Software Leader (Software Modernization)

Innovation Engineering (IEN) partners with Business Units and Functions to accelerate innovation and enhance quality, aligning closely with product roadmaps and priorities. We provide a focused portfolio of digital innovation and system platforms that enable our Philips Businesses to scale innovation

The incumbent would be a Capability Leader to spearhead the modernization of our healthcare software and solutions, establishing a center of excellence that harnesses future-of-healthcare technologies— Agentic AI, AI Integrated Solutions, AR/VR (Augmented Reality), sustainable architectures, and secure-by-design practices—to deliver safer, more sustainable, and more engaging experiences for patients, clinicians, and partners. This role combines strategic vision, technical expertise, empathetic leadership, building and nurturing a high-performing team, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry trends.

Your role:

• Capability Leadership
• Define a strategic plan by identifying opportunities and capabilities that are highly relevant and can create value for businesses and customers
• Champion the adoption of modern technologies that can significantly improve Quality, Productivity & Experiences

• People & Culture
• Define and execute on a strategic workforce plan and competence development plan
• Establish and grow a world-class team of engineers and architects focused on modular, secure, and sustainable software design. Develop capabilities that are seen as distinctly differentiating for the businesses.
• Inspire and lead a cross-functional team with empathy, accountability, and a growth mindset
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and psychological safety.
• Mentor team members and support career development aligned with organizational goals.

• Stakeholder Engagement
• Collaborate closely with internal business units, product teams, and clinical stakeholders to align technology with healthcare outcomes
• Build strong relationships with external partners, industry forums, and technology vendors to stay ahead of the curve.

• Execution Excellence
• Drive talent onboarding, engagement and career growth. Ensure execution is efficient, compliant to processes and QMSes and meets the program commitments (time, quality, costs)
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations, data privacy, and security standards.
• Measure and communicate the impact of modernization efforts on business and patient outcomes

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field. Master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 18 years of progressive experience in the development and release of Products and Solutions, especially in a regulated environment like healthcare is strongly preferred
• Proven experience in a leadership role, engaging and building competent engineering teams.
• Strong software engineering background with prior hands-on experience in software development.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively across teams and with stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of building solutions leveraging GenAI and non-GenAI, familiarity with major cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) and their AI/ML services deployment, monitoring, and MLOps principles.
• Familiarity with major cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) and their AI/ML services

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.

Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This role is an office-based role.