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VP of Engineering
Overview
About the Role
Brightview Education is hiring a VP of Engineering whose mandate covers owning technical strategy, platform architecture and engineering execution across its education business. Based in Phoenix, AZ on a hybrid basis, the role reports to the senior vice president or the relevant c-suite executive and carries a remit of Functional leadership across several teams and regions. Brightview Education is an education organisation serving learners across campus and online programmes. The appointed leader inherits 60–220 people and will be measured on the strategic priorities set out below rather than activity.
The leadership mandate
Leadership Responsibilities
- Lead engineering directors and managers across platform and product teams
- Set the technical standards, review culture and delivery cadence
- Own hiring, levelling and retention for the engineering organisation
First 12 months
Strategic Priorities
Day to day
Key Responsibilities
- Own delivery predictability, reliability and engineering quality
- Balance investment between new capability, platform health and security
- Partner with product on scope, sequencing and measurable outcomes
- Manage the engineering budget, vendor mix and build-versus-buy decisions
- Define the multi-year technical strategy and architecture roadmap
Leadership profile
Qualifications
- Depth in modern cloud architecture, reliability and security practice
- Track record hiring and retaining senior engineering talent
- Engineering leadership experience running multi-team organisations
- 12+ years, including 4+ leading managers of progressive leadership experience
- Experience operating in the education sector or an adjacent regulated market
Track record
Leadership Experience
- Proven leadership of 60–220 people, directly and through other leaders
- Accountability for a budget or P&L consistent with Functional leadership across several teams and regions
- Experience presenting to executive committees, boards or investment committees
How success is measured
Key Performance Expectations
Nice to have
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with platform modernisation or cloud migration at scale
- Exposure to regulated or high-availability environments
What's offered
Benefits
Company Overview
Brightview Education is an education organisation serving learners across campus and online programmes. This is demo content: the organisation, its results and its openings are illustrative examples used to demonstrate the HireAxis executive marketplace. The Brightview Education leadership team is structured around a small executive committee with clear P&L ownership, supported by functional heads across strategy, operations, finance, technology and people.
Additional Information
- Department: Engineering
- Applications close January 20, 1970.
- DEMO CONTENT — this record was created for the HireAxis platform preview and is not a verified client mandate.
- Hiring process: recruiter conversation, hiring-manager interview, executive panel and final board or CEO meeting.
- Background, reference and, where relevant, regulatory checks are completed before any offer.
How to apply
Application Instructions
Apply with an executive CV and a brief summary of results you have delivered in a comparable seat. Our team responds to shortlisted applicants within five business days.
Why This Opportunity
The role has genuine mandate: the executive team has already funded the plan and is looking for the leader to run it. Leadership is deliberately lean: executives are expected to operate close to the work, publish clear priorities each quarter and hold their teams to measurable outcomes.
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