the development and integration of AI/ML capabilities into core business workflows across the enterprise, driving automation and intelligent decision-making - Provide strategic technical consulting to IT leadership and senior stakeholders across geographies, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and compliance requirements - Architect and implement cloud-native AI solutions leveraging modern frameworks, microservices, and containerization technologies - Develop and champion best practices for writing clean, testable, and efficient code across frontend and backend systems - Drive automation initiatives including CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and infrastructure-as-code for AI/ML workloads - Establish robust code quality standards through comprehensive reviews, static analysis, and performance optimization - Ensure adherence to security principles, data protection regulations, and industry compliance standards (SOX, regulatory reporting, AI governance) - Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation in AI technologies - Collaborate with global teams across US, EMEA, and APAC time zones to deliver integrated AI solutions - Own the AI modernization roadmap for the AI Hub platform while ensuring zero disruption to client delivery commitments - Balance innovation with operational stability—enabling AI-driven efficiencies without compromising production SLAs - Partner with product managers and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable technical solutions - Drive platform scalability and resilience to support future growth and evolving AI/ML needs across the enterprise **To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:** - 15 + years of experience in leadership, technology & talent strategy with a track record of improving delivery performance and operational maturity at scale. - Ability to work in a complex and matrix global organizational structure working with non-linear leadership roles and work both with control and influence - Exceptional global stakeholder management and influence skills; ability to align senior leaders and technical teams across functions and geographies. - Understanding of modern software engineering, agile ways of working, platform operating models and pragmatic governance in regulated environments. - Proven expertise in execution metrics and analytics; ability to translate data into insights, decisions, and sustained improvements. - Significant experience designing and operating vendor engagement models, governance, commercial discipline, and outcome-based delivery (pods/product teams). - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent