Description
We are working alongside our client in the Ag-Tech sector to hire a Vice President of Engineering to lead engineering execution, technical operations, software delivery, quality, and customer-facing technical functions across a rapidly growing agricultural technology business.
There is a clear CTO promotion path available here.
Who we are
We are a dynamic recruitment and executive search agency specialising in the agriculture industry since 2012. We work with several high-profile clients, start-ups, and SMEs globally to help them source and retain top-tier talent.
The Client
Our client is a leading agricultural technology company developing software and digital solutions that enable farmers, agribusinesses, and commercial partners to improve productivity, sustainability, and operational performance. As the business continues to scale internationally, they are investing heavily in strengthening their engineering leadership, modernising their technology platform, and building a world-class software organisation.
Location
Hybrid – Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Ideally 2-3X per week in the office.
Will consider remote + travel for a perfect candidate..
The Role
Responsible for leading the company's engineering organisation, with ownership of software delivery, engineering execution, release management, quality assurance, customer-facing technical operations, security, and IT. Working closely alongside the Chief Technology Officer, this individual will translate long-term technical strategy into reliable execution while building a scalable, high-performing engineering organisation capable of supporting continued company growth.
Responsibilities:
- Lead day-to-day engineering execution across multiple software development teams
- Partner closely with the CTO to execute technical strategy, platform modernisation initiatives, and engineering roadmaps
- Build, develop, and lead high-performing engineering managers and technical teams
- Own engineering delivery, planning, resource management, and operational execution
- Establish predictable delivery processes, engineering metrics, and operational governance
- Own release management across all customer and white-label software platforms
- Lead Quality Assurance strategy, test automation, release readiness, and continuous quality improvement
- Build and lead a world-class Technical Support organisation with clear escalation paths, SLAs, and incident management processes
- Oversee customer-facing technical delivery for existing and future white-label platforms, strategic partnerships, and commercial implementations
- Lead Security and IT operations, ensuring robust internal systems, governance, and technical enablement across the business
- Improve Agile delivery processes, engineering standards, and cross-functional collaboration
- Develop engineering KPIs covering delivery performance, release quality, customer support, incident response, and operational maturity
- Collaborate closely with Product, Customer Success, Commercial, and Executive Leadership to support company objectives
- Build a high-performance engineering culture focused on accountability, quality, customer success, and continuous improvement
Requirements / Qualifications
- 10+ years of engineering leadership experience within SaaS, enterprise software, Ag-Tech, software platforms, or technology-driven businesses
- Proven experience leading engineering organisations through managers within a scaling software company
- Strong track record of improving engineering execution, delivery predictability, and operational performance
- Experience leading software delivery across complex cloud-based applications and customer-facing platforms
- Strong understanding of Agile software development, engineering operations, and organisational scaling
- Experience overseeing release management, software quality, and engineering governance
- Experience building and developing high-performing engineering organisations
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Customer Success, Commercial, and Executive Leadership teams
- Comfortable operating within a fast-paced, scaling technology business
- Hands-on leadership style with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational execution
Not Required, But Ideally Familiar With
- White-label software platforms
- Multi-tenant SaaS environments
- Technical Support leadership
- Software Quality Assurance and automated testing
- Release management and deployment governance
- Security and IT operations
- Cloud infrastructure and modern software engineering practices
- Agricultural technology, digital agriculture, precision agriculture, or enterprise software serving industrial markets
- Engineering organisational transformation and scaling distributed development teams
