Description
At BambooHR, we're all about setting people free to do great work, and we believe AI is a powerful partner in that mission.
We're seeking a Vice President (VP) of Engineering to translate the company's technical vision into an executable engineering strategy and roadmap.
Essential Job Duties
- Act as a prominent role model for BambooHR's values, championing a culture of trust, accountability, and data-driven decision making.
- Collaborate with strategic cross-functional partners to define and prioritize technical strategy, investments, and tradeoffs that advance the company mission.
- Own and clearly communicate the product and technology risk profile, including architecture, technical debt, scalability, execution, talent, and security risks, to the executive leadership team and Board.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with the Board, executive leadership team, and company-wide audiences, adapting message and format to context.
- Integrate the product roadmap, architectural strategy, and organizational health into a single, cohesive execution plan.
- Design and lead a scalable, high-performing engineering organization that delivers consistently and strengthens over time.
- Establish and evolve operating rhythms, development processes, and performance metrics that provide visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes and continuously improve execution.
- Lead the engineering organization through AI adoption, applying AI and ML to how software is built and to the value delivered to customers, while maintaining personal credibility in emerging practices.
- Own engineering budget, resource planning, and financial performance, ensuring disciplined investment aligned with company priorities and long-term strategy.
- Attract, hire, develop, and hold accountable strong engineering leaders, building a leadership team that improves over time.
- Translate complex technical, organizational, and strategic topics into clear narratives that align teams and drive action.
- Demonstrate sustained commitment to building a healthy, high-performing engineering organization.
What You Need to Get the Job Done
- Senior executive experience owning technology strategy, delivery, talent, risk, and financial outcomes for a large engineering organization.
- Proven ability to scale and lead engineering organizations through growth and change while maintaining delivery and quality.
- Demonstrated experience applying AI and ML in a product development context, with sound judgment about where and how these technologies create value.
- Strong enterprise-level systems thinking, with the ability to align product vision, architecture, execution, and organizational health.
- Credibility with executive peers and Boards, including comfort communicating risk, tradeoffs, and investment decisions.
- Track record of building, developing, and retaining senior engineering leaders.
- Financial acumen sufficient to manage significant budgets and make disciplined, long-term investment decisions.
What You'll Love About Us
- A Great Company Culture that has been recognized by multiple organizations like Inc, and Salt Lake Tribune
- Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
- Generous leave policies that include 4 weeks of vacation, 12 company holidays, parental leave, and volunteer time off so you can enjoy quality of life
- 401k plans with up to 6% company match
- $2000 Paid-Paid Vacation bonus
- EAP through Headspace