VP Technology

Commercial real estate makes up 20% of global carbon emissions and is far behind on the road to decarbonization. The zero-carbon transition to address this crisis is estimated to drive $10 Trillion in global transactions.

 

While the data currently exists, commercial building owners and managers lack the insights to be able to tackle this problem and unlock the Trillions in retrofit spending. Audette brings a holistic approach that models the entire building stock and details decarbonization pathways across entire regions, not just building by building. It presents data at macro scale for economic planning and to building owners themselves who use their records to create custom carbon step-down plans for their portfolios.

 

Audette is poised to provide data and insights to a slow and manual industry. This platform can scale and bring us a zero-carbon future. This is a legacy building role for a VP of Engineering to build the platform and scalability to tackle 20% of our global climate crisis.

 

Position reports to: Christopher Naismith, CEO

 

On behalf of Audette, Active Impact is looking for a VP Engineering who will strike the balance between velocity, scalability, and the cutting-edge of technology. This executive will grow, lead and inspire a talented team while playing a crucial role in shaping and executing the technical vision of the company, driving innovation, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software products that enable execution against the product roadmap.

 

The VP Engineering will be responsible for solving big technical problems and scaling a team, engineering culture, and platform. This person must communicate upward, inward, and outward. The VP Engineering will be responsible for fostering a strong culture and setting cadence for the engineering team with a strong engineering process. This executive will oversee both software development and building sciences and is expected to drive collaboration between the two worlds.

 

This executive will have a demonstrated track record as an effective people manager, tracking progress and supporting growth of direct reports and contractor partners. The VP Engineering will provide strong coaching and mentoring to every team member while bridging the gap between product and engineering. This is a pivotal role to the success of Audette.

 

• Technical Leadership. Provide strategic direction and technical leadership to the software engineering and building sciences teams. Define and promote best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines that foster scalability, maintainability, and robustness of software systems. Create cross functional partnerships, knowledge transfer and best practices between the two functions that allow for more efficient product development and robust solutioning.
• Team Management. Build, develop, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Define a distinct talent bar for both tech and building science, level set excellence on the team and create an org that fosters professional growth.
• Project Management. Oversee the software development lifecycle from conception to deployment. Ensure projects are delivered on time for tech org, within budget, and meet the defined quality standards.
• Collaboration. Work closely with product management to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Collaborate with other leaders to align technical strategies across different teams. Ensure technical vision is in every room.
• Innovation & Technology Trends. Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends and communicate these often. Evaluate and recommend new tools, technologies, and methodologies that can improve development processes and product outcomes.
• Quality Assurance. Champion a culture of quality and continuous improvement. Implement effective testing and quality assurance processes to maintain the high standard of our software products.
• Risk Management. Identify potential risks and challenges in software development projects and take proactive steps to mitigate them. Foster a culture of transparency and open communication to address issues promptly.
• Budget & Resource Allocation. Collaborate with the executive team to define the tech org budget and allocate resources efficiently to meet business objectives.
• Code Review & Compliance. Lead code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, security best practices, and regulatory compliance.
• Daily Management. Lead the technology infrastructure, architecture, design, testing, implementation, and maintenance efforts with a focus on optimizing performance and scalability. Create clear progress reports to share out with leadership team.
• Inspire and Enlist. Work with and inspire a group of incredibly smart, mission-driven individuals. Give them tools, mentorship, and motivation to innovate and make the lives of our customers better.
• Engineering best practices. Establish development metrics and quantitative techniques with transparency, holding people accountable, and looking for problems early.
• Strategize. Develop the technology strategy and be held accountable for maintaining enough resources (time, people, money) to achieve the roadmap.
• Executive leadership. Help lead our growing organization while executing with good judgment. Have the ability to balance and role model fun and creativity with a professional tone.