Head of Digital Engineering, India

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Job Title: Head of Digital Engineering, India
Location: Bengaluru, International/Other

Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Career Type: Engineering
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Job Description

The Head of Digital Engineering, India is ADM's India execution and scale leader, accountable for engineering delivery capacity, velocity, and quality across Digital & Technology.

This role builds and runs ADM's India digital hub as a global execution engine-delivering Finance products, AI capabilities, and enterprise digital engineering at scale-while acting as site leader for talent attraction, retention, and leadership development.

Your Responsibilities

India as a Global Execution Engine

Own end-to-end engineering execution from India across Finance products, AI platforms, and priority enterprise digital products.
Scale India from ~80 to ~160 engineers by 2026 with predictable delivery, high quality, and strong bench strength.
Ensure India contributes materially to ADM's digital outcomes-not supplemental capacity.

Finance & AI Product Delivery

Build and scale 2-3 core Finance products in partnership with Product leaders.
Lead India's contribution to AI build across GT and the business, including data pipelines, ML engineering enablement, and applied AI use cases.
Ensure delivery meets enterprise standards, security expectations, and measurable business outcomes.

Engineering Quality, Speed, and Accountability

Enforce engineering standards, delivery discipline, and quality bars across India teams.
Own staffing decisions for squads, delivery commitments, and engineering performance.
Actively remove delivery friction, skills gaps, and underperformance.

Talent, Leadership & Site Ownership

Serve as India site leader for Digital & Technology.
Build a strong leadership layer (Directors, Senior Managers, Chapter Leads).
Own talent attraction, retention, engagement, and succession for India engineering.
Partner with HR on early-career pipelines, lateral hiring, and leadership development.

Enterprise Partnership

Partner closely with VP Product, VP Digital Factory, VP Data & AI, Enterprise Architecture, Tech Ops, and CISO.
Represent India delivery transparently with US and global leaders-clear commitments, clear risks, no surprises.

Your Interfaces & Scope

Primary Partners:

Product, Digital Factory, Data & AI, Enterprise Architecture, Tech Ops, CISO, D&T Value Office

Operating Model:

Product owns what and why
Digital Factory owns global engineering model and tooling
This role owns India execution, talent, and delivery outcomes

Capabilities Owned

AI & Applied Engineering Delivery
Test Engineering & Quality Assurance
Automation & RPA Development
Software Engineering (Full Stack Development, API and Integration development)
Engineering Leadership & Talent Management (India)
Squad Staffing & Delivery Accountability
India Hub Operations (delivery-facing only)

Success Measures (12-18 Months)

India scale: 160 engineers with stable leadership and low regretted attrition
Delivery: 2-3 Finance products live with adoption and business ownership
AI impact: Measurable GT and business AI capabilities delivered from India
Velocity & quality: Improved cycle time, fewer escaped defects, predictable delivery
Talent: Strong leadership bench; India viewed as a destination hub, not a cost center

Your Profile

15+ years leading large-scale digital or software engineering teams
Proven experience scaling technology hubs in India
Strong delivery background across enterprise platforms and digital products
Senior-level stakeholder management with global teams
Deep people leadership and talent-building experience
Finance product or enterprise systems experience
AI / data-enabled product delivery exposure
Experience operating in a product-led engineering model
Multi-region enterprise delivery environments

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For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Culture, Engagement & Inclusion | ADM.

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Job Post Date: 07/10/26