Vice President, Engineering

Ping Identity•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

The Vice President, Engineering will lead our global, multi-tenant SaaS platform and a geo-distributed engineering organization. This leader is responsible for embedding AI into our products and SDLC at scale, driving a multi-year AI-first transformation with clear, measurable outcomes. The VP, Engineering will be a key member of the senior leadership team, setting platform strategy, leading through change, and representing Engineering with the executive team and Board.

Requirements

VP-level experience leading large engineering teams owning a complex, multi-tenant SaaS platform or equivalent large-scale service architecture.
A clear track record of operationalizing AI over multiple years from pilots to scaled, repeatable use cases in products and the SDLC.
Experience driving at least one major technology and organizational transformation from vision through execution and stabilization.
Proven success leading large, distributed teams across multiple time zones; prior experience with India is strongly preferred.
Strong executive and Board presence, with the ability to explain technical and organizational tradeoffs in business terms.
Comfort managing a wide portfolio of products and services, setting priorities, and ensuring teams can move quickly without sacrificing reliability.
A collaborative leadership style that builds trust with senior leaders and engineers in environments where hard decisions are required.
Flexibility on domain background: platform/SaaS and AI leadership are more important than prior experience in security or identity.

Responsibilities

Own strategy, delivery, and operations for a large, multi-tenant platform composed of many services and product teams.
Lead a multi-year AI transformation, embedding AI into products and engineering practices with clear success metrics (e.g., feature velocity, quality, cost, and customer impact).
Manage and develop a ~300-person, geo-distributed engineering organization, including major hubs in India and other regions.
Build trust with existing teams and leaders while making and executing difficult architectural, organizational, and investment decisions.
Partner closely with Product, Architecture, SRE/Operations, Security, and GTM to align priorities and tradeoffs across a broad product portfolio.
Communicate strategy, progress, and risk to the executive team and Board in a concise, business-focused way.