VP of Engineering

Summary

Join Dispel, a cybersecurity company, as their first VP of Engineering! This full-time, fully remote (U.S. only) position requires leading and scaling engineering teams, setting technical strategy, and aligning engineering efforts with business objectives. You will work closely with the CTO and executive team. The ideal candidate possesses 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years in advanced leadership. Dispel offers a competitive salary, performance bonus, stock options, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• 10+ years of engineering experience where 5+ years of it should be at an advanced leadership level (think CTO, VP or Director level)
• Generalist who is comfortable at many levels of abstraction and is unafraid of responsibility
• Should feel sense of accomplishment from seeing team firing on all cylinders and the members of it growing into more capable engineers
• Must be excellent communicator, both written and verbal
• Should have experience from a high compliance environment, ideally FedRAMP
• Should understand and be able to give examples of different types of leadership and know when to use which one
• A passion for learning and gaining a deep understanding of how engineering does their work
• Dispel requires comprehensive background checks for all employees, and you must be authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale engineering teams
• Build cross-functional alignment with other departments
• Set technical strategy and then execute upon it
• Oversee organizational goals, budgeting and resource allocation
• Drive organizational change and scaling
• Improve efficiency of the engineering team, for example through culture, data, or DX/Tooling improvements
• Lead technical due diligence and strategic planning for new initiatives
• Inform best practices procedures and make sure they are implemented and delegated
• Use data and other methods to provide clear operating picture to CTO

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonus
• Stock options grant
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Flexible work environment with opportunities for remote work