Vice President of Software Engineering

Fimador is partnering with an established global enterprise software organisation to appoint a Vice President of Software Engineering, taking ownership of the technology vision, engineering strategy and continued evolution of a substantial international software portfolio. What You'll Be Doing: Technology Strategy & Transformation

• Define and execute the long-term technology strategy across a portfolio of enterprise software products.
• Lead large-scale platform modernisation initiatives, transitioning legacy architectures towards scalable, cloud-native SaaS solutions.
• Shape architectural direction, championing API-first development, modern engineering practices and emerging technologies.
• Drive technology investment decisions, balancing innovation with commercial objectives and long-term scalability.
• Establish engineering roadmaps that improve delivery efficiency while supporting business growth. Global Engineering Leadership
• Provide executive leadership to a global engineering organisation of 300+ professionals across multiple international locations.
• Build high-performing engineering teams, developing technical leadership capability and fostering a culture of innovation.
• Lead organisational transformation, introducing effective engineering operating models and delivery frameworks.
• Oversee engineering budgets, resource planning and strategic technology partnerships.
• Work closely with senior executives across Product, Commercial and Customer Success to align technology delivery with business priorities. Engineering Excellence & Innovation
• Drive the development and delivery of enterprise-grade software platforms supporting complex global customers.
• Champion cloud-native architecture, microservices and modern application development.
• Advance engineering productivity through automation, DevSecOps and continuous delivery practices.
• Explore opportunities for Generative AI, intelligent automation and agentic AI within product development and engineering operations.
• Establish measurable engineering performance standards, improving product quality and accelerating time to market. Essential Experience:
• 10+ years' experience within enterprise software engineering, including significant responsibility for delivering commercial software products and legacy products.
• 10+ years' experience leading engineering organisations, ideally across multiple international locations.
• Proven experience overseeing large-scale engineering transformations and complex, multi-product technology environments.
• Strong technical understanding of cloud-native SaaS platforms, modern software architecture and API-first engineering.
• Experience working with AWS, Azure or GCP and delivering scalable, multi-tenant software products. Ideally Interesting Experience:
• Previous leadership within enterprise SaaS, B2B software or complex regulated technology environments.
• Experience integrating acquired technologies, products or engineering organisations.
• Leading AI and Generative AI adoption within enterprise engineering environments.
• Knowledge of agentic AI architecture, AI governance and responsible development practices. Interested in learning more? Fimador is managing this search and welcomes confidential conversations with experienced VPs of Engineering, SVPs of Engineering, Heads of Technology and senior software engineering executives who have delivered technology transformation within complex enterprise environments. Please apply directly or contact Fimador for a confidential discussion.