Vice President, Engineering

Rocket Companies•Remote - Michigan, MI

23h•$216,000 - $457,500

About The Position

As the Vice President of Engineering, you'll be a servant leader whose mission is to enable divisions of self-organizing, Agile teams by providing vision, resources and a clear path to accomplish organizational goals. As a Vice President, they develop strategic themes and objectives, then ensure all engineering projects, initiatives and processes are aligned to the strategy and setup to succeed. Granted a wide degree of operational latitude, the Vice President is expected to demonstrate innovation and quality leadership in product, technology and process.

Requirements

11 years of experience or equivalent in a software engineering, quality engineering and/or product
9 years of experience or equivalent expertise in leading software delivery teams
Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in computer science, information technology or a related field development, or role in a relevant field
Recognized excellence in leading and supporting divisional initiatives
Extensive experience building self-organizing teams that meet organizational engineering and architecture standards
Accomplished in working with senior leadership while balancing organizational needs and risks in a professional and diplomatic way
Experience using Agile metrics, such as sustainability, productivity, client delight and responsiveness to understand value stream success
Experience leading divisions that define and implement migration and decommission plans for legacy software
Demonstrated ability to meet delivery goals spanning multiple divisions with shifting timelines, staffing, and dependencies
Demonstrated ability to advocate on behalf of team members and projects using deliberate, accurate and persuasive language
Extensive knowledge of people leadership practices, such as change management, recruiting, hiring, performance management, corrective action and compensation administration

Nice To Haves

9 years of experience programming in C#, F#, PHP, Python, Java, JavaScript, Progress or other object-oriented/functional programming languages
Graduate degree or equivalent experience in computer science, information technology or a related field
Certified in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agile practices
Experience mentoring and developing senior leadership
Extensive knowledge of supported business domains

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor value streams of Agile divisions that lean into data-driven experimentation, innovation, quality and craftsmanship
Communicate and promote the culture and mission of the company
Collaborate with senior value stream leadership to establish a mission aligned with the company vision
Promote iterative, thoughtful decision-making within self-organized teams
Lead the maturation of software development and Agile practices in the organization
Identify organizational requirements for changes to systems, structures and culture necessary to support agility and adaptability
Stay informed of trends and changes in the broader technology, business and regulatory landscapes
Assist value stream leaders in balancing enterprise risk and agility
Understand and plan for the product roadmap, and maintain awareness of broader technical and business changes impacting the value stream
Use operational trends and organizational goals to develop strategic themes and value stream objectives
Develop short-, mid- and long-term key results with multiple divisions to achieve value stream objectives
Identify roadblocks preventing success of strategic themes or objectives and work with appropriate stakeholders to find resolutions
Oversee and calibrate divisional talent acquisition roadmaps and succession plans for the value stream
Prepare and deliver reviews, compensation adjustments and promotions
Oversee and calibrate training, development plans and pairing activities to onboard and upskill the value stream brainforce
Identify, implement and drive adoption of best practices within the leadership community
Mentor and support team members on any of the above responsibilities