About KEV:
KEV Group is an enterprise SaaS company that provides an all-in-one activity fund management solution for K-12 schools. By seamlessly integrating and automating all fee management processes, our SchoolCash platform provides real-time visibility and control over how districts and schools create, collect, manage, track, and reconcile these funds. Parents benefit from an easy-to-use solution that offers convenience and supports all payment types. More than 26,000 schools across North America rely on our solutions to manage over $4 billion in activity funds annually.
The company is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Cambridge, ON and across the U.S. KEV is a portfolio company of Serent Capital, a leading middle market private equity firm focused on high growth technology businesses.
Why Join KEV?
- Work in an industry that benefits children, parents and schools
- Do meaningful and purpose-driven work, and make a real impact
- Join a quickly growing organization with real opportunity for learning and growth
- Passionate and accessible leadership team that cares about people, personally and professionally
- Hybrid work environment (3 days a week in either our North York or Cambridge office)
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our growing SaaS company as the Vice President of Engineering. As the VP of Engineering, you will play a pivotal role in leading and managing our engineering teams to ensure the successful execution of our product development and engineering initiatives. Your focus will be on driving innovation, optimizing processes, and maintaining high-quality software delivery to meet our customers' needs and drive scalable practices as we continue our rapid growth.
As the Vice President of Engineering, you will have a unique opportunity to drive the engineering team's growth and impact the success of our customers and products. If you are an ambitious and innovative leader with a strong background in engineering and product development, we invite you to join our dynamic team and shape the future of our company.
Responsibilities:
- Engineering Team Leadership: Serve as a visionary and inspirational leader for the engineering department. Mentor managers and guide the team, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Execution Strategy: In partnership with the CTO, collaborate with the executive team to develop and implement engineering strategies aligned with the company's overall goals and vision. Establish and communicate clear objectives and key results (OKRs) to drive the team's execution.
- Product Development Oversight: Oversee the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation to release, ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget while maintaining high quality and adherence to best practices.
- Process Optimization: Continuously assess and improve the engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance productivity, efficiency, and overall engineering excellence.
- Resource Management: Work closely with managers to allocate engineering resources effectively, balancing workloads, identifying skill gaps, and facilitating skill development and training programs.
- Technical Expertise: Provide technical guidance and expertise to the engineering teams, offering support in complex problem-solving, architectural decisions, and technical challenges.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments such as product management and support, to ensure effective communication, alignment, and seamless integration of engineering efforts with other business functions.
- Shape the Technical Roadmap & Manage Tech Debt: Collaborate closely with product and executive teams to influence the engineering roadmap, ensuring a strategic balance between feature development, scalability, and long-term platform stability. Champion proactive tech debt management, aligning engineering investments with business priorities to maintain velocity and innovation.
- Lead Scalable Data Architecture & Engineering: Lead the strategy and oversee the design, build, and management of scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to ensure efficient data collection, storage, and accessibility for analysis. Champion best-in-class data solutions with a focus on reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
- Quality and Performance Engineering: Oversee the implementation of robust testing processes, automation, quality assurance measures, performance load testing and overall best practices to deliver stable and reliable software solutions.
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks and proactively develop mitigation plans to ensure project success and minimize any potential negative impact on the company.
- Innovation and Research: Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to foster a culture of innovation and ensure our products remain competitive and cutting-edge.
Skills and Experience:
- Proven track record of at least 10 years of experience in software engineering and development, with at least 5 years in leadership roles
- Experience building and developing teams of 50+ across multiple offices, acquisitions, and offshore partners
- Experience building and delivering SaaS solutions, with a deep understanding of SaaS product development and deployment processes
- Strong technical background with expertise in software engineering principles, architecture, development methodologies, and languages/frameworks, including C#, React, SQL Server, and Azure
- Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies and project management principles
- Strong leadership and management skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead and inspire high-performing engineering teams
- Strong business acumen and the ability to align technical strategies with business objectives
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and a data-driven approach to decision-making
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively
- A passion for continuous learning, self-improvement, and staying updated with the latest advancements in technology
We Offer:
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Competitive salary
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Comprehensive health and dental benefits
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Professional development opportunities
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Continuing Education
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Great colleagues and collaboration
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required by an individual joining the KEV team in this or any other capacity.
KEV Group is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with Human Resources or the hiring manager.
KEV Group is an equal opportunity employer who agrees not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.
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What We Do
KEV Group provides the most comprehensive activity fund management solution enabling K-12 schools to manage every dollar efficiently, accurately, and consistently. By seamlessly integrating and automating all processes, the SchoolCash platform provides real-time visibility and control over how districts and schools create, collect, manage, track, and reconcile activity funds. Over 17,000 schools across North America rely on SchoolCash to manage $3 billion+ in activity funds annually.
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