What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President, Software Engineering position at Recast Software?
About Recast :
Recast Software, located in Minneapolis, MN, empowers organizations to better manage and support users and devices. Our mission is to simplify the work of IT teams and enable them to create highly secure and compliant environments. Our software does this by seamlessly integrating with existing IT infrastructure to quickly remediate issues, ensure compliance, enhance security, and maintain clear visibility across all devices. Recast is a rapidly growing software company with its solution being used by thousands of enterprise organizations in more than 125 countries, impacting millions of devices and (more importantly) the people who use them.
Recast Software has a blend of multi-tenant SaaS and on-premises applications. We have grown rapidly and have a variety of large enterprise global customers using our software. We are just starting our architectural planning to bring our applications together into one platform that will be a hybrid multi-tenant cloud and single-tenant on-premises application. We provide critical system software that companies use to manage their endpoints – from individual laptops to systems used in 24 / 7 manufacturing environments. Our solutions ensure that endpoints are secure and compliant, which reduces end-user issues and improves reliability.
Recast Software's headquarters are in Minneapolis, MN with offices in Utrecht, Netherlands and Jyväskylä, Finland.
About the Role :
The Vice President of Engineering is a member of the technology leadership team and reports to the CPTO. The role has two key components :
People & Culture : Beyond your team, People includes everyone that you interact with inside and outside of the organization. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you are expected to be a strong people leader who brings people together as you accomplish work and enhance the Recast Culture. Your way of working and interacting should focus on the balance between what should be done and what can reasonably be done today as you bring people together. We are a people-centric organization and believe that an outcome-oriented, decisive, collaborative, and supportive environment is the most effective for us and our customers – we enjoy working in this way too.
Plan, Build, Execute, Evaluate : These steps are obviously the bread-and-butter of engineering leadership. This approach captures the naturally iterative approach to software development. All expected items naturally fall under these 4 areas, a small number with joint ownership. As an example, technology strategy will be decided with the CPTO with significant input from the VP of Product. Likewise, you will have significant input into the product strategy and product roadmaps. You will be responsible for product delivery, technical debt, software quality, and engineering metrics, including OKRs. There are numerous stakeholders both inside and outside the department.
Key Role Responsibilities :
- Key steward of our practical and forward-thinking technology strategy
- Collaborate across the organization (ELT, SLT, and others) to understand product and business gaps to determine how technology should anticipate and respond.
- Translate company-wide vision into departmental goals for engineering team(s). Work with teams on iterative, practical improvements.
- Guide product development to reduce scope, duplicated efforts, & errors while increasing effectiveness.
- Recruit and retain top engineering talent to create a world-class engineering team and culture.
- Works cross-functionally to ensure success, alignment on expectations, understanding of risks and mitigation.
- Adapt the structure of the engineering team(s), roles, and work streams necessary to achieve Recast's goals
- Work closely with Recast's CPTO, Chief Architect, and product leadership to create consistent standards, technologies, and frameworks across multiple products.
- Effectively communicate vision and road map to engineering team so that team understands and has opportunity to question decision making
- Define, measure, and report metrics for engineering efforts toward product goals and align resources towards business priorities
- Ensure quality and security standards are met
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What you bring :
Compensation, Benefits, & Perks :
Why do we love working at Recast?
It takes great people across an entire company to build great tools. As a growing start-up, every employee has an opportunity to make a huge impact on our business, as well as ample opportunities to learn and grow. We are a people-first culture with passionate, talented, and supportive teammates. We are committed to making every employee feel respected and valued. We recognize to bring our best selves to Recast, it's important for everyone to nurture their lives outside of work.
Recast provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, status regarding public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, local, and international laws.
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