Vaughan Executive Partners, LLC · 7 hours ago
Vice President of Software Engineering
Texas, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
3+ years expVaughan Executive Partners, LLC is seeking a Vice President of Software Engineering to lead their enterprise software engineering organization across multiple platforms. This role involves full accountability for software strategy, delivery, governance, and modernization, while aligning engineering execution with enterprise priorities and driving innovation and quality across a complex environment.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Kristina Sawdy
Responsibilities
Executive ownership of multiple major enterprise software platforms, including across Asia and Europe
Leadership of a global software engineering organization of 150+ member team, including both Senior Directors and Directors
Solid-line reporting into senior executive leadership with regular CEO engagement and alignment on enterprise software governance and strategy
Define and execute a multi-year software engineering strategy aligned with business growth, customer experience, and operational efficiency
Establish enterprise-wide architectural vision, standards, and best practices to ensure scalability, security, and long-term value
Provide architectural leadership for cloud-native, distributed, and enterprise-scale systems
Evaluate and leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to drive competitive advantage
Lead enterprise-wide software engineering governance across all platforms, creating common processes, standard and operating models
Oversee planning, design, execution, and delivery of multiple enterprise software initiatives
Implement best practices across Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, testing, and release management
Ensure high standards of quality, security, compliance, and audit readiness
Define, manage and drive engineering KPIs tied to delivery velocity, quality, reliability, and user experience
Partner closely with product, hardware engineering, operations, sales, marketing, and customer-facing teams
Translate complex technical decisions into clear business outcomes for executive stakeholders
Ensure alignment between engineering execution, product roadmaps, and go-to-market priorities
Lead, scale, and develop senior engineering leaders and their organizations
Scale and evolve a high-performing, globally distributed engineering organization
Drive modernization initiatives, including migration from legacy systems to service-oriented and event-driven architectures
Establish global engineering operating models to maximize efficiency and delivery effectiveness
Foster a high-performance engineering culture grounded in accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
Own engineering budgets, investment prioritization, and capacity planning
Balance innovation with operational stability while managing delivery and technical risk
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
Senior engineering leader (VP, Global Head of Engineering, or equivalent) with experience in enterprise software or platform organizations
3+ years of proven success leading and scaling large, enterprise-level global engineering teams (150+ employees)
Proven experience engaging directly with customers, including c-suite and executive-level, to inform product strategy, delivery, and strategy
Experience operating in complex, multi-platform, multi-region and multi-country environments
Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP), distributed systems, modern SDLC practices and modern SaaS-specific development frameworks
Track record in scaling engineering processes using Agile and DevOps methodologies in high-growth environments
Strong executive presence and ability to influence at the highest levels
Up to 20% travel
Company
Vaughan Executive Partners, LLC
At Vaughan Executive Partners, we specialize in executive search and strategic talent solutions designed to elevate organizations and empower individuals.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase