Senior Manager - Strategic Engineering

TL;DR

Senior Manager – Strategic Engineering: Driving strategic resource planning, governance, and deployment of engineering capabilities across multiple technical domains with an accent on optimal utilization of engineering talent, cost efficiency, and alignment with business priorities. Focus on establishing a centralized engineering model, implementing a Build-Buy-Borrow framework, and ensuring sustainable capability development.

Location: Abu Dhabi, AE (Onsite)

Company

hirify.global is an advanced technology and defense group.

What you will do

• Execute the Strategic Engineering roadmap to support engineering centralization, scalability, and innovation objectives.
• Lead engineering resource planning, demand forecasting, and capacity management across centralized engineering pools.
• Establish and maintain a comprehensive engineering skill inventory aligned with current and future demand patterns.
• Implement and operationalize the Build-Buy-Borrow framework to ensure optimal sourcing of engineering talent.
• Drive standardization of engineering processes, tools, methodologies, and quality standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve resource efficiency, workforce agility, and cost optimization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Statistical Modelling, Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 8–10 years of experience in engineering resource management, workforce planning, or centralized/shared engineering environments.
• Proven experience managing engineering resource pools and workforce utilization.
• Experience implementing workforce strategies such as Build-Buy-Borrow, skill inventory management, and demand-based workforce planning.
• English: B2 required.
• Must be based onsite in Abu Dhabi, AE.

Nice to have

• Experience within aerospace, defense, advanced technology, or regulated industries.
• Experience in multi-entity, multi-project, or matrix organizational environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence across engineering disciplines.
• Promote knowledge sharing and capability development.
• Support organizational transformation toward a scalable, centralized engineering operating model.