Nova Talent · 3 months ago
Vice President of Engineering (Dallas Only)
Dallas, TX, US
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expNova Talent is a rapidly growing FinTech SaaS company looking for a Vice President of Engineering to lead and scale its technical teams. The role involves setting the vision for engineering, managing technical teams across multiple time zones, and ensuring engineering strategies align with company goals.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Lead our Software Engineering team delivering quality software on time and prioritizing effectively. You will partner with our Executive Team to create aggressive goals that will expand our product’s reach and uplevels our current offerings
Hire and grow Engineering Managers and Senior Engineers to build and continue to reinforce a strong technical leadership core and culture that will ensure the broader engineering organization is scaling and feels rewarded in their work
Champion engineering excellence. In partnership with your engineering leaders, you will establish metrics, processes and targeted engagement to reduce technical debt. You will oversee the coordination of all engineering work streams and maintain a high bar for quality
Work closely with our Product leaders and Tech leaders to ensure resources are allocated to meet company priorities
Be a company leader. You will provide visibility into the engineering team’s work in a way that is clear and builds trust with leaders and other departments. You will proactively identify bottlenecks, pitfalls, and other potential issues and work with the CEO and President to address them
Manage engineering budget. You will oversee the team budget, including headcount, infrastructure, and software costs
Be cutting edge. R&D of AI/ML tools like Cursor, ChatGPT Canvas, etc to quickly iterate with Product leaders and Tech leaders
Qualification
Required
Experience growing and managing an engineering organization with multiple leaders in place. Have led and managed a scaled engineering team of at least 50-100 headcount. Our current Engineering Team is ~30 and are both local in Dallas + International
Experience leading multi-time zone technical teams with a large global footprint
Proven leadership abilities, including effective knowledge sharing and leading by example through creating open forums for discussion. At least 10+ years of technical leadership experience managing teams of 50+ in a FinTech product company
Extensive experience scaling an inclusive software engineering team, building and developing leaders, and investing in broader technical mentorship
An eye and respect for Product. You will have a proven track record of ensuring product/software have been deployed on time and resourced efficiently and effectively
Lead the product/software delivery for an organization. Ensuring the company met deadlines and committed to external parties
Experience with cloud-based technologies (Azure/AWS), Microsoft stack, Angular and willingness to roll up your sleeves and help when necessary
12+ years of engineering execution or engineering management experience at an enterprise or consumer technology company
Strong accountability, work ethic, sense of urgency with little to no entitlement
Excellent communication, people, and problem resolution skills
Strong ability to lead, develop and mentor a technical community
Exceptional ability to attract and retain credible technical talent
Bachelor's degree (or higher) is required
Preferred
Bank debt/Private Credit experience is highly preferable
Preferably based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
Benefits
Competitive compensation package
Bonus opportunities
401k matching
Comprehensive benefits
Learning & development programs
Team-building events
Strong company culture that values innovation and excellence
Company
Nova Talent
Nova Talent is a boutique search firm placing top talent in high trajectory technology companies.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Bente General
Founder & CEO
Vivek Punjabi
Co Founder & Operating Partner
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