Chief Product Engineering Officer

Job Title: Chief Product Engineering Officer (CPEO)

Vertical: Product & Platforms
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Location: Juinagar Mindspace, Navi Mumbai

About ReBIT:

ReBIT (Reserve Bank Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.) is the central banking technology arm of the Reserve Bank of India. As a wholly owned subsidiary, ReBIT delivers secure, scalable, and specialized IT solutions that power RBI’s digital ecosystem. With a fast-growing team of 1,200+ professionals across Mumbai and Bangalore, ReBIT blends deep regulatory insight with cutting-edge capabilities in software engineering, cybersecurity, and enterprise IT—driving innovation, trust, and resilience for India’s central bank

Position Overview:

The Chief Product Engineering Officer (CPEO) is a key member of the executive team responsible for leading the end-to-end vision, strategy, design, development, and delivery of all technology products and platforms. This role integrates product innovation with engineering execution, ensuring rapid, scalable, and high-quality delivery of software and digital solutions. The CPEO will drive cross-functional alignment between product, engineering, design, and business to deliver exceptional customer experiences and business value.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Innovation:

• Define and own the long-term product roadmap aligned with company goals and market needs.
• Drive product innovation through market research, user insights, and emerging technology trends.
• Partner with commercial teams to prioritize features that deliver customer value and business impact.

Engineering Leadership & Execution:

• Lead global engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing products.
• Foster a high-performing engineering culture focused on quality, agility, reliability, and innovation.
• Oversee technical architecture, code quality, infrastructure, DevOps, and system security.

Organizational Leadership:

• Build and scale diverse, world-class product and engineering organizations.
• Mentor engineering and product leaders to support growth and leadership development.
• Ensure effective cross-functional collaboration with Design, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success.

Delivery & Operational Excellence:

• Implement modern agile development practices and metrics to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Continuously improve product development cycles, release velocity, and customer satisfaction.
• Own the full product lifecycle—from concept to deployment to continuous improvement.

Technology & Platform Ownership:

• Lead technology vision and stack evolution, ensuring systems are future-ready and cost-effective.
• Make key decisions around build vs buy, cloud architecture, integrations, and scalability.
• Champion data-driven development and AI/ML-enabled features where applicable.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 23-28 years of experience in technology and product leadership roles, including CTO, VP of Engineering, or Head of Product Engineering.
• Proven success leading large-scale engineering teams (100+ FTEs) in high-growth, tech-driven companies.
• Strong product mindset with a focus on user experience, innovation, and market differentiation.
• Deep technical expertise in software architecture, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and security.
• Experience scaling platforms, especially in SaaS, enterprise software, or consumer tech environments.

Preferred Skills & Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking & Product Vision
• Agile & Lean Development Practices
• Technical Depth & Engineering Rigor
• Customer-Centric Design & Innovation
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Talent Development & Organizational Scaling
• Budget & Resource Management

Employment Type

• All positions are on fixed term contract on a full-time basis exclusively for ReBIT, initially for a period of five years, extendable by mutual consent