Vice President of Engineering

Vantage

4d•Remote

About The Position

Vantage is adding a second Vice President of Engineering to help lead its growing engineering organization. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, this role leads multiple engineering teams through their managers and is responsible for how those teams plan, build, and ship software. The VP works alongside the other VP of Engineering and the Senior Director of Engineering as part of a shared engineering leadership group. The role owns delivery, quality, and reliability for its area; develops engineering managers; and partners with Product and Design leadership to turn company goals into executable roadmaps. The VP also helps establish engineering-wide standards for hiring, planning, and software releases. The position is suited to a leader experienced in managing engineering managers and multi-team organizations, with enough technical depth to contribute to architecture decisions and the ability to communicate with executives, engineers, and external clients. Vantage is a remote-first company headquartered in Toronto, with team members across North America and beyond. Candidates for this role must be based in the Greater Toronto Area. The company describes its work philosophy as flexible and offers home-office support and annual company retreats. Vantage is an equal opportunity employer, provides reasonable accommodations during the application process, and uses AI-enabled tools to support recruitment; hiring decisions are made by its team. Final-stage candidates must successfully complete a criminal background check.

Requirements

10+ years in engineering leadership and senior leadership roles, including managing managers of managers.
Experience leading a multi-team engineering organization through managers, including hiring, developing, and performance-managing engineering managers.
A track record of predictably delivering customer-facing SaaS products as the product and team scale.
Strong technical background in modern SaaS engineering, including CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and agile delivery, with sound judgment on architecture and system design.
Experience managing expectations with executive and C-suite leaders and working closely with Product, Design, and client-facing teams.
Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders across the business and to external clients, and to work cross-functionally.
Experience owning an engineering budget and headcount plan.
Experience scaling an engineering organization through fast growth.
Must be based in the Greater Toronto Area.
Successful completion of a criminal background check is required during the final stages of the hiring process.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ad tech, marketing technology, or other high-volume data platforms, including third-party ad platform APIs.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering teams through their managers, setting clear goals and providing regular feedback and growth paths for managers and engineers.
Build the management bench by hiring, coaching, and, when needed, performance-managing engineering managers.
Plan headcount for the area and run hiring processes for engineers at all levels.
Own delivery from planning and estimates through risk management and release, ensuring commitments to Product and the business are met.
Set technical direction in line with company-wide architecture and participate in high-stakes design decisions.
Own the reliability, security, and performance of the systems managed by the teams.
Improve developer velocity by shortening feedback loops, streamlining CI/CD and releases, and reducing engineering toil.
Work with the other VP of Engineering and the Senior Director of Engineering to set engineering-wide standards, planning cycles, and team structure.
Partner with Product, Design, and client-facing teams to translate product strategy into roadmaps and customer outcomes.
Represent engineering with external clients and explain technical concepts, architecture, and roadmaps in actionable terms.
Manage the area's budget and report on delivery, quality, and team health to the CTO and executive team.