Executive Director

The Executive Director, in collaboration with key stakeholders, is responsible for providing strategic oversight, and operational management for the product and test development, customer support and sales for Autonomous Solutions Business Area from Hexagon R&D India, in Hyderabad. The Executive Director plays a pivotal role in shaping the site strategy, fostering innovation, and ensuring the successful delivery of software products that align with organizational goals and market demands. This role requires a balance of technical expertise, business acumen, and inspirational leadership.

Role: R&D India Head Autonomous Solutions

Reporting to: Vice President, Products & Services

Experience: 15 years +

Location: Hyderabad

Organizational Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Product Development and Delivery for Autonomous Solutions (AS) Product line (dealing with customer GNSS applications software development and testing, GNSS receiver firmware testing, eBusiness systems development and testing, all as part of global teams)
• Responsible for a small team of customer support and sales staff (dealing with company hardware and software)
• Define the strategy for AS Product development teams @ R&D India in close collaboration with Global stakeholders to meet the business needs efficiently and grow the team in numbers and ownership, when needed.
• Regular interaction with Global Stakeholders to effectively manage their expectations with a quick and focused resolution mindset
• Responsible for Project Performance, Monitoring and Reporting of Projects, including the teams achievements and projects highs and lows
• Works with the leadership teams to actively monitor and drive software and firmware team efficiencies to ensure the most optimal velocities are achieved while ensuring timely and high-quality delivery matching the global development and quality standards
• Contribute to R&D India level projects as member of leadership team of R&D India
• Build a diverse, equal opportunity and inclusive team and culture within the organization

People Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 40+ employees through managers
• Manage a team that designs, develops, troubleshoots, and debugs software programs in the AS engineering industry
• Defining Goals and objectives for the AS Business Area and handling Performance appraisals in a matrix setup
• Develop and groom existing and new members in the team to handle future technology and people management challenges
• Manage attrition and ensure a culture of openness & meritocracy
• Ensure compliance to company policies and procedures

Educational Requirements

Bachelor or Master of Engineering in Electronics/Computer Science or equivalent qualification from an institute of repute

Skill requirements

• Proven experience in a senior leadership role, people management of large teams demonstrating operational management expertise, stakeholder collaboration, talent development, governance and reporting
• Proven experience in managing diverse groups including front end development teams and system test teams an advantage.
• Knowledge of Software development process and exposure to AI tools and techniques an advantage
• Direct experience of agile software development processes like Scrum using JIRA, AZDO etc
• Practical experience monitoring team velocities and driving continuous improvements initiatives to increase team efficiencies and communication
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and willing to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Experience in Enterprise Software Product design and development (Desktop, Web and Mobile Applications)
• Ability to work in a collaborative mode with Technology and Organizational leaders to achieve organizational goals across multiple global sites including India, Canada, UK and USA
• Possess a broad understanding on how development work translates to the business end-user
• Strong interpersonal and technical skills to motivate and mentor the employees
• Mentor team leaders to progress on their professional skills
• Strong communication skills, analytical skills, and negotiation skills

About Hexagon:

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. Our technologies are shaping production and people related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous ensuring a scalable, sustainable future. Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 24,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.4 billion EUR.

About hexagon Autonomous solutions:

Hexagon's Autonomous Solutions business area pioneers end-to-end solutions for assured autonomy and positioning on land, sea and air. Our portfolio, which includes solutions from our NovAtel, AutonomouStuff, Veripos and Antcom brands, delivers intelligent positioning across vital industries such as mining, agriculture, defence, automotive, nearshore and oil and gas marine and autonomy.

Our technologies and solutions provide the safety, security, reliability and availability for applications requiring assured autonomy and positioning. We provide high precision OEM positioning and perception technologies to advance navigation and autonomy systems.

ABOUT Hexagon r&D India

Hexagon R&D India is the single largest R&D center for the company globally. Over 2,100 talented engineers and developers create innovation from this center that powers Hexagon's products and solutions.

Hexagon is undergoing a global reorganization, resulting in the formation of two separate entities: core Hexagon and Octave. This job opening is for the role in core Hexagon, comprising of 470 colleagues in India, called Hexagon Capability Hub India (HCHI). With the proposed split, core Hexagon globally will have 17,600 employees with a 4 B annual revenue and an operating margin of 29%.

HCHI has grown to deliver innovations and create solutions for all business lines of core Hexagon including Geosystems, Manufacturing Intelligence, Autonomous Solutions and Robotics.

Diversity Statement

At Hexagon, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Everyone is welcomeas an inclusive workplace, we do not discriminate. In fact, we embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all.

Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You are valued here.