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Harvey Nash · 5 days ago

Head of Software Engineering

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$200/hr - $200/hr

Harvey Nash is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to lead their technology team. The role involves overseeing software engineering operations, implementing best practices, and ensuring effective team structures in a B2B enterprise SaaS environment.

Professional ServicesRecruitingSearch EngineService Industry

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Mahender kumar

Responsibilities

Proven experience as a CTO, Head of Software Engineering, or equivalent senior technology leader in scaled organizations

Deep understanding of software engineering operating models, including team topology, governance, and delivery standards

Strong background in B2B enterprise SaaS, fintech, or capital-markets-adjacent platforms

Demonstrated ability to assess and redesign engineering organizations for scale, consistency, and execution maturity

Expertise in Agile at scale, including modern Scrum, product-aligned team structures, and cross-team dependency management

Experience defining and implementing engineering best practices, standards, and governance frameworks

Strong architectural literacy across modern software platforms, APIs, cloud-native systems, and developer tooling

Ability to identify leadership gaps and organizational risk without direct authority

Exceptional executive communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complexity for CEOs, CIOs, and PE stakeholders

Trusted advisor mindset—able to influence without enforcement and operate effectively with no formal reports

Experience creating clear roadmaps, transition plans, and executive-ready documentation

Comfort operating in interim, fractional, or advisory roles with clear time-bound objectives

Qualification

CTO experienceSoftware engineering modelsB2B enterprise SaaSAgile at scaleArchitectural literacyExecutive communicationTrusted advisor mindsetRoadmap creation

Required