VP, Software Engineering

Open Text Inc.•Addison, TX

About The Position

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation. AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered. At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us. The Vice President of Product Engineering, OpenText Cloud Platform (OCP) is responsible for OpenText’s unified SaaS platform at enterprise scale. This role owns the engineering execution that enables OpenText products to deliver consistent customer experiences, adopt shared cloud capabilities efficiently, and operate with high reliability, security, and cost discipline across multiple clouds. This leader is accountable for translating platform strategy into durable engineering systems, driving adoption across product teams, and ensuring OCP scales as the foundation for OpenText’s cloud and AI future.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in enterprise software and cloud platform engineering
Demonstrated success building and operating large-scale SaaS platforms used by multiple product teams
Deep understanding of Agentic AI development practices, with hands-on experience in leveraging AI systems to accelerate design, development, testing, and operations
Ability to thoughtfully integrate AI-driven development practices into enterprise engineering environments with appropriate guardrails, governance, and quality controls
Deep expertise in cloud-native and distributed systems across modern multi-cloud environments
Strong operational background in DevSecOps, SRE, security, and compliance for enterprise platforms
Proven ability to define platform standards and drive adoption in a federated engineering organization
Experience delivering reliable, secure, and cost-efficient services at enterprise scale
Track record of leading and scaling global engineering organizations
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and align cross-functional stakeholders

Responsibilities

Own the engineering delivery of the OpenText Cloud Platform (OCP) as the shared SaaS foundation across the OpenText portfolio
Build and maintain core platform capabilities that enable consistent customer, administrative, and operational experiences across products
Establish clear platform standards, reference architectures, and shared services that simplify product onboarding and drive broad adoption
Embed security, compliance, reliability, and governance directly into the platform to ensure enterprise-grade operations by default
Lead DevSecOps and SRE practices to deliver high availability, resiliency, observability, and incident response at scale
Enable and operate OCP across multiple cloud environments, ensuring portability, performance, and cost efficiency
Improve delivery speed and operational efficiency through automation, standardization, and engineering discipline
Design and evolve platform interfaces (APIs, events, integrations) that support internal teams, partners, and ecosystem expansion
Partner closely with Architecture, Product Management, Operations, and Business Units to align platform capabilities with business priorities
Build, lead, and retain high-performing global engineering teams with a strong culture of ownership and accountability

Benefits

At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

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