Introduction
We are building a modern Wipro.
We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA – as the world around us changes, so do we.
Wipro Digital & Cloud (WDC) provides a set of consulting services, engineering capabilities, technology solutions and business platforms for enterprises that, together with our extensive partner and hyperscaler ecosystem, can simplify, orchestrate and accelerate the cloud journey for our clients to make progress thrive.
WDC is a unified, comprehensive and integrated approach that delivers a single source of truth for clients to achieve the greater potential afforded by the cloud. It is a new way of working that brings together all Wipro’s cloud-capabilities to help our clients address their biggest challenges while delivering business transformation, innovation, IT agility and optimization.
Role & Responsibilities
The role of Global Practice Head of the Consulting Engineering group at Wipro focuses on leading growth strategies, managing engineering teams, and fostering a collaborative culture, and upholding Wipro’s core values.
Leadership and Strategy:
The Global Head is responsible for defining and executing a 5X growth strategy for practice, owning growth targets, and working closely with other studio leads to ensure alignment.
Team Management and Culture:
Foster a high-performance engineering team and a culture of collaboration that will not only help enhance our brand perception within Wipro but also become a magnet for top talent.
Ensure that practice is a safe space for our people to work, have fun, share ideas, achieve personal and professional growth and be the champion of change for Wipro and our customers.
Coach, mentor, and empower our team to ensure that we operate with integrity, transparency, inclusivity, responsiveness and most importantly, be accountable.
Uphold and embody practice and Wipro’s core values and principles in everything we do.
Ensure people have the time to develop and grow during client engagement and bench time
Business Growth and Demand Generation:
Compelling articulation of practice value proposition to both internal and external stakeholders to highlight practice robust engineering capability to drive a business outcome and enhance Wipro’s brand perception and increase market share.
Build trusted relationships with the sales team, global account executives (GAEs) and other service lines to generate “qualified” business demands.
Attract and retain the highest calibre engineering talents to ensure delivery excellence and earning the right to become a trusted advisor
Coordinating all practice operational needs (hiring, onboarding, offboarding, training, studio headcount, utilisation, bench, revenue reporting etc.)
Proactively contribute to the creation of new services offerings to keep us market-relevant and maintain a competitive edge.
Who we are looking for:
A technology executive or a consultant with current or previous experience of leading a software and or product engineering team.
Big 4 or boutique software engineering background is a plus.
Previous experience in building a consulting offering is a plus.
Solid understanding of modern and cloud-native software engineering, methodologies, tools, and best practices.
Excellent executive presence with the ability to articulate a compelling value proposition and complex technical matters in simple terms to non-technical business or sales audience. –
Strong business acumen and P&L experience
A passionate leader with a growth mindset (our business and our people); empathy and self-awareness.
Experienced in managing software developers/engineering teams between 250 – 500 employees.
Record of accomplishment of carrying and achieving sales & growth targets.
Experience in strategic planning, hiring, and setting up a cross-functional team of engineers and transformation leads.
Experience in coaching, counselling, and mentoring and all aspects of people development.
Why work at Wipro?
We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive workplace that provides equal opportunities to all persons regardless of their age, cultural background, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, or anything else. If you only meet some of the requirements for this role, that’s okay! We value a diverse range of backgrounds & ideas and believe this is fundamental for our future success. So, if you have the curiosity to learn and the willingness to teach what you know, we’d love to hear from you.
Besides a competitive salary and benefits package, we are an exciting and dynamic company to work for. The Top Employer Institute ranked Wipro 1st overall in Europe as a “Top Employer” for 2024, we were assessed on several key HR practices including People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Wellbeing and Diversity and Inclusion.
Wipro has been globally recognized by several organizations for our commitment to sustainability, inclusion, and diversity. Social good is in our DNA, we believe in sustainability for the health of our planet, its inhabitants, and our business. For over 75 years we have operated as a purpose-driven company with an unwavering commitment to our customers and our communities. Energized by what we call the Spirit of Wipro, we commit ourselves to being a catalyst for change – working to build a more just, equitable and sustainable society. Around 66% of Wipro’s economic ownership is pledged towards philanthropic purposes.
All of our employees are expected to embody Wipro’s 5-Habits for Success which are: Being Respectful, Being Responsive, Always Communicating, Demonstrate Stewardship, Building Trust.