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Imagine yourself here!
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Opengov is a mission driven fast-growth, series d, venture backed startup (includes andreessen horowitz, formation 8, and emerson collective)Our board of directors includes iconic silicon valley executives john chambers (former cisco chairman and ceo) and marc andreessen (time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world)._*
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Opengov is the leader in modern cloud erp software for our nation`s cities, counties, and state agenciesWe have surpassed 1,000+ governments (and growing fast!) using our products in our mission to power more effective and accountable government._*
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Opengov is a 2021 top workplaces usa award winner!_*
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About this role: *
Opengov is looking for an experienced executive to lead all of our applications engineering teamsToday this organization consists of the four robust suites that make up our erp cloud: budgeting & planning, financials, procurement, and citizen servicesThese engineering teams are exceptionally talented, globally distributed, mission driven, and rapidly growingThis executive would lead the engineering teams that are responsible for 90% of opengov’s annually recurring revenues (arr).
We are looking for a strategic leader to coach, develop and lead a world-class engineering organization that embodies our mission and our customer first ethosWe value operational excellence, and a focus on our customers’ experience.
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About you: *
The successful candidate will be an experienced technical leader with domain knowledge in building scaled, distributed architecture, and multi-tenant saas erp, fp&a or comparable enterprise productsYou are operationally strong, and have a proven track record of delivery and organizational developmentYou will have experience scaling organizations and engineering in a fast changing, complex environmentFrom a leadership perspective you should be comfortable guiding an organization through change and driving a technical visionHiring and developing high-performing engineering directors, managers, and teams is an area where you possess both experience and a passion.
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What you will be doing: *
Grow, develop, scale and lead a high-performance, globally distributed engineering organization.
Hire and develop senior leaders and managers.
Work with product management, design, and all opengov application teams to drive a roadmap that delivers great customer value and an exceptional customer experience.
Own the overall development plan for our largest suite, as well as oversight and ownership of our largest production service (we are a modern ci/cd organization where our engineering teams “own what they build”)Accordingly, this position enjoys robust and regular executive team interactions.
Provide organizational and technical leadership across broad technical areas including distributed systems, databases, apis, reporting and analytics.
Champion and evangelize the architectural vision while driving technical delivery in an incremental fashion.
Drive engineering and operational rigor, apply best practices and processes.
Drive our engineering culture so every team member deeply cares about team velocity, quality, trust, recruiting, and delighting our customers.
Coach, mentor and develop your staff of engineers and managers of all levels.
Attract and recruit top senior engineering talent to continue building and delivering the high value suites that form the opengov erp cloud.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive business outcomes by working with application development teams, support, professional services, and sales teams.
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Your qualifications: *
12+ years of experience managing high performing engineering teams, rapid growth, and global organizations of 100+ team members.
Strong technical background that includes cloud technologies, distributed systems, web technologies, contemporary data technologies.
Experiences with these areas are relevant to this role - budgeting, erp, supply chain, crm, or verticalized saas workflow oriented suites.
A strong foundation in multi-tenant saas architecture and experience in building and delivering product capabilities to internal and external customers.
A solid understanding of ci/cd, build and quality processes.
You have the ability to formulate and articulate strategy and vision effectively to senior leadership and translate that into an actionable roadmap for your team to execute.
You have excellent communication skills to engage at all levels of the company including technical and non-technical audiences.
You are well versed in building and shipping software that has high quality, performance, scalability, reliability and security.
You have experience designing and shaping your organization for continuous improvement and evolution in a rapidly changing and growing environment.
You have great collaborative interpersonal skills, enjoy and thrive in a diverse environment.
You have great verbal and written communication skills and are a good listener.
You are skilled in long-term planning and ensuring tight execution
You can also work under tight deadlines while being flexible and responsive to changing business and technical conditions.
A history of strong leadership to drive recruiting, growing and retaining engineering organizations at scale with team members who are distributed across the globe.
Undergraduate degree in computer science or closely related field preferred (graduate degree in computer science or related field is a plus).
What makes opengov unique
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» leadership: * ceo zac bookman (mpa from harvard and jd from yale) is truly a mission-driven ceoHe was named one of the 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs by goldman sachs and sf business times` 40 under 40 class of 2018!
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» funding: * $140 million, series d company, from top tier investors including andreessen horowitz, 8vc, and emerson collectiveClick here to read more about our latest round of funding!
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» board of directors: * includes iconic executives john chambers (former cisco chairman and ceo), marc andreessen (time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world), katherine august-dewilde (vice chair of first republic bank), and amy pressman (co-founder, former president, and a current board member of medallia).
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» growth: * double growth with 1,000+ governments (and counting) using our products!
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» culture: *winner of 2021 top workplaces usa award, forbes 2021 best startup employers, 50 best workplaces awardCheck out our careers video!
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» perks: *90% paid medical/dental/vision premium for employees, fully paid life and short/long term disability insurance, unlimited pto, parental leave policy, monthly fitness stipend, anniversary awards, and more!
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» product: * named a tech pioneer by the world economic forum, we are the leader in cloud erp software for our nation`s cities, counties, and state agencies.
» mission driven: we are a technology company helping out our communities, cities, and statesWe`re powering more effective and accountable government.
Come join us and make a positive social impact!
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Opengov is an equal opportunity employerAll applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status._
Job type: full-time
Work location: multiple locations
