VP, Software Engineering (NwPS)
Job description
<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>Join Vonage and help us innovate cloud communications for businesses worldwide!</strong></h2></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">VP, Engineering - Network Powered Solutions (</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">NwPS</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">)</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":360,"335559739":80}"> </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Why this role matters</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span></strong></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"276295ed-5df2-5456-988c-5fdbab071054|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Aptos",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Aptos",469777844,"Aptos",201341986,"1",469769226,"Aptos,Arial",268442635,"24",335559739,"180",335559738,"180",469775450,"First Paragraph",201340122,"2",134234082,"true",134233614,"true",469778129,"FirstParagraph",335572020,"1",469775498,"Body Text",469778324,"Body Text"]}">This is the engineering l</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">eadership role that shapes what Network Powered Solutions becomes - not just what it delivers. As the engineering function </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">grows</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph"> the person in this seat will define the architecture, build the platform, and drive the innovation strategy that turns network data into intelligent, production-ready capabilities. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":180,"335559739":180}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">Working closely with Product, Commercial, and the GM, this leader will translate thought leadership into real engineering outcomes - </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">including how</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">NwPS</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph"> s</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">olutions for agentic AI, digital identity, and emerging network API categories become a reality. This is not a delivery management role. It is a strategic engineering leadership position with full accountability for engineering vision, execution, and growth.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":180,"335559739":180}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Your key responsibilities</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span></strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">Engineering vision & strategic leadership</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":180,"335559739":180}"> </span></span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559682":9,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Define the engineering vision and long-term technical roadmap for NwPS, aligning investment and priorities with product strategy and commercial OKRs - shaping direction, not just delivering against it</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559682":9,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Represent engineering on the SA NwPS leadership team alongside Product, Solution Sales, and Strategic BD - bringing a technical perspective to portfolio priorities and growth decisions</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559682":9,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Partner with the CTO, Architecture, and SA CPaaS Engineering to shape shared platform standards and practices<span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">Architecture & technical strategy</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":180,"335559739":180}"> </span></span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559682":10,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Define the architectural direction for NwPS engineering, with end-to-end accountability and direct leadership of the Architecture function</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559682":10,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Establish architectural standards, technical design governance, and domain architecture that support the evolution and scale of all NwPS products</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559682":10,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Lead technical decision-making on platform design, CSP integration patterns, and engineering standards - balancing long-term platform needs with product delivery priorities<span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">Data, AI & platform innovation</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":180,"335559739":180}"> </span></span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559682":11,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Shape and execute the agentic AI and data platform engineering strategy - turning the NwPS data estate into intelligent, context-aware product capabilities</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559682":11,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Set the technical direction for AI-based analytic and insight platforms, guiding the evolution from raw network data to production-ready intelligent services</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559682":11,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Partner with Product to identify and validate new product opportunities - using proof-of-concepts to test ideas and guide investment, then progressing promising capabilities to full production readiness<span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">Platform delivery & operational excellence</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":180,"335559739":180}"> </span></span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="0" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"eafb41c0-47a4-52dc-ac6b-3b5a7536b560|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Aptos",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Aptos",469777844,"Aptos",201341986,"1",469769226,"Aptos,Arial",268442635,"24",335559739,"36",335559738,"36",469775450,"Compact",201340122,"2",134234082,"true",134233614,"true",469778129,"Compact",335572020,"1",469778324,"Body Text"]}">Translate engineering strategy into end-to-end delivery across all </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">NwPS</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact"> products</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact"> - aligning execution with strategic priorities and setting the bar for quality, cycle time, and operational excellence</span></span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="0" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Own QA/SDET capability and SRE practices to ensure platform reliability at scale</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="0" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Support DevRel engineering in service of the </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">NwPS</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact"> developer ecosystem</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":36,"335559739":36}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">What </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">you’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> bring</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span></strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">Required:</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":180,"335559739":180}"> </span></span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Proven experience leading engineering </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">organisations</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact"> in SaaS, data platform, or AI/ML product businesses at scale - VP or Senior Director level</span></span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Hands-on experience with cloud-native engineering and AWS in a product environment</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Track record</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact"> building or leading agentic AI or AI-based analytics platforms, with a strong understanding of data-driven product architecture</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Demonstrated ability to scale and lead distributed, multi-squad engineering teams - experience growing teams significantly and managing through structural change</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Ability to </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">operate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact"> as both a strategic thought leader and a credible technical authority - someone who sets vision and can engage meaningfully with architects and engineers</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Startup or scale-up experience: comfortable with ambiguity, willing to take calculated risks, and able to move fast with a can-do mindset</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Strong collaborative instincts - able to partner effectively with Product, Commercial, and executive stakeholders across EMEA and APAC time zones</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":36,"335559739":36}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="First Paragraph">Experience we consider a plus:</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":180,"335559739":180}"> </span></span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Familiarity with telco/network API standards (CAMARA, GSMA) or CSP integration patterns</span></span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Experience with developer-facing API products or platforms</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Background in identity, authentication, or network-based security products</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":0,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Compact">Exposure to FinTech, Healthcare, or Transportation verticals as end-customer segments</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":36,"335559739":36}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">How </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">you’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> benefit:</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":false,"134245529":false,"335559738":360,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li>Private Medical Insurance</li>
<li>Group Pension Plan</li>
<li>Life Insurance and Group Personal Accident</li>
<li>Ericsson Care Line (EAP)</li>
<li>Discretionary Time Off (DTO)</li>
<li>Volunteer Time (VTO)</li>
</ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>There’s no perfect candidate.</strong> You don't need all the preferred qualifications to make a valuable impact on our team. Our employees and customers come from diverse backgrounds, so if you're passionate about what you could achieve at Vonage, we'd love to hear from you.</p>
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<p><strong>Who we are:</strong></p>
<p>Vonage is a global cloud communications leader. And your talent will further help brands - such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat - accelerate their digital transformation through our fully programmable-based unified communications, contact center solutions, and communications APIs. Ready to innovate? Then join us today.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Note: The purpose of this profile is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Assignments may differ for individuals within the same role based on business conditions, departmental need or geographic location. </span></p></div>