Vice President, Engineering

Posted 4 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
170K-197K Annually
7+ Years Experience
Cloud • Productivity • Social Impact • Software • Analytics
We help the people who make social good possible drive more impact for more people, in less time.
The Role
The Vice President of Engineering at Bonterra leads high-performing teams to deliver high-quality software. Responsibilities include driving AI adoption, improving development processes, ensuring timely product delivery, and maintaining strong customer relations. The role demands collaboration with customers and various teams to enhance product quality and performance.
Summary Generated by Built In

Bonterra exists to propel every doer of good to their peak impact. We measure that impact against our vision to increase the giving rate as a percentage of GDP from 2% to 3% by 2033. We know that this goal is lofty, but we are confident that the right technology and expertise will strengthen trust in the sector, allowing the social good industry to accelerate growth and reach peak impact. Bonterra's differentiated, end-to-end solutions collectively support a unique network of over 20,000 customers, including over 16,000 nonprofit organizations and over 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies. Learn more at bonterratech.com.

The VP of Engineering is responsible for leading high-performing engineering teams that deliver high-quality software aligned with Bonterra's overall strategy. This role emphasizes a collaborative approach, where you’ll work closely with diverse teams to drive AI adoption and continual technical and process improvement. Through fostering customer confidence and maintaining strong cross-functional alignment, this role significantly impacts the business by ensuring timely, reliable product delivery that meets customer needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Quality: Deliver high-quality software with clear standards for security, performance, reliability, usability, and simplicity.

  • Perform hands-on work and lead others on design, dev, testing, and deployment activities. Lead the adoption of AI across design, coding and testing activities.

  • Implement continuous integration, delivery, and deployment.

  • Implement code inspection through static analysis and efficient testing protocols (unit, regression, automated, functional, security, performance).

  • Identify and repay critical technical debt that poses a high risk to stability and performance.

  • Ensure a robust RCA process is in place to understand systemic process or technical failures and execute improvement actions.

Timeliness: Ensure timely delivery of projects and products.

  • Continuously improve Dev and QA process, accelerate delivery frequency and velocity. Implement the necessary automation and quality controls to automatically deploy each PR and rely on automated schedules for production deployments.

  • Defects:

    • Frequent triage based on severity, escalation status, and business impact (customer revenue).

    • Ensure resolution within SLA requirements per severity levels and additional external constraints (e.g. FedRAMP requirements)

    • Use JIRA to monitor SLA adherence, automate notifications for pending SLA breaches. Create RCAs for SLA breaches and identify and execute system improvement actions.

  • Work with PM to ensure Roadmap and Execution are aligned and quarterly goals are ambitious and realistic.

  • Ensure sprint goals and commitments are consistently completed and SDDs are ready before the end of the previous initiative.

Customer Management: Build customer confidence in engineering capabilities, product quality, and roadmap. Act as a technical advocate with customers and customer-facing functions.

  • Participate in customer meetings when necessary to ensure customer success or secure revenue.

  • Provide solutions and guidance to resolve client issues and escalations.

  • Ensure timely communication and collaboration with key stakeholders (e.g. Client Success, Sales, Professional Services) regarding: inflow (incoming bugs and their business impact) & outflow (planned releases and their scope (release notes))

Cross-functional Collaboration: Foster an inclusive, collaborative environment, promoting open communication and alignment with diverse internal teams.

  • Participate in Alignment calls and provide written updates based on the R&D Vision & Execution Framework

  • Create a public Product Dashboard with key metrics, release schedule and release notes

  • Resolve internal issues or bottlenecks related to cross-functional collaboration

Inclusive Team Building: Create an inclusive, autonomous, and competent engineering team capable of maintaining, operating, and innovating on Bonterra products.

  • Align the teams with the company strategy and goals.

  • Represent the teams in front of senior/executive management.

  • Lead and mentor engineering managers and team members, creating an environment that fosters high engagement, productivity, and accountability.

  • Develop a structured onboarding plan to ramp up new engineers and cross-train existing engineers.

  • Implement a structured pair-work program, pairing new or less experienced engineers with senior team members.

Performance Improvement: Drive continuous improvements in quality, velocity, and goal delivery.

