Associate Director - Engineering

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated • Bangalore, IN

72d

About The Position

As the Associate Director of Engineering at Elanco, you will be a key leader within our Engineering team, responsible for driving technical excellence and contributing to our product operating model. Your role will be pivotal in staffing, developing, and mentoring high-performing technical individuals, ensuring consistent practices, and upholding robust technical competency.

Requirements

• A proven track record of 7+ years in an engineering leadership role, with strong technical understanding and hands-on experience.
• Demonstrated success in staffing, developing, and leading high-performing technical teams.
• Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in information technology (IT).
• Strong experience with agile methodologies, DevSecOps practices, modern software engineering frameworks and Platform Engineering concepts.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across cross-functional teams.
• A deep commitment to technical excellence and an ability to empower teams through continuous learning and improvement.
• Experience embedding and scaling the product-first principles as defined by the Product Operating Model would be highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support and shape technical strategy in alignment with the Product Operating Model, focusing on agile, customer-driven development and operational excellence.
• Develop and implement staffing plans to build and maintain high-caliber engineering teams.
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineering leaders and individual contributors, fostering growth and career development.
• Establish and promote consistent technical practices across teams to ensure high performance and productivity.
• Champion continuous improvement in technical competency, code quality, and system architecture.
• Partnering with technology leaders, oversee technical roadmaps and project delivery, ensuring solutions meet quality, reliability, and scalability standards.
• Hands on coaching, unblocking to support team members, this means being a proficient engineer and problem solver to help develop and unblock your team.
• Foster an environment that empowers teams to make data-driven decisions and innovate through experimentation.
• Ensure clear communication channels, encouraging collaboration and transparency within and across teams.
• Support a culture that values cross-functional collaboration, shared ownership, and a strong focus on customer outcomes.
• Partner with Engineering demand management supporting incoming demand with Engineering resource.
• Support Engineering Demand Management with product governance discussions ensuring the right engineering talent is deployed to support product needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees