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Vice President of Engineering (Reporting & Insights)

Xero7 days ago
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada {{REMOTE}}
Senior Level
Full-Time

About the role

  • As the VP/GM,Reporting and Insights, you will lead the evolution of a product used by millions of customers globally. You will be responsible for reimagining our reporting experience, shifting from a traditional engine to a sophisticated, AI-native approach that provides personalised and tailorable capabilities for our users
  • This is a high-visibility leadership position with the mandate to rebuild and modernise a core part of our platform, ensuring it can scale effectively while maintaining absolute data accuracy
  • You will have the unique opportunity to act as a founding leader in Vancouver, building a brand-new engineering and product hub from the ground up. By breaking away from legacy dependencies, you will define how data shows up for our customers, creating a foundation that supports massive transaction volumes and delivers real-time accounting insights
  • Your work will directly influence the success of a platform that small businesses rely on for their financial health
  • You will lead a diverse global collective, while spearheading the growth of two new teams in Vancouver. This role is supported by a dedicated leadership structure in Australia and New Zealand to help manage time zones and ensure seamless collaboration across our regional hubs
  • Together, you will bridge the gap between complex data engineering and customer-centric product design to deliver a world-class reporting stack
  • Architecting an AI-first reporting stack that moves away from operational database reliance to improve global scalability
  • Hiring and establishing two new high-performing engineering and product teams within our Vancouver hub
  • Integrating the efforts of specialised global teams to create a unified and modernised reporting experience
  • Developing technical standards for high-accuracy data systems that manage complex historical accounting data and audit trails- An interest in how data products manifest for the end-user allows you to balance technical excellence with a great customer experience
  • You bring deep expertise in leading large-scale data systems within environments where precision and accuracy are non-negotiable
  • You have a proven track record of hiring and growing high-performing technical teams in a fast-paced environment
  • You possess the strategic mindset needed to navigate the transition from legacy systems to a modern, AI-native architecture
  • Your leadership style empowers others and promotes a culture of technical mastery, autonomy, and continuous learning
  • Your background includes experience building or modernising complex platforms

About Xero

Software Development