The opportunity:

Rarely do you see a blend of edgy tech, a team bound by purpose to help people in an industry growing with the advent of automation. This team focuses on harnessing connectivity, integration and harvesting data for automation and integration for IoT.  Think of all of the millions of consumer devices that could be used to create optimal Cx.  This is the market with clients that include the largest brands in the world using their products across the globe in the vast majority of countries.  The role of VP Engineering is a powerful one for this product development business. The opportunity for an effective, contemporary product development leader to bring new leadership to a business that has already brought to market a product portfolio currently worth more than $100M in revenue. Strong strategic thinking is required to bolster the delivery to market of a new IoT systems, from device to Cloud, delivery processes and look for opportunities to marry market demands with tech advancements. This role will be able to understand the commercial and technology whilst building an effective team, catering to the changing needs of the product suite. Working with the founders, engineering and design, you'll have the chance to grow your career like no other time and be part of one of New Zealand's fastest growing technology stars that isn’t making accounting or payment software.

Company profile:

International growth. A star-power list of international consumer brand giants clamoring for partnerships and advocating their services. A growing number of businesses switch on to the power of this tech as the demand for data and integrated CX is demanded.  This homegrown product vendor is the newest business pushing the envelope in the application of new IoT solutions.  The product suite includes a number of components: devices, apps, web platforms and Data advancements. This product portfolio offers opportunities for wide complex challenges around data, integration and performance and brand new thinking for new product prototypes. 

Executive Engineering Leadership:

The journey of growth and change this business has been on has been radical. And it's not slowing down. A leadership role has emerged to lead and manage the cross-functional engineering teams and their output within the business.

The role breaks down into four core components:

Technology roadmap: vision creation and leadership; executive commercial skills combining to own this at the most senior level

People leadership: growth and management of your new team

Delivery leadership: build a culture of delivery, bake in predictable milestones/achievable goals for a multi-skilled team of engineers and experts in their field 

Exec leadership: Go to woah, internal teams/stakeholders, partners and suppliers

The fit:

To be able to fulfill this role you will be driven by the opportunity to own the accountability of new product portfolio to market.  Think roadmap for a scaling business. You’ll celebrate the opportunity to win the hearts and minds of your team and grow them, igniting a sense of purpose for the company’s vision. Emerging from a technical business or background in a technology vendor, you will have rolled out successful, scalable delivery within the IoT or similar product development domain. 

You’ll be confident building and executing against a roadmap and vision, contributing to strategy. Reporting directly to the CEO you'll marry hardware, software, delivery and commercial leadership in the fast-paced world of contemporary IoT product development.

For more information please contact Julian to discuss this opportunity on julian@potentia.co.nz or apply now.