About this role
Vice President (VP), Software Engineering
At ActiveEdge Technologies, we are in full grasp of value creation. We strive to not just improve upon your productivity, but ensure the impact of our solutions and services generate quantifiable improvements that drive your business values.
We are recruiting to fill the position beloww:
Job Title: Vice President (VP), Software Engineering
Location: Lekki, Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
Job Category: Development Management
Reporting Line: Direct Supervisors – CEO
Overview of the Role
- The VP Software Engineering is accountable for the development and delivery of viable software products and integration services for the company based on the approved technology vision and product roadmap; in collaboration with the Innovation Lead, Project Manager, Product Manager and other stakeholders, while meeting the expectations of the target market, customers and business stakeholders.
- The position of VP Software Engineering entails planning, directing, and coordinating all activities associated with creating, acquiring and implementing software solutions across multiple customer segments or target markets.
- As the VP Software Engineering, you will research, review, and analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of existing software development technologies, frameworks and tools; to develop a blueprint for enhancing them based on emerging trends and best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning:
- Provide strategic vision, plan and roadmap for all software development and integration activities.
- Participate in the strategic decisions about technology, definition, and implementation of software solutions.
Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration:
- Collaborate with product innovation stakeholders in conceptualizing, scoping, estimating and prioritizing the development of new software programs and application services.
- Collaborate with project sponsor, project manager and other stakeholders to determine project scope and vision.
- Work effectively with the innovation lead, product manager/owner, business analyst, project manager and other stakeholders to ensure project delivery against agreed priorities, within timeline and budget.
Technology Leadership & Innovation:
- Research the external environment, and where appropriate identify and recommend technologies, tools and external partners for the delivery of best in class and viable products.
- Establish standards for software development and integration with respect to best practices.
- Understand the use cases (and/or user stories) in order to oversee the design of the architecture for the products to be built.
- Develop and continuously review system architecture while applying best practices that are consistent with and supportive of our product strategy and roadmap.
- Ensure solution and service delivery are consistent with agile processes across t