VP of Engineering

Compliance & Risks • Ireland, MS

61d • Remote

About The Position

Compliance & Risks is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead their engineering organization into its next chapter of scale, impact, and innovation. This role is for a leader who can build great teams, systems, and cultures, while also understanding the evolving landscape of engineering leadership, particularly with the rise of AI-assisted and agentic software development. The VP will shape how modern engineering is practiced, focusing on responsible adoption of emerging technologies to create long-term advantage. The position requires a strong balance of strategic vision, technical judgment, and operational excellence, partnering closely with Product, Design, Security, and Executive leadership. Key responsibilities include setting direction, building a high-performing leadership team, fostering rapid yet high-quality development, establishing guardrails for AI development, driving engineering excellence in areas like architecture and resilience, and managing the engineering budget and headcount. This role is distinct in its focus on rethinking engineering operations in the age of AI-generated code, emphasizing sustainable AI-native engineering practices.

Requirements

• Experienced engineering executive with a track record of building strong organisations and delivering real business outcomes through technology.
• Significant experience leading engineering organisations at scale, including leading through managers and directors.
• Strong record of building high-performing teams and coaching engineering leaders through growth and change.
• Comfortable staying close to the work, helping teams make good technical decisions, remove blockers, and delivering meaningful results.
• Deep technical credibility and the judgment to guide architecture, engineering quality, reliability, and platform evolution.
• Experience with AWS, React/NextJS, Java, and Python.
• Experience in modern SaaS, cloud-native, and product-led technology environments.
• A clear understanding of how AI-assisted and agentic development is reshaping engineering, along with a practical view of its benefits, risks, and trade-offs.
• Experience creating strong engineering systems: clear ownership, healthy operating rhythms, delivery discipline, technical standards, and effective cross-functional collaboration.
• A strong understanding of production engineering challenges, including observability, incident management, resilience, security, and compliance.
• The ability to balance speed with durability, innovation with discipline, and autonomy with accountability.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence at every level, from engineers to executives to board-level stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Believes the best engineering organisations combine ambition with discipline.
• Cares deeply about building teams and shipping software.
• Knows how to create clarity in fast-moving environments.
• Is energized by new technology, but grounded in what it takes to run production systems well.
• Can spot the difference between short-term acceleration and long-term capability.
• Leads with high standards, strong trust, and low ego.
• Wants to help define what modern engineering leadership looks like in the AI era.

Responsibilities

• Set the direction for the engineering organisation, aligning structure, priorities, and execution with company strategy.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Security, and Executive leadership to help shape roadmap, investment decisions, and company priorities.
• Build and develop a high-performing leadership team across engineering management and senior technical leadership.
• Create the conditions for teams to move quickly while maintaining high standards for quality, reliability, and security.
• Lead the adoption of modern AI-assisted and agentic development practices in a way that improves engineering effectiveness without creating long-term risk.
• Establish the guardrails, operating practices, and technical standards for using coding agents responsibly in production software development.
• Drive engineering excellence across architecture, developer experience, observability, resilience, operational ownership, and platform maturity.
• Ensure engineering is a trusted strategic partner across the business, known for strong execution, sound judgment, and measurable impact.
• Own engineering budget, headcount planning, and resource allocation to support both near-term delivery and long-term scale.

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead an engineering organisation working on meaningful, high-value problems for global customers.
• Join a company that cares deeply about what it builds and how it builds it.
• Belief in ownership, thoughtful decision-making, and empowering teams to do their best work.
• Chance to shape the future of engineering at Compliance & Risks.
• Help define how AI-native engineering can be done responsibly and well.
• Commitment to building an inclusive workplace where people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can thrive.
• Belief that diverse teams build better products, make better decisions, and create stronger companies.
• Equal opportunities employer, fostering a workplace built on respect, trust, and opportunity for all.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed