Director Software Engineering

JOB DESCRIPTION

As the importance of the Vietnamese team continues to grow, we are on the lookout for an experienced and collaborative Director SW Engineer for our engineering center in Ho Chi Minh City. Currently, we have multiple teams (engineering, QA, delivery) with over 50 members.
Act as a leader of the whole team in Vietnam, single point of contact to the engineering leaders in the headquarters in Europe.
Drive professional growth of the local leaders (your direct reports) through mentoring, performance management, goal setting and career development.
Actively cooperate on the continuous improvements of the development process, org structure and the way in which the site cooperates with other remote teams.
Attract top talent by establishing the brand (relationships with universities etc.).
Develop business relationships with key partners.
Set up strategy and vision for the site with the GD Senior Management (based in the Czech Republic).
Strong partnership with global and local HR teams as well as Recruitment and Finance teams.

JOB REQUIREMENT

8+ years of experience directly managing people (experience with leading first line managers is a plus).
Proven experience in change management & driving cultural change (focus on people performance, development, talent management).
Experience in the full software development lifecycle, DevOps or Infrastructure leadership role.
Proficiency working within a fast-paced, flat, agile, and globally distributed environment.
Fluent in English.
Experience with Vietnamese / European culture (global / multi-cultural environment).

WHAT'S ON OFFER

Flexible working time, 2 days/month work from home
15 days annual leaves, working Monday - Friday.
Premium health care & insurance programs.
Annual health check-up.
Overseas/Domestic Company trip, and regular team building activities.
Attractive salary and quarterly recognition bonus.
13th salary is paid before Lunar New Year.
English and IT courses.
Sport cost for employee (football, swimming, table tennis, badminton etc.)
Kitchen is full of refreshment. 

CONTACT

PEGASI – IT Recruitment Consultancy | Email: recruit@pegasi.com.vn | Tel: +84 28 3622 8666
We are PEGASI – IT Recruitment Consultancy in Vietnam. If you are looking for new opportunity for your career path, kindly visit our website www.pegasi.com.vn for your reference. Thank you!

Job Summary

Company Type:

outsourcing, offshore

Technical Skills:

Management, Java, Typescript, Backend, Frontend, Microservices

Location:

Ho Chi Minh - Viet Nam

Working Policy:

Salary:

negotiation

Job ID:

J00550

Status:

Close

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