Senior VP of Software Engineering & Operations
$ 400k/Year ($ 200/Hour for 40 hours of productive work per week)
Remote Position
Long-term
The SVP should be a seasoned executive who is already in a global leadership role. We are looking for senior managers who have built their careers starting as software developers and progressing into executive roles over the years.
The SVP will be responsible for an organization of at least 250 people and can be expected to manage up to 1 250 people. The role is responsible for managing an engineering organization, as well as other functions such as sales, marketing, and finance.
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In our business, we set aggressive quarterly goals for the business which are set by our CEO and COO of the group companies. An SVP of Engineering & Operations is expected to lead the organization towards achieving these goals.
Our management process is to set weekly targets with daily check-ins to ensure we are on track to achieving the quarterly results.
The SVP will report to an Executive Vice President of Engineering and Operations within our organization and will also serve as a key member of the global executive team.
We are an organization where acquisitions of software companies is one of our primary goals. The SVP will play a major role in the acquisition of some of these organizations and may be expected to lead the transformation of any acquired company within our 90-day program. Our plan for 2018 is the acquisition of 50 companies.
Overall you will be expected to run a world-class software engineering organization using radically differentiated processes. In parallel, you will run operations across a variety of disciplines including SaaSOps, IT Ops, Support, Marketing, Sales, and Finance. You will be expected to hire, coach, and manage 5-15 VP level executives who will be managing global groups with our factory-like processes.
You will be expected to be an expert at aggressive goal setting. You should drive weekly productivity improvements to obtain significant levels of value at much higher levels than that which you will find in other companies. You must continuously improve the quality of your teams using our global talent sourcing. You will leverage your technical depth as a former developer and architect to set a personal standard for excellence.
A hiring event is a scheduled online event where all our relevant testing relating to a role is conducted on the same day. Submissions received during the event are graded the following week, and successful candidates notified if they have progressed to the next round which is an online interview with a Hiring Manager.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIESAttain continuous process improvements across multiple operations including software engineering, SaasOps, IT Ops, Support, Marketing, and Finance
Hire, coach, and manage 5-15 VP-level executives owning a wide variety of critical business functions, but primarily focus on Software Engineering
Be a key contributor to our acquisition process and transform acquired companies within 3 months
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTSBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science is mandatory (M.Sc. or Ph.D. preferred)
15+ years engineering experience in a leadership role managing multiple teams across multiple products and technologies
This is a global leadership role for a seasoned executive, not a first executive role for a great software development manager
Proven track record of running a software organization of at least 250 persons during the last 3 years
Be proficient at doing deep-dives into problem-solving with your teams and be able to leverage past technical expertise in software development, quality assurance, cloud infrastructure, and automated deployments using CI/CD tools
Spent at least 5 years in a hands-on software coding and architecture role
Managed an annual IT budget in excess of $25m
Recent experience with DevOps teams
At least 1 year of experience managing an organization that makes use of IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS
An advanced level of English
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
As an SVP of Engineering in our organization, you will learn what it takes to handle aggressive growth where we measure success on a daily and weekly basis.
You will learn the importance of deep dives to resolve problems with your teams as well as the importance of managing your team on a daily basis against quarterly set quantifiable goals which deliver real business value.
You will learn to measure and track output and results and how to automate everything that you do. You will learn how to overcome the challenges of managing a fully remote workforce of over 250 people. Ultimately though you will learn to move fast, take risks and learn from failures. You will never be bored.
Questions
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How do you perform in the role of a SVP of engineering when all your teams are remote?
We use communication tools such as GoToMeeting, Zoom, Skype, and Slack. We also ensure that our processes are well documented in the form of playbooks and have developed a tool, Worksmart Pro, which enables us to keep track of time and applications used. This data allows us to form a diary of how our partners spend their day and coach them on improved productivity.
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Do you use Agile?
Like most organizations, we make use of subsets of Agile. The one key difference though is that our teams are highly specialized in the task they do. For example, we have a maintenance team whose only task is to fix bugs on our products. Rather than being product specialists they are process specialists.
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Does an SVP need to travel in this role?
An SVP of Engineering is not expected to travel as all our management is done remotely.
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What does a typical SVP day look like?
The days of SVPs are usually filled with team management meetings, executive level meetings, or 1-2-1 meetings with your direct reports. These sessions are typically focussed on resolving blockers for the organization or identifying process improvements which will drive productivity improvement and cost reductions. You can also expect to have a significant number of meetings where you are meeting with teams within your organisation to run deep dives on issues you may be facing within your organisation.
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Does an SVP work weekends or many hours during the week?
You are expected to deliver 40-hours a week. You are also the manager of your own time and results will guide your weekly schedule.
