Associate Vice President Development

Position: Associate Vice President For Development
Job Title
Associate Vice President / Vice President – Practice Leader, Application Engineering
Location
India / Delhi NCR | Hybrid (as applicable)
Function
Technology & Delivery – Application Engineering Practice
Reporting To
Global Head of Technology Services / Delivery Leadership / CTO Office

Role Summary
Xceedance is seeking an experienced  AVP/VP-level Practice Leader  to build and lead the  Application Engineering Practice  for Insurance SI services, spanning  Digital Engineering, Application Development & Modernization, Integration Engineering, and Cloud-Native Engineering .
This leader will drive  practice strategy, large program delivery excellence, capability building, and innovation , and will act as a  client-facing technology leader  across strategic insurance accounts.
This role requires:
proven experience leading  large-scale development programs/projects , and
onshore client-facing experience  working at client locations in  US / UK / Australia (or similar markets) .

Key Responsibilities
1) Practice Leadership & Strategy
Own the vision, roadmap, and growth strategy for the Application Engineering practice across Digital / AD / Integration / Cloud.
Build and scale the practice structure: leadership bench, competency frameworks, delivery playbooks, and engineering standards.
Define practice-level governance covering delivery quality metrics, resourcing strategy, utilization, and margin optimization.
Build capability to support insurance modernization programs through accelerators, reusable assets, and industry-aligned engineering patterns.
2) Large Program Engineering Delivery Ownership (Core Requirement)
Lead and govern  large engineering programs  involving complex builds, modernization, and integration transformation across multiple lines of business.
Own outcomes for large engagements:
delivery predictability and release governance
defect leakage reduction and quality metrics
architecture-led delivery, scalability, performance, security and resiliency controls
program risk mitigation across dependencies and multi-vendor ecosystems
Drive standardized delivery approach using Agile/SAFe, Dev Sec Ops , CI/CD, test automation, and SRE practices.
Ensure high-quality technical decision-making and delivery governance across distributed teams and partners.
3) Technology & Architecture Leadership
Provide technology leadership across:
Digital engineering (web/mobile portals, omnichannel experiences)
Application modernization (microservices, event-driven systems, refactoring legacy platforms)
API & integration ecosystems (middleware, API mgmt., iPaaS, messaging platforms)
Cloud-native engineering (migration, platform engineering, containerization, Kubernetes)
Drive best practices for architecture patterns, NFRs, code quality, observability and performance engineering.
4) Client Advisory & Onshore Leadership
Act as a trusted advisor to client senior leaders (VP/CXO levels) on application modernization, cloud transformation, and digital engineering strategy.
Lead client steering committees, architecture review boards, and executive governance forums.
Translate business objectives into engineering roadmaps with measurable outcomes.
Bring proven onshore stakeholder management  gained through working at client locations in  US/UK/Australia (or similar)  to build trust and strengthen strategic partnerships.
5) Solutioning, Pre-Sales & Revenue Enablement
Lead solutioning for strategic pursuits: discovery, target architecture, delivery approach, costing and estimation.
Support RFP responses, solution orals, and proactive transformation proposals.
Build practice offerings aligned to Insurance SI needs and drive account expansion using scalable, reusable solutions.
Collaborate with Sales and Account teams to shape opportunities, win deals, and position Xceedance as a strategic engineering partner.
6) Practice Capability Building & Innovation
Build practice assets: reference architectures, reusable components, accelerators, templates, and engineering playbooks.
Define engineering maturity and modernization models and apply them across accounts.
Sponsor innovation in:
platform engineering and cloud-native modernization
API ecosystems, integration modernization, event-driven architectures
GenAI-assisted SDLC productivity improvements
Stay current on emerging technologies and incorporate relevant innovations into delivery and offerings.
7) Talent Development & Engineering Culture
Build and mentor strong engineering leaders: architects, engineering managers, platform specialists.
Define skill development paths, certifications, and leadership development plans.
Drive a culture of engineering excellence: secure-by-design, automation-first delivery, continuous improvement and strong ownership.
Key Skills & Competencies
Practice leadership: strategy, operating model, governance, utilization and margin levers
Large-program delivery: execution excellence, risk management, multi-vendor dependency management, release governance
Solutioning & consulting: discovery, target…