dentsu
Senior Manager
India · Work style not stated · Full time
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- Employerdentsu
- LocationIndia
- Work styleWork style not stated
- Employment typeFull time
- Employer posted
The purpose of this role is to lead, develop and improve teams of software engineers with various skills, so that a high-quality end product is delivered. To provide technical guidance, to support analysis and design in order to deliver products aligned to the customer’s requirements and company standards.
Job Description:
Business Title : Senior Manager
Years of Experience : 14+ years in professional software engineering, with 5+ years in engineering management
Job Description
Engineering Managers at Merkle lead delivery for Promotions and Loyalty Services platforms, ensuring quality, performance, and client outcomes across software development, QA, and engineering operations.
They manage multi-disciplinary teams, partner with global stakeholders, contribute to solutioning and pre-sales, and make critical decisions on technology, delivery, and people management.
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Must Have Skills
Technical fluency in JavaScript (ES6+), Node.js, MySQL (or similar) RESTful API development, integration, and microservices architecture Frontend technologies: HTML5, CSS3, Vue.js (or similar) Version control (Git, GitHub) and CI/CD practices Strong understanding of system architecture, design principles, and engineering best practices Proven leadership in scaling engineering organizations Strong client and stakeholder management with global teams Excellent communication, influence, and collaboration skill Experience with pre-sales, scoping, estimation, and account growth People leadership: hiring, performance management, career development
Good to Have Skills
Perl experience in production environments Java (Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate) AWS or other cloud platforms QA leadership, automation strategy, and test frameworks Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and DevOps practices Domain experience in Promotions, Loyalty, MarTech, or consumer engagement platforms Experience in global services / consulting / digital agency environments Strong documentation and executive communication skills
Key Responsibilities
Delivery Management : Own delivery quality, timelines, KPIs, compliance, and risk mitigation
Team Management : Lead multi-disciplinary teams, drive capability building, foster culture, manage utilization
Client Management : Act as primary engineering contact, run reviews, manage risks, build trusted-advisor positioning
Stakeholder Management : Align with internal leadership, collaborate across workstreams, represent in leadership forums
Scoping & Pre-sales: Partner on new opportunities, lead solution design, maintain estimation frameworks, identify growth opportunities
Educational Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience)
Certifications (If Any)
Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP) Scrum/Agile certifications DevOps-related certifications
Shift Timing
Likely standard business hours in India (IST) with occasional overlap for US/EMEA clients.
Location:
DGS India - Mumbai - Thane Ashar IT Park
Brand:
Merkle
Time Type:
Full time
Contract Type:
Permanent
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AWS GCP Azure Kubernetes Docker JavaScript Node.js Java Agile Scrum Stakeholder management