Head of Digital Product Engineering

Zoetis

Head of Digital Product Engineering at Zoetis, driving digital transformation and product engineering strategy. Leading a large organization to optimize product delivery and innovation across multiple domains.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $215,000 - $315,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute the overarching Digital Product Engineering strategy, ensuring alignment with Zoetis' digital, data, and technology vision.
Architect and operationalize the Product Operating Model across five pillars: Product & Value Management, Value Stream Engineering, Platform & Enablement, Quality Engineering, and Data & Intelligence.
Champion the six design principles: product-aligned teams, squads own delivery with chapters standardizing methods, platform makes delivery faster, Product Trios at every squad, quality as a first-class function, and 'you build it, you run it.'
Own end-to-end delivery and operations for the full digital product portfolio across PAH and Diagnostics, encompassing 20+ products across four Agile Release Trains.
Lead the formation and scaling of the DPE organization from current state (~207 FTEs) to the optimized target state (~157 FTEs) through strategic resource-mix transformation.
Own the vendor management strategy and ICC build plan (Accountable per internal RACI), driving the resource mix from 100 consultants / 36 ICC / 37 FTE to a target of 30 consultants / 70 ICC / 50 FTE.
Ensure the Platform & Enablement team delivers a world-class Internal Developer Platform (IDP) including self-service portal, CI/CD Golden Path, API & Integration Hub, and DevOps/SRE capabilities.
Responsible for security and compliance execution within Product Engineering per the stakeholder RACI.
Serve as the primary technology delivery leader interfacing with the Dx & PAH Business stakeholders, translating business product strategies into engineering execution plans.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline required; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
15+ years of progressive leadership experience in technology product engineering, software development, or digital product delivery, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
Demonstrated success building and scaling product engineering organizations of 100+ people across multiple geographies, including offshore/nearshore capability centers.
Deep experience implementing Agile at scale (SAFe, LeSS, or equivalent), including standing up Agile Release Trains, PI Planning, and mature delivery governance.
Track record of vendor strategy execution, including contract negotiations, knowledge transfer programs, and resource-mix optimization delivering measurable cost savings.
Experience leading organizational transformation in a product-centric operating model, including Product Trios, squad/chapter models, and platform engineering.
Strong financial and business acumen; ability to manage P&L, articulate ROI of technology investments, and present to C-suite stakeholders.
Experience in a regulated industry (life sciences, pharma, animal health, or medical devices) strongly preferred.
Demonstrated success recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing engineering talent across global teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

healthcare and insurance benefits beginning on day one
a 401K plan with a match and profit-sharing contribution from Zoetis
4 weeks of vacation

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Hard Skills & Tools

Digital Product EngineeringAgileSAFeLeSSCI/CDDevOpsSREAPI IntegrationProduct ManagementValue Stream Engineering

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic planningvendor managementorganizational transformationfinancial acumencommunicationteam buildingstakeholder managementresource optimizationnegotiation