Argentina Delivery Centre Lead

Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

We are a global technology group, headquartered in London.

We deploy experts and frontier technologies, such as AI, to help organisations thrive through

change.

We have over 600 professionals (over 75% hands-on technical talent) across Europe, North

America, and Asia.

We help customers:

Work smarter – Building modern, scalable infrastructure, apps, and workflows that actually

improve your bottom line.

Engage personally – Creating digital experiences that capture attention, convert sales, and

keep customers coming back.

Stay secure – Establishing the security, governance and compliance systems that protect

you from threats, fines, and downtime.

We work with some of the world’s biggest brands to solve their biggest problems. From

highly regulated financial institutions to fast-moving tech unicorns and global retailers.

Different worlds, same standard: we ship tangible outcomes into production, fast. Then we

work alongside customers to maintain and optimise their operations long-term, upskilling

their teams along the way.

Work where work matters.

At Qodea, we believe in work that leaves a mark. This role is for innovative people who

thrive on solving problems without answers, for those accountable for tangible outcomes,

and for individuals who act with integrity when it absolutely has to work.

Here, you will be responsible for establishing and leading a high-quality Argentina-based

engineering Centre of Excellence. This is not a traditional delivery centre — it is a team of

exceptional engineers serving some of the world’s biggest companies across cloud

infrastructure, data engineering, and AI/ML. You will build the team, define the engineering

culture, set technical standards, and integrate Argentinian engineers seamlessly with

onshore US and European teams to deliver enterprise-grade cloud and AI services.

We want this to be one of the best places to work for engineers in Argentina — a centre

known for its engineering culture, craft, and the quality of its people. Business language at

Qodea is English, and our onsite Leader is expected to have a strong command of business

-level Spanish language skills.

Role Responsibilities

Engineering Culture & Excellence

• Engineering Vision: Define and champion the engineering culture for the Argentina

centre — establishing standards for quality, governance, peer review, and continuous

improvement that attract and retain top talent.

• Google Cloud Centre of Excellence: Build the best Google Cloud centre of

excellence in Latin America. Drive Google Cloud certification and training across the

team, ensuring engineers achieve and maintain relevant Google Cloud

specialisations. Argentina centre should be seen as a flagship for Google Cloud

delivery quality in the region.

• AI-Native Team Building: Build an AI-native engineering team from day one.

Ensure engineers are equipped to work with coding agents and the latest Google AI

tooling.

• Technical Quality Bar: Set and maintain the standard for engineering excellence.

Evaluate architectural decisions, challenge technical approaches, and ensure every

solution meets enterprise expectations for security, resilience, and performance.

• Best Place to Work: Create an engineering environment that is genuinely one of the

best in Argentina — built on community, belonging, pride in craftsmanship, and a

commitment to continuous learning and growth.

Talent & Scaling

• Team Building: Lead all recruitment for the Argentina centre, scaling from zero to

50–90 engineers within the first six months. Design hiring processes and technical

assessment frameworks that maintain a consistently high bar.

• Talent Strategy: Build comprehensive talent strategies including learning

programmes, certification pathways, Google Cloud specialisations, and clear career

progression frameworks.

• Upskilling & Coaching: Act as a mentor and leader to develop local skill sets,

ensuring every team member meets the high standards required. Develop future

engineering leaders, not just engineers.

• Final Hiring Approval: Direct oversight of all hiring decisions. Every engineer joining

the Argentina team meets this role’s quality bar.

Strategic Growth

• General Management: Lead and drive all actions for the launch of the Argentina

centre, including office search and selection, operational setup, and recruitment at

pace.

• Executive Representation: Serve as the senior face of the organisation for high-

level regional stakeholders and Google-aligned partners.

• Americas Business Development: Support the President in sales initiatives and

regional growth across the Americas region.

Integrated Delivery

• Seamless Integration: Ensure the Argentina team operates as a fully integrated part

of the global delivery model — not an offshore adjunct, but equal peers working

alongside US and European colleagues.

• Process Alignment: Member of the Global Delivery leadership team, working to

eliminate operational silos between locations.

• Client Assurance: Provide senior oversight to ensure solutions meet enterprise

expectations and that clients experience a single, unified team regardless of

geography.

Leadership

• Strategic Partnership: Work in close lockstep with the President (Executive

Sponsor) and the CDO to ensure regional operations align with global strategic

goals.

• Leadership Presence: Provide senior, on-the-ground leadership to drive a culture of

engineering excellence, innovation, and accountability within the local centre.

• Inspiration: Inspire teams through personal credibility, technical understanding, and

a genuine commitment to building something exceptional.

Matrix Reporting Structure

• Global Strategy & Standards: Reports directly to the Chief Delivery Officer (CDO).

• Regional Performance & Sponsorship: Reports regionally to the President of

Americas.

As a Qodea leader, you are expected to embody our leadership ethos. This involves

supportive people management, shaping team direction, driving strategic team decisions,

and actively championing our culture of innovation, accountability, and integrity to enhance

the employee experience and ensure team success.

Essential Experience:

• Technology Leadership: Strong technical background with deep experience in

technology leadership. Someone who understands engineering at a practitioner level,

knows what best-in-class looks like, and can earn the credibility and respect of senior

engineers. They don’t need to have been an engineer themselves, but they must

have operated closely across engineering teams and be able to evaluate

architectural decisions, set quality bars, and distinguish good from great.

• Cloud, Data & AI Expertise: Deep familiarity with cloud infrastructure, data

engineering, and AI/ML — enough to hold informed conversations with engineers,

challenge technical approaches, and make sound decisions about team capability

and direction.

• AI-Native Mindset: Forward-thinking about building AI-native teams and integrating

AI/ML practices into delivery. Understands where the industry is heading and is

building for that future.

• Engineering Culture Builder: Proven experience creating engineering cultures that

attract and retain exceptional talent. A vision for what “best place to work” looks like

for an engineering team — community, belonging, and pride in craftsmanship.

• Scaling & Team Building: Demonstrable experience scaling an engineering team or

centre of excellence from the ground up. Has designed hiring processes, technical

assessment frameworks, talent strategies, learning programmes, and clear career

progression.

• International Experience: Proven experience working in an international

environment for international clients. Experience integrating distributed engineering

teams across time zones and cultures.

• Fluent English: This person will interact daily with US and European stakeholders

and clients. Fluent English is non-negotiable.

• Leadership: The ability to inspire, develop, and retain top engineering talent.

Develops future leaders, not just manages headcount. Sets the tone for a culture of

excellence.

Desirable Experience:

• Google Cloud experience or certifications

• Experience scaling delivery centres in Latin America, with Argentina being highly

desirable

• Existing network within the Argentinian engineering community

• Commercial acumen and experience supporting business development

Built for what’s next.

• This role is aligned with Qodea’s career framework at Level 6: Director. Review the

official career framework for performance expectations. It details essential skills and

behaviours for this level.

• Exceptional performance can lead to advancement opportunities within our career

framework or internal opportunities with other departments, aligned with your career

aspirations and business needs.