Head of Engineering & Delivery
Job description
Executive role leading Zencore's technology vision and global professional services delivery practice on Google Cloud. The position combines technical strategy, delivery operations (margin, utilization, governance), and executive co-selling with Google Cloud.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- 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
- 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
- Scale and govern an agile, multi-geographic delivery structure across North America, LATAM, and EMEA, ensuring seamless cross-geo resourcing and delivery consistency
- 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
- 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
- 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
What we're looking for
- 15+ years of experience leading complex technology programs, with 7+ years in an engineering leadership role within a professional services firm, systems integrator, or cloud consultancy
- Hands-on technical background and deep architectural credibility in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), modern data platforms, and enterprise AI/GenAI implementations
- Accountability for professional services revenues, including billable utilization, gross margin optimization, blended rate card management, and delivery risk management
- Demonstrated expertise navigating cloud partner ecosystems, co-selling alongside field sales teams, and leveraging partner incentive programs (e.g., Google RAMP/MDF)
- Direct experience building and leading remote, distributed delivery organizations across onshore, nearshore, and offshore regions (US, LATAM, EMEA)
- Ability to engage effortlessly with C-suite executives (CTOs, CIOs, CDOs) as a trusted advisor, translating complex technical trade-offs into clear business outcomes
Nice to have
- 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
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About Zencore
Premier Google Cloud Partner and four-time Google Cloud Partner of the Year
Zencore was founded by former Google Cloud leaders and engineers with one singular focus: to reduce risk and ensure enterprise client success on Google Cloud. We are a Premier Google Cloud Partner and a four-time Google Cloud Partner of the Year. With private equity backing and a high-growth global delivery model (spanning the US, LATAM, and EMEA), Zencore combines senior technical talent, deep AI specialization, and rapid execution to tackle mission-critical cloud, data, and agentic AI initiatives.
Mission
To reduce risk and ensure enterprise client success on Google Cloud
Key facts
- Cloud consulting and professional services
- Premier Google Cloud Partner
- Four-time Google Cloud Partner of the Year
- Private equity backed
- Global delivery model spanning the US, LATAM, and EMEA
- Founded by former Google Cloud leaders and engineers
Partners & customers
What they value
- We Are Trusted Experts
- We Value Candor
- We Are the Missing Link
- We Remove Uncertainty
- We Show Empathy