Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. C-Plan.IT is an early stage startup on a mission to enable mid-market organizations to measure and maximize value from IT investments. They are seeking a VP of Engineering and R&D who will lead the development of AI-driven solutions and manage a team of engineers and data scientists to create innovative products that drive digital transformation.
Responsibilities
- Get to know our customer (or know them already) and use that empathy to inform shaping the product’s vision and requirements and building an exceptional product
- Serve as a thought leader and technology strategy driver along with the CEO and Co-Founders to make decisions on the product technology architecture including building block components - with a preference for open source technologies
- Build, build, build - especially in the early days, you will be rolling up your sleeves and writing code, from core platform to fixing bugs
- Help form a top-performing team of talented and responsible software engineers, data scientists and product designers, and provide them the freedom to be creative and innovative
- Lead product engineering including research and development of unique proprietary and patentable intellectual property that yields competitive advantages
- Embody the company’s culture and mission by fostering a culture that is passionate about building awesome products that deliver measurable value and a customer experience that delights
- Evangelize the company’s technology vision, roadmap and capabilities with customers, investors, employees, and other stakeholders
- Stay current on technology advances in the field of AI - especially digital assistants, knowledge engineering, data-driven reasoning, expert systems - and in the field of data management - including column databases and other advanced decision analytics technologies
Skills
- Master or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Operation Research or other equivalent quantitative fields
- Experience in AI with a demonstrated understanding of expert systems, knowledge management, and digital assistants
- Experience managing a team of data scientists and AI researchers and engineers using Agile methodologies and tools
- Previous startup experience with a proven track record of leading teams that drive innovation and deliver products in a fast-paced, high-energy environment
- Excited to work with new technologies and approaches
- Experience working within an SBIR NSF (Small Business Innovation Research - National Science Foundation) Program grant award model
Benefits
- Participate in a Silicon Valley-style equity opportunity within a venture with the potential for significant value creation
- Work with a company built around a remote model before COVID-19 made it a requirement
- Be mentored by a team of research advisors known in the industry as thought leaders
- Give back to your community through a 1-1-1 philanthropic model as pioneered by Marc Benioff’s Salesforce
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