VP of Engineering (AI)

TL;DR

VP of Engineering (AI): Translating the company's technical vision into an executable engineering strategy and roadmap, while leading a high-performing engineering organization through growth and AI adoption. Focus on balancing long-term technical direction with day-to-day execution, ensuring reliable delivery, sound architecture, and disciplined investment as hirify.global continues to scale.

Location: This is a Utah-based hybrid position which will require some regular in-office days each week.

Company

hirify.global is building a people intelligence platform that transforms HR and sets people free to do great work, recognized as a market leader.

What you will do

• Collaborate with strategic cross-functional partners to define and prioritize technical strategy, investments, and tradeoffs.
• Own and communicate the product and technology risk profile to executive leadership and the Board.
• Design and lead a scalable, high-performing engineering organization, evolving operating rhythms and development processes.
• Lead the engineering organization through AI adoption, applying AI and ML to software development and customer value.
• Manage engineering budget, resource planning, and financial performance.
• Attract, hire, develop, and hold accountable strong engineering leaders.

Requirements

• Senior executive experience owning technology strategy, delivery, talent, risk, and financial outcomes for a large engineering organization.
• Proven ability to scale and lead engineering organizations through growth and change.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI and ML in a product development context.
• Strong enterprise-level systems thinking.
• Credibility with executive peers and Boards, including comfort communicating risk, tradeoffs, and investment decisions.
• Financial acumen sufficient to manage significant budgets.
• Employment with hirify.global is contingent on passing both a background and credit check.

Culture & Benefits

• Recognized great company culture.
• Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance.
• Generous leave policies including 4 weeks of vacation, 12 company holidays, parental leave, and volunteer time off.
• 401k plans with up to 6% company match.
• $2000 Paid-Paid Vacation bonus.
• EAP through Headspace.

Hiring process

• AI is used as an assistant to process candidate data, but human recruiters and hiring managers make all final selection and rejection decisions.
• A background check and credit check are required before hiring.