Faiyaz Syed
Associate Director (Product Engineering) - Verizon Design System @Verizon
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WORK HISTORY
Associate Director (Product Engineering) - Verizon Design System @Verizon
Hyderabad, IN
Strategic Direction & Product Vision: Shaped the technical and product direction for Verizon\'s enterprise-wide Design System. Defined vision and executed strategic goals for talent scaling and growth (India-focused). Team & Talent Scaling: Led and mentored an 18-member team (Engineering Managers, Architects, Product Engineers) in Design System evolution. Attracted, onboarded, and coached high-caliber talent, enabling career growth. Strategic Capacity & GenAI Enablement: Scaled new, permanent functions in India, eliminating agency dependency to secure knowledge and drive internal capacity. Successfully scaled GenAI adoption across development workflows, yielding efficiency gains and creating strategic capacity to enhance Customer and Employee digital experiences. High-Performance Culture: Created a high-performing team culture by focusing on aligning business goals with team aspirations and promoting an agency mindset. Consistently achieved high engagement scores with emphasis on enabling the team to contribute effectively to business priorities through a people-centric approach. Architectural Enhancement: Continuously re-evaluated and enhanced product architecture and customer experience, aligning with evolving tech trends and anticipating scale. Operational Excellence: Created detailed engineering plans, processes, and procedures. Articulated team contributions and business value to senior management and in business forums.
EDUCATION
The ICFAI University, Tripura
Master of Business Administration - MBA, General Management
Osmania University
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Commerce
Orbit Technology Research Pvt. Ltd. (Opel Multimedia)
Advanced Diploma in Web Designing and 3D Animation, Web/Multimedia
SKILLS
ABOUT FAIYAZ SYED
I’m a Product Engineering and Platform Leader, currently leading enterprise platform transformation at Verizon.With 20+ years of experience across Telecom, Banking, Automotive, and Retail, I specialize in owning system design decisions, scaling high-performing engineering organizations, and building enterprise-grade digital platforms that serve millions of users.I’ve built and led global organizations of 90+ engineers, driven multi-million-dollar cost optimizations, and improved delivery speed and quality through platform-first thinking and AI-enabled engineering practices.My work sits at the intersection of platform strategy, system design, and organizational scale — balancing long-term architecture health with real-world enterprise constraints like security, compliance, and delivery pressure.I’m particularly passionate about AI-driven transformation, platform engineering, and leadership development, and I enjoy helping teams move from fragmented solutions to scalable, reusable platforms that create durable business impact.I share insights on engineering leadership, system design, AI adoption, platform strategy, and building high-performance teams.
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