Head of Engineering & Delivery

Responsibilities

Technical Strategy & Leadership

• Set the overall technology strategy, solution architecture standards, and innovation roadmap for Zencore, keeping us at the forefront of cloud, data engineering, and agentic AI.
• Drive the evolution of Zencore’s proprietary assets and repeatable frameworks.
• Establish rigorous quality gates, RAID management, and project health reviews to ensure engagements land on time, on budget, and beyond SOW expectations. Personally serve as executive delivery sponsor for strategic enterprise accounts.

Go-To-Market & Google Cloud Alliance

• Partner with sales leadership on complex enterprise pursuits—shaping technical architectures, scoping SOWs, leading technical pitches, and converting opportunities into revenue.
• Build deep, trusted relationships with Google Cloud Account Directors, Regional Directors, and PSO leadership to position Zencore as the preferred co-sell partner for complex enterprise accounts.
• Accountability for professional services revenues, including billable utilization, gross margin optimization, blended rate card management, and delivery risk management.

Requirements

• Extensive track record leading complex technology programs, with
• 7+ years in an engineering leadership role
• within a professional services firm, systems integrator, or cloud consultancy.

Preferred

• Prior leadership experience at Google Cloud, a Premier Google Cloud Partner, or an enterprise Systems Integrator.
• Active Google Cloud Certifications (Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Data Engineer, or AI/ML Specialist).
• Experience navigating Private Equity governance, reporting, and value-creation milestones.

About the Role

Zencore is seeking a proven, dual-threat executive to serve as

Head of Engineering and Delivery.

In this role, you will be the primary architect of Zencore’s technology vision and the operational leader responsible for scaling our global delivery practice. You will ensure delivery quality across a multi-geo workforce, drive technical innovation, and serve as a prominent technical executive across our enterprise client base and the Google Cloud ecosystem.

This is a pivotal executive seat requiring a balance of deep technical credibility in cloud/AI, disciplined services operations (margin, utilization, governance), and executive presence to co-sell alongside Google Cloud field leadership.

Market Presence & Thought Leadership

Serve as Zencore’s primary technical voice in the market—speaking at major ecosystem events, authoring whitepapers, and building relationships with Google Cloud go to market, product and engineering teams.

Professional Services & Delivery Operations

Global Delivery Model

Scale and govern an agile, multi-geographic delivery structure across North America, LATAM, and EMEA, ensuring seamless cross-geo resourcing and delivery consistency.

Account Expansion (Land & Expand)

Drive organic account growth by embedding discovery mechanisms into active delivery, converting one-off modernization projects into continuous, multi-year AI and managed service relationships.

Qualifications

15+ Years of Experience:

Deep Google Cloud & AI Experience

Hands-on technical background and deep architectural credibility in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), modern data platforms, and enterprise AI/GenAI implementations.

Hyperscaler Co-Sell Experience

Demonstrated expertise navigating cloud partner ecosystems, co-selling alongside field sales teams, and leveraging partner incentive programs (e.g., Google RAMP/MDF).

Multi-Geo Delivery Expertise

Direct experience building and leading remote, distributed delivery organizations across onshore, nearshore, and offshore regions (US, LATAM, EMEA).

Executive Presence

Ability to engage effortlessly with C-suite executives (CTOs, CIOs, CDOs) as a trusted advisor, translating complex technical trade-offs into clear business outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

Why work at Zencore?

We Are Trusted Experts

Our teams bring deep, hands-on experience to solve the hardest cloud and AI challenges.

We Value Candor

We share unbiased opinions and aren't afraid of hard truths—our clients view us as true subject matter experts.

We Are the Missing Link

We connect our enterprise clients directly to Google Cloud innovation, moving with agility where larger consultancies stall out.

We Remove Uncertainty

We bring structured playbooks that eliminate risk from complex cloud migrations and AI deployments.

We Show Empathy

We build lasting client trust because we understand the real-world operational complexities of enterprise technology.