VP - Engineering and Innovation
Location
Bangalore | India
Job description
Saviynt is an identity authority platform built to power and protect the world at work. In a world of digital transformation, where organizations are faced with increasing cyber risk but cannot afford defensive measures to slow down progress, Saviynt's Enterprise Identity Cloud gives customers unparalleled visibility, control and intelligence to better defend against threats while empowering users with right-time, right-level access to the digital technologies and tools they need to do their best work.
This opportunity is in the Saviynt Labs organization. We design, build and run the leading Enterprise Identity solutions. Our product teams innovate industry-leading solutions. The engineering teams design, build and run SaaS software built on leading edge technologies. We focus on engineering excellence and we attract the best talent in our industry. Our cloud services are built on AWS, GCP and Azure with a global presence. Our customers love what we do and work with us to build the future customer experience at scale.
Responsibilities - This position operates within the Saviynt LABS, with a specific focus on innovation and ensuring technological excellence in our software products.
- Take the lead in recruiting and motivating our Product Design Labs engineering team.
- Work closely with a co-located or closely located team tasked with developing intricate modifications to the core platform, microservices, and new applications.
- Refine product requirements and use cases into a software roadmap and scrum-level deliverables.
- Collaborate with the architecture group to re-engineer core product features for improved resilience
- Develop scalable solutions that enable self-service and seamless integration for customers and third-party partners.
- Concentrate on stabilization efforts to ensure high resilience in core software modules and clear interfaces for connectors and integrations.
- Construct software solutions with user-centric support as a fundamental aspect.
- Collaborate internally to identify and achieve our net retention targets and Net Promoter Score (NPS).
- Establish a feedback loop and provide insights on prioritization to the Product and Development teams, acting as an extended member of the leadership team.
- Be highly process and data-driven to analyze incoming issue patterns and proactively address peak periods, such as during new release upgrades.
What You Bring - Bachelor's degree or an equivalent experience is must
- Possess 20+ years of software engineering and innovation experience managing multiple releases concurrently.
- Demonstrate at least 8 years of experience as a people manager, with a successful track record in leadership and team scaling.
- Previous experience in creating, nurturing and managing engineering teams.
- Experience in establishing an Innovation LABS for a product development environment.
- Experience working for a product development team in a Software as a Service (SaaS) company.
- Proficient in hands-on design, design review, mentoring engineers, re-engineering/refactoring modules, and architecting Tech Proof of Concepts (POCs).
- Capable of effectively collaborating with individuals at all organizational levels.
- Mastery of Agile methodologies, from Jira to deployed software.
- Experience with SaaS platforms, with a focus on building and operating mindsets.
- Proficient in Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices.
- Skilled in building organizational relationships and fostering open communication.
- Excellent at cross-functional collaboration and adaptable to changing business needs.
- Able to work independently, prioritize tasks, and demonstrate sound judgment.
- Capable of multitasking and performing well under pressure.
- Possess qualities of being smart, analytical, creative, efficient, driven, and tenacious.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Experience in leading globally distributed teams.
- Ability to effectively communicate deep technical concerns to a non-technical audience.
- Capable of articulating the connections between technical capability and business needs.
- Strong self-starter with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Prior experience in Cybersecurity or Identity Governance/ PAM domain is a plus.
Saviynt is an amazing place to work. We are a high-growth, Platform as a Service company focused on Identity Authority to power and protect the world at work. You will experience tremendous growth and learning opportunities through challenging yet rewarding work which directly impacts our customers, all within a welcoming and positive work environment. If you're resilient and enjoy working in a dynamic environment you belong with us!
Saviynt is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome everyone to our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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