Role Profile
Job Title
Deputy Site Leader
Location
Pune
Reports to
Site Head, FNZ India.
Role Description
Role Context:
FNZ is expanding its India footprint with Pune as a strategic growth site supporting global platform engineering, delivery and operations. As we scale engineering capability and deepen global integration, we are seeking a Deputy Site Leader – Pune to help build a world-class delivery and engineering center.
This is not a site administration role.
This is a technology-led, delivery-owning leadership role responsible for operational excellence, engineering quality, and stakeholder confidence across global markets.
You will act as the operational anchor for the Pune site — ensuring that engineering teams are high-performing, delivery commitments are met, and the culture reflects excellence, ownership and pace.
Role Purpose
To lead delivery and operations for the Pune site, build high-performance engineering teams, and establish Pune as a flagship FNZ engineering and operations hub globally.
Specific Role Responsibilities
Site Delivery & Operational Leadership:
- Own delivery performance across engineering and operational teams in Pune.
- Ensure predictable execution, quality, and SLA adherence.
- Drive delivery governance, capacity planning and performance metrics.
- Act as escalation point for site-level delivery issues.
- Partner closely with global engineering and product leaders to ensure alignment.
Engineering Excellence & Team Building
- Build and scale high-performing engineering teams.
- Attract and develop strong technical leaders and senior engineers.
- Foster engineering culture centered on ownership, accountability and quality.
- Establish strong code quality, architecture discipline and DevOps practices.
- Coach leaders to operate in fast-paced, demanding environments.
Scaled Agile & Execution Discipline
- Drive effective scaled Agile delivery models.
- Ensure sprint predictability, backlog hygiene and release governance.
- Improve delivery velocity without compromising quality.
- Strengthen cross-team dependency management in complex platform environments.
- Introduce measurable engineering KPIs (velocity, defect density, cycle time, reliability).
Global Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with global leadership teams.
- Operate confidently in global governance forums.
- Translate stakeholder expectations into structured delivery plans.
- Provide clear, fact-based communication and reporting.
- Build strong trust with global counterparts.
Culture & Performance Environment
- Build a performance-driven, high-energy site culture.
- Set expectations for accountability and outcomes.
- Create leadership depth within the Pune center.
- Reinforce FNZ values while adapting to a fast-scaling India context.
Experience
Candidate Profile:
- 15+ years of experience in technology and engineering leadership.
- Strong hands-on foundation as a developer in early career.
- Demonstrated experience building and leading large engineering teams.
- Experience in scaled Agile environments (SAFe, LeSS, or equivalent).
- Experience working with UK and/or US stakeholders in global setups.
- Prior exposure to GCC environments or product companies preferred.
- Experience operating in fast-paced, high-accountability environments.
Leadership Traits
- Technically credible and respected by engineers.
- High-energy, driven and execution-focused.
- Comfortable managing complexity and ambiguity.
- Strong decision-making under pressure.
- Structured communicator with global maturity.
- Passionate about building institutions, not just teams.
Core Competencies
- Engineering team scale-up
- Delivery governance
- Scaled Agile leadership
- Operational excellence
- Stakeholder management
- Performance culture building
- Cross-border collaboration
About FNZ
FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.
We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.
*We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.2 trillion in assets on platform (AoP).
Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.*
