Country Head from IT Industry
About the role
The Country Head position is a senior leadership role responsible for owning the overall technical architecture and leading the engineering team for a product in the AI, ERP technology, and manufacturing software industry. The role involves making key architectural and technology decisions, writing production code, designing scalable systems, integrating with ERP and enterprise platforms, and supporting the development of AI-powered capabilities. The candidate will mentor engineers, set engineering standards, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable software aligned with business priorities. The position is based in Colombo and operates in a hybrid working model, reporting to InTalent Asia's client.
Must have
- Senior hands-on engineer with strong architecture ownership experience.
- Proven experience as a Head of Engineering, Country head, or similar role.
- Experience with commercial, operational, and country management experience.
- Strong ability to write production-grade code while leading technical direction.
- Experience designing and building scalable backend systems and enterprise-grade software products.
- Experience integrating with external systems, ERP platforms, enterprise platforms, APIs, or complex business applications.
- Strong understanding of system architecture, distributed systems, data modelling, APIs, scalability, and performance.
- Experience with modern AI tools, agentic workflows, LLM integration, or AI-enabled product development.
- Proven track record of taking products from build stage into production and scaling them.
- Experience working in fast-paced, early-stage, startup, or product-led environments.
- Strong understanding of software engineering standards, code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and production-readiness practices.
- Ability to make practical technical decisions that balance speed, quality, scalability, and customer requirements.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to simplify complex technical challenges.
- Ability to work closely with product and business teams while staying deeply technical.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide a flat, hands-on engineering team.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical decisions clearly.
- Comfortable working under deadlines and shipping reliable software quickly.
- Builder mindset, strong ownership, high accountability, and willingness to stay close to the code.
Nice to have
- Experience building AI products, ERP integrations, manufacturing technology, finance technology, or enterprise automation products.
- Experience working with manufacturing companies or solving inventory, finance, cash-management, or operational workflow problems.
- Experience with cloud platforms, DevOps practices, containerization, observability, and scalable deployment environments.
- Experience using AI-assisted coding tools and introducing modern engineering workflows into development teams.
Technologies
- Agentic AI
- CI/CD
- Data Modeling
- DevOps
- ERP
- LLM
- Observability
Highlights
Applicants should send their updated CV to recruitment7@intalent.asia or use the 'easy apply' option. The role is hybrid, based in Colombo-01, with standard Monday to Friday working hours. The position is full-time and targets candidates with significant leadership and technical experience.
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