Global Head of SDLC Solution (EMEA based)
Valiantys · Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, Germany; Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands; Remote, France
Extracted from the posting
Global owner of Valiantys' SDLC and Developer Experience practice, building offerings, IP, accelerators and delivery playbooks and leading regional Practice Leads across EMEA, North America and APAC. Practice covers DevOps and CI/CD, agentic AI, SDLC governance and the Atlassian Software Collection. Requires 10-15 years of experience, with a significant portion in SDLC, DevOps or engineering tooling.
The mission
You will be Valiantys’ global owner of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Developer Experience (DevEx) practice.
Your mandate is to turn Valiantys’ Atlassian, DevOps and AI expertise into differentiated, repeatable and profitable professional services solutions. You will shape the market position, build the offering portfolio, lead global practice uplift and help clients connect people, processes, platforms and AI agents across the software delivery lifecycle.
This is a builder role for a leader who combines technical depth, consulting discipline, commercial acumen and executive presence. You will help clients move beyond isolated tool requests to clear, pragmatic transformation roadmaps that deliver measurable business value.
What you will own
- Define and execute the global SDLC/DevEx practice strategy and business plan.
- Build and lead a network of regional Practice Leads across EMEA, North America and APAC.
- Create differentiated, go-to-market-ready offerings, Solution Blueprints, IP, accelerators and delivery playbooks.
- Productise regional delivery experience to improve sales velocity, delivery quality, reuse and margin.
- Lead executive client conversations with CTO, VP Engineering, CISO and equivalent stakeholders.
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, Professional Services and Managed Services to generate and close strategic opportunities.
- Lead structured discovery and gap analysis, translating business needs and maturity gaps into compelling modernisation visions and roadmaps.
- Drive adoption of global standards, asset reuse and continuous improvement across regional teams.
- Build practitioner capability through enablement, certifications, mentorship and knowledge management.
- Maintain a strong market point of view on SDLC, DevEx, DevOps and emerging AI capabilities.
Practice focus
You will shape solutions across:
- DevOps and CI/CD modernisation
- Developer Experience and developer flow optimisation
- Agentic AI and AI-assisted software development
- SDLC governance, standardisation and quality engineering
- Atlassian Software Collection adoption and enterprise SDLC modernisation
What success looks like
You will build a recognised global practice that:
- Has a clear, differentiated portfolio of packaged and sellable solutions.
- Converts expertise into repeatable IP and high-quality delivery.
- Helps regional teams win and deliver strategic SDLC/DevEx engagements.
- Creates measurable client value while supporting Valiantys’ growth and Next Generation revenue ambition.
- Establishes Valiantys as a credible leader in AI-enabled software delivery transformation.
