Company Description

　　Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. As digital pioneers with 20,000 people and 53 offices around the globe, our experience spanning technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession – combined with our culture of curiosity and relentlessness – enables us to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value. Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe.

　　Job Description

　　Today, as clients across industries are moving from digitally extending their businesses to placing digital at the core, Publicis Sapient has an unprecedented opportunity to help them succeed.

　　Reporting into the EVP, Global Head of Engineering, you will lead engineering and delivery of enterprise scale digital transformation technology programs across industry clients, driving disruption from within. You will be responsible for framing geographically distributed technology groups internally and the technical management of on-site project teams. You will also guide architecture, technical design & development while providing best practice points of view within their area of expertise and also be an authority for the latest engineering methods and processes.

　　The GVP of Engineering will also lead business development and proposal work, developing client relationships at all levels and deliver compelling presentations to C-level internal and client stakeholders. You will provide leadership and technical direction for multidisciplinary, international teams of 1000+ people and play a key role in driving Publicis Sapient core organizational beliefs. You will also be required to act as an Engineering Advisor for our partners/clients interfacing at the C-Suite level / Head of Departments in shaping their engineering roadmaps and technology stack evaluations.

　　The ideal candidate will be a seasoned technologist and have a blend of experience across delivery, business development and the practical application of contemporary technologies.

　　Responsibilities:

　　Single threaded ownership of all the engineering outcomes globally and create strategy that is required

　　Partner with the Business Leadership for go to market strategy and appropriate accelerators within the industry

　　Help the business grow and take PS offerings to our partners/clients

　　Work with Fortune 500 clients to solve their business problems using digital solutions

　　Play an effective role in developing peoples craft and helping them hone their skills and apply them in the context of the project

　　Accountable for mentoring and growing high performance teams in engineering

　　Driven about making a difference using the latest technologies to create 10X value

　　Passionate about engineering transformation both internally and with the client organization

　　Take accountability for engineering delivery (estimates & execution), solution choice, quality and consistency (within the industry and aligned to global engineering capability)

　　Responsible for building out engineering capacity required for revenue and partner with Engineering office and other functions

　　Ability to provide direction to various engineering leads in their portfolio

　　Accountable for delivering outcomes with the right efficiency and effort.

　　Frequent travel required

　　Qualifications

　　Hands on technical delivery and leadership of globally distributed development teams 500+ in size

　　Good understanding of the Retail industry in NA & EU

　　Experience with build and roll out of at least one internet scale Retail system like e-commerce, customer data platforms, supply chain and ordering systems etc.

　　Excellent Consultative & Presentation skills

　　Hands on experience in architecting complex systems.

　　Proficient in applied design with latest tech stacks.

　　Expert hands-on coding skills with one or more of – Java, Javascript, C# (any additional languages a plus)

　　Strong hands-on experience with two or more of Node.js, Non-Blocking Java (Vert.x/Akka/Spring Reactor/Lagom), Spring Boot, .NET Core/.NET Web API

　　DevOps/Automation experience in Cloud environments (CI, CD, Aggregated Logging & Metrics)

　　Understanding of two or more Database systems like SQL, NoSQL and NewSQL (e.g. MySQL PostgresQL, Cassandra, Mongo, Aurora, Spanner)

　　Strong architectural knowledge of MicroServices, and ideally 12 Factor Applications and Event Driven architecture

　　Agile Delivery experience

　　Strong Quality Engineering knowledge (e.g. Test Pyramid, Automated Testing)

　　Additional Information

　　Benefits of Working Here

　　Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued

　　16 paid holidays throughout the year

　　Generous parental leave and new parent transition program

　　Tuition reimbursement

　　Corporate gift matching program

　　Pay Range: $300,000 - $400,000

　　The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work itself.

　　As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or you may call us at +1-617-621-0200.

　　Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.