Account CTO - Director

Introduction Wipro is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and new ground-breaking technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them a successful and innovative company. We are an organization recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong dedication to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 255,000 hard-working, respected employees serving clients across six continents. Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better and exciting new future. In December 2022 we were selected once again as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). This is the 13th consecutive year and a sector record from the IT Services industry. Wipro is a founding member of the “Transform To NetZero” consortium which places huge trust and credibility on us with all our clients. Our growing business needs exceptional senior talent to support it, particularly in areas such as Cloud and Engineering where Wipro needs to accelerate the rotation to Cloud for its strategic customers as well as new customers. An opportunity has arisen for CTO - Cloud Engineering, within our Cloud Transformation practice. The role is to help large enterprises benefit from cloud technology, improving their agility, bringing innovation and optimising their cost of operations. The role holder will represent Wipro FullStride Cloud Services and engage with multiple senior client stakeholders; building a roadmap for adoption of cloud in their business, participating in platform foundation, risk and governance reviews, business case development and transformation delivery. Who we are looking for A seasoned Cloud, Engineering and Technology Leader with experience of working on multiple large-scale cloud native transformation programs, working across platform build, governance processes and platform adoption within financial services or similar enterprises. They need to be able to bring in experience and thought leadership to act as a trusted advisor for our clients. The disciplinary manager for this position is Ami Jain, the location of the role is Frankfurt or Munich, although we welcome applicants from across Germany. People with disabilities with appropriate suitability are in favour. We are looking for a hands-on leader who has experience working with large enterprise clients, agile and passionate about engineering led transformation. Responsibilities Growth : Work with the leadership team to define a sound business growth strategy for designated strategic account(s). Ensure your engineering leadership opens new business opportunities and expands Wipro’s client positioning. Contribute to pre-sales, advisory and delivery excellence Relationships : As a senior technology thought leader you bring deep expertise and good industry connections to develop the cloud transformation business. Partner with Client’s Cloud COE, Platform Engineering, Business and Product teams to enable rapid and sustained shift towards cloud. Collaborate with engineering directors, integrated delivery and technology practices across Wipro, ensuring that the capability, capacity matches the future demand. Solutions : Identifying & defining differentiated services and solutions for various process areas within the designated strategic client Customer Centricity : Delivering customer value as a central theme across all activities. Ensuring Wipro is delivering as a partner and aligned to client / customer value and strategic goals. Branding : Leverage the above to help create strong Wipro Market Positioning and increasing Wipro’s mindshare Participate in industry events, blogs and market making activities as representative of Wipro FullStride Cloud Services. Thought Leadership - Ability to converse with industry leaders, analysts and formulate POV on trends and proactively propose solutions, investment decisions along with published artifacts, industry speakerships, analyst interactions. Drive thought leadership in engineering and architecture delivery with a large enterprise client or across a cluster of our clients within a sector. People : Build community of engineers to drive expansion of our regional engineering hubs. Lead charter for attracting talent, skill development, engineering and engagement with community in the region. Capabilities Strategic thinking - Big picture orientation, conceiving effective strategies to drive growth Champion for Transformation - Be a champion and passionate advocate for Transformation, to maintain Wipro as a strategic partner to accelerate and sustain customer value. The individual must be an ambassador for Digital Adoption and the Digital Transformation for the industry. Analytical thinking & problem solving skills - Ability to comprehend complex scenarios, propose effective implementation plans & solutions in tackling challenges Leadership & Interpersonal skills - Ability to drive & lead the strategic execution, manage change, build relationships with clients, partners, motivate teams & achieve results Personal Drive - Entrepreneurial drive with a can-do attitude, a strong desire to learn and shape one’s own career path. Delivery Capabilities - Delivery and program expertise with experience in handling multi shore consulting projects with distributed teams 5-Habits for Success at Wipro Being Respectful, this requires that you treat others how you want to be treated Being Responsive, this requires that you always acknowledge, commit and respond within reasonable timeframes Always Communicating, this requires that you ensure information flows (including difficult news) in a timely, proactive and consistent manner Demonstrate Stewardship, this requires that you put the interest of Wipro ahead of everything else (business unit / team / self) Building Trust, this require that you demonstrate a high say-do ratio in everything you do without externalizing failures Skills and Qualifications required Has extensive experience of leading cloud adoption within enterprises with strong knowledge of cloud services, security and networking architecture, financial and service introduction processes and engineering. You will ideally have performed the role of CTO, Chief Technologist or even Head of Architecture / Engineering Can act as trusted consultant to our Client and as Leader and mentor to our teams. Experience in conducting portfolio analysis of IT systems and make cloud adoption recommendations. Experience of cloud native patterns - DevOps, microservices, containers, and server less architecture. Has experience of Global delivery model, working with collocated and distributed teams. Experience of Organisation Design to align to consumption and management of cloud services. Industry experience within Telecommunications sector. Attributes we are seeking : Significant transformation proposition definition and engagement shaping using core and disruptive technologies to solve business problems for tangible business benefits at large enterprise clients Experience in account planning, business development strategies and participating in large integrated deals. Outstanding leadership, communication, relationship building and networking skills on the client side, ecosystem partners and internal organisation Creative, collaborative, and motivating engineering thought leader who can focus diverse teams on common outcomes and goals Entrepreneurial drive with a can-do attitude and pragmatic approach, together with a strong desire to learn and shape your own career path Gravitas to engage and grow relationships with senior business and IT leaders Exemplary professional and corporate track record, delivering concise and effective communications with authority Highly adaptable in dynamic environments and integrates effectively into a global matrix environment As mentioned at the beginning, 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. . . Enterprise Architecting