  • Ensure teams are consistently performing and meeting objectives, and ensure individual metrics are set up accurately tracking individual productivity and quality, and they receive effective coaching.

Requirements:

  • 10 years of progressive experience in engineering with at least 5 years of that in a leadership position

  • A founder's mindset with experience building and launching new products

  • Saas and AWS or Azure experience required

  • Experience building and scaling high performing teams with a customer-centric approach to problem solving

What You Can Expect:

You’ll join a diverse, inclusive team of industry experts that celebrate each individual’s unique background and expertise, helping to power social impact through shared values and a collective vision. You will not only be rewarded for your personal achievements but will also be part of an organization fully committed to supporting the doers of social good. Together, we’re creating an environment that powers social impact, celebrates growth and innovation, and has fun along the way.

Compensation

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. 

 

Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and in addition to benefits this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses/incentives, and equity. 

 

US Base Salary Range: $170,000 - $197,000 w/a 20% annual bonus

Please note that the compensation range and benefits specified in this job posting is applicable to candidates based in the United States. For international applicants, actual salary offers and benefit plans may vary based on the local market compensation standards and will be determined in accordance with regional considerations, including but not limited to applicable laws, cost of living, and industry norms.  

We will be accepting applications for this role until 11/30/2024

Our Culture:  At Bonterra, we’re innovating with a higher purpose: to increase giving to 3% of US GDP by 2033, creating $573 billion more in global impact every year. To achieve our vision, we cultivate an inclusive environment where diversity is embraced and every team member feels empowered to contribute. Innovation, curiosity, and a commitment to equity guide our work. We foster a culture of belonging, ensuring that every individual is valued, respected, and given the tools to succeed. Together, we are dedicated to making a positive impact in the world.

Our comprehensive and competitive benefits include:

  • Generous Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy

  • Up to 15 paid company holidays including some commemorating social justice events and self-care

  • Paid volunteer time

  • Resources for savings and investments

  • Paid parental leave

  • Paid sick leave

  • Health, vision, dental, and life insurance with additional access to health and wellness programs.

  • Opportunities to learn, develop, network, and connect

Please note the benefits specified on this page are applicable to full-time employees based in the United States. For international employees, actual benefits may vary based on local standards and regulations and will be determined in accordance with regional considerations, including but not limited to applicable laws and industry norms.

We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, diversity of thought and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Top Skills

AI

What the Team is Saying

The Company
Austin, TX
1,200 Employees
Remote Workplace
Year Founded: 2022

What We Do

Bonterra is the second-largest and fastest-growing social good software company in the world. Formed through the combination of CyberGrants, EveryAction, Network for Good, Social Solutions, WeSpire, and their respective entities, Bonterra enables unprecedented connectivity between social good organizations and their community of supporters and constituents. This will reshape philanthropic giving, empower digital transformation, and bring the social good sector the technology it needs to accelerate lasting social change.

Our purpose is to power those who power social impact. To that end, we serve the people who make social good possible—the doers behind the scenes across nonprofits, public agencies, corporations, philanthropic organizations, and foundations. Our case management, corporate social good and philanthropy, and nonprofit fundraising and engagement technology solutions make the work behind social good easier, more efficient, and more effective. Our innovative, passionate team of industry experts and advocates elevate the people that make social good possible—we call this championing the doers—and raise the bar for how social change happens. And our partnerships with our customers unlock potential to help them thrive.

We seek diversity and embrace the power of our differences, and we never stop looking for ways to widen our circle of inclusion. Bonterra is currently accelerating the hiring process to bring in new mission-driven talent with openings for remote work and positions based in Andover MA; Austin TX; Washington, DC; Pittsburgh PA; Ontario, Canada; and various locations in Australia.

Our Values:
ELEVATE DOERS OF GOOD
Fuel growth. Power with partnership. Do the best work of our lives.

INNOVATE COURAGEOUSLY
Be curious. Deeply understand our clients. Have each other's backs.

CULTIVATE INCLUSIVITY
Open doors. Create space. Center diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

APPRECIATE THE JOURNEY
Celebrate progress. Bring everyone along. Enjoy the ride.

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