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PAR is a leading global provider of software, systems, and service solutions to the restaurant and retail industries.
VP, Software Engineering
Location
Canada
Posted
74 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
VP, Software Engineering
PAR Technology
• Work closely with our CTO and other key stakeholders (General Manager, VP Product, peer engineering leaders, DevSecOps, Legal & Compliance) to build and drive the Punchh Engineering strategy and approach to support and continue scaling our team of 120+ software engineers, architects and quality engineers • Own the Punchh Engineering P&L including working closely with our R&D Operations team and FP&A teams to budget, forecast and reconcile our operating plan. • Drive the recruitment and onboarding efforts necessary to continue scaling the team to meet hiring targets and reduce the time to onboard new employees • Manage the organizational design, career development ladders, merit process and performance management for all team members, as well as aligning with company-wide international practices • Drive a culture of continuous improvements to efficiency and quality • Lead by example, doing what is needed to get the job done, including being hands-on and extending beyond normal responsibilities • Ensure that communication is flowing efficiently and effectively between groups and individuals, and across geographies and time zones, addressing deficiencies and conflicts • Provide open and honest insight into the state of managed teams and team members to peers and upper levels of management • Drive the identification and adoption of appropriate industry best practices, particularly those that address existing deficiencies • Formulate, refine, document, and enforce department standards, policies and procedures • Manage projects as needed to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope, while dynamically adjusting for any changes • Enforce that technical designs are consistently produced and vetted, to ensure that they are appropriate • Acquire and maintain an in-depth understanding of the company’s business, customers, policies, processes, and products, along with the technical aspects of those products, including the architecture and technologies behind them • Maintain a high degree of confidentiality concerning PAR’s and customer’s information.
Job Requirements
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience leading software engineering projects and teams
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years of software engineering experience; hands-on technical skills at a senior level
- Proven ability to effectively manage and lead a multi-location software engineering team
- Proven record of leveraging agile software engineering principles and practices
- Demonstrated track record of successfully hiring, managing, coaching and retaining world-class software engineers
- Ability to influence and achieve alignment across a range of different opinions and interests
- Comfortable giving/receiving critical feedback to/from others, regardless of their position in the company
- Impartially and aggressively address conflicts and tough decisions
- Seek out, embrace, and evangelize positive change
- Able to concurrently execute short-term (tactical) and long-term (strategic) plans
- Capable of communicating effectively in both technical and non-technical conversations
- Shared passion for both the technical and business aspects of software
- Strong analysis skills and the ability to synthesize multiple perspectives
- Superior organizational and time management skills and an affinity for detail.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
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