Vice President, Engineering

About the role

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 About you Headquartered in Detroit, Rocket Loans was established to create the most simple, rocket fast personal loan process. We assembled a top-notch team of individuals combining new, passionate team members with some of the best veterans from Rocket Mortgage to create the most user-friendly lending platform in the world. We have given it our best to create an experience that is best-of-breed in the personal loan industry and commi

Requirements

• 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
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Additional Information

As the Vice President of Engineering, you'll be a servant leader whose mission is to enable divisions of self-organizing, Agile teams by providing vision, resources and a clear path to accomplish organizational goals. As a Vice President, they develop strategic themes and objectives, then ensure all engineering projects, initiatives and processes are aligned to the strategy and setup to succeed. Granted a wide degree of operational latitude, the Vice President is expected to demonstrate innovation and quality leadership in product, technology and process.

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