[ref. c06626502] Head of Engineering

About Webgility:

Our SaaS solution helps ecommerce companies with daily bookkeeping, monthly financial reporting and reconciliation.

Job Description:

This leader will be instrumental in fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement, and customer focus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Management:
• Lead, mentor, and manage multiple multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence across all engineering teams.
• Set clear and ambitious goals, provide regular performance feedback, and support career development for team members, including upskilling initiatives.
• Collaborate with HR to attract, recruit, and onboard new engineering talent to meet the needs of the growing R&D organization.
• Manage teams and resourcing effectively to meet business goals.
• Execution & Delivery:
• Ensure the timely and successful delivery of all engineering projects and product development initiatives by defining clear project goals, timelines, and deliverables.
• Monitor and manage the progress of multiple engineering teams, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic objectives product vision.
• Identify and mitigate risks to project execution, ensuring that potential issues are addressed proactively.
• Drive the QA team to improve overall product quality across all products.
• Product Development & Technical Oversight:
• Oversee the design, development, and delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable software and infrastructure across all product lines.
• Provide technical vision, guidance, and direction to engineering teams, architects, and developers.
• Ensure the development of high-quality, scalable, and reliable software solutions.
• Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and technical assessments to maintain high standards of quality.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, including leveraging AI tools to increase team productivity and drive innovation.
• Drive innovation with new tools and technologies, including AI, to enhance our products and engineering processes.
• Define and evolve the overall technical roadmap in alignment with product strategy and business objectives.
• Create plans to minimize technical debt while delivering new capabilities.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Implement and champion best practices in project management, including Agile methodologies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Work closely with product management, marketing, sales, customer success, and other departments to ensure strong alignment on product development, delivery, and overall business goals.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Work closely with product management to provide accurate estimates and delivery timelines.
• Customer Focus:
• Manage ongoing customer needs, including overseeing technical support processes and custom development requests.
• Ensure engineering efforts are aligned with delivering value to our customers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in delivering SaaS applications and managing software development lifecycles, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles overseeing multiple engineering teams.
• Proven experience managing large, multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Strong technical background with deep expertise in software development, architecture, and infrastructure.
• Experience in building and scaling high-performance and reliable applications and systems in the Cloud (AWS or Azure preferred).
• Demonstrated experience working within the e-commerce domain and understanding its unique technical challenges and opportunities.
• Experience in building and leveraging AI technologies and tools to enhance products or engineering processes.
• Excellent strategic thinking, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and project/program management tools.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically and execute effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement across engineering teams.

Why Join Webgility:

• Opportunity to lead a talented and passionate engineering organization and make a significant impact on the company's success.
• Work on cutting-edge technologies and innovative projects in the dynamic e-commerce automation space.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment where your contributions are valued.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Professional development and growth opportunities within a rapidly growing company.

Webgility is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Management:
• Lead, mentor, and manage multiple multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence across all engineering teams.
• Set clear and ambitious goals, provide regular performance feedback, and support career development for team members, including upskilling initiatives.
• Collaborate with HR to attract, recruit, and onboard new engineering talent to meet the needs of the growing R&D organization.
• Manage teams and resourcing effectively to meet business goals.
• Execution & Delivery:
• Ensure the timely and successful delivery of all engineering projects and product development initiatives by defining clear project goals, timelines, and deliverables.
• Monitor and manage the progress of multiple engineering teams, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic objectives product vision.
• Identify and mitigate risks to project execution, ensuring that potential issues are addressed proactively.
• Drive the QA team to improve overall product quality across all products.
• Product Development & Technical Oversight:
• Oversee the design, development, and delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable software and infrastructure across all product lines.
• Provide technical vision, guidance, and direction to engineering teams, architects, and developers.
• Ensure the development of high-quality, scalable, and reliable software solutions.
• Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and technical assessments to maintain high standards of quality.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, including leveraging AI tools to increase team productivity and drive innovation.
• Drive innovation with new tools and technologies, including AI, to enhance our products and engineering processes.
• Define and evolve the overall technical roadmap in alignment with product strategy and business objectives.
• Create plans to minimize technical debt while delivering new capabilities.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Implement and champion best practices in project management, including Agile methodologies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Work closely with product management, marketing, sales, customer success, and other departments to ensure strong alignment on product development, delivery, and overall business goals.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Work closely with product management to provide accurate estimates and delivery timelines.
• Customer Focus:
• Manage ongoing customer needs, including overseeing technical support processes and custom development requests.
• Ensure engineering efforts are aligned with delivering value to our customers.

• Private Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Work From Home
• Training & Development
• Performance Bonus