[Remote] Vice President, Engineering (Servicing Platform)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Rocket Limited Partnership is a Detroit-based company that provides simple, fast, and trusted digital solutions for complex transactions. They are seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead their Servicing Platform organization, focusing on driving modern, scalable solutions and shaping the technical direction of their core servicing business.

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

Skills

• 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
• 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

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Incentives
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401K retirement plan
• Paid-time off

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