VP of Engineering

About Aspire

Aspire is a leading provider of influencer marketing software and services for social commerce at scale. Since 2014, Aspire has helped brands build and manage relationships with millions of influencers, inspiring marketers to think bigger, plan smarter, and deliver outsized value. Brands and creators use Aspire to find and vet each other, activate influencer marketing campaigns of any size, and put the magic of branded content to work at scale. As a recognized leader by Forrester Research, Aspire has paid out over $100M to creators, and is trusted by over 800 top brands from fashion to fitness and everything in between.

We’re growing across the board - and we're looking for a VP of Engineering to join our distributed remote team! With a strong focus on growth and personal development, Aspire is the perfect place to develop your skills in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment.

The Role

The VP of Engineering is responsible for leading, growing and inspiring an expanding global and remote engineering team. In this role, you will be tasked with bringing Aspire's strategic vision and innovative approach to shape how our technology will scale to support hyper-growth while building out operational excellence and instilling a product engineering and dev ops culture. The role will report directly to our CTO, collaborate cross-functionally with senior leaders across the company, and play a major role in guiding the direction of our product roadmaps and strategy. The right candidate has a results-oriented mindset and thrives in a bold, fast-moving, transparent, values-driven leadership team and company while nurturing an expanding team of highly engaged engineers.

What you'll be working on:

• Aligning closely with product, design, customer success, and support leadership to ensure that engineering is working to drive results across the business
• Define the overall strategy and objectives for the Engineering team, focused on creating a best-in-class product, architecture, and development team
• Ingraining Aspire company values and leadership principles into the day-to-day work environment for the engineering team
• Promote a product-centric mindset company-wide and act as a champion for technical best practices
• Develop and codify roadmaps and technical strategies that are routed in established performance metrics
• Collaborate with teams such as Product, Design and Leadership to deploy strategies that provide technical advances, reduce tech debt and make significant improvements to our platform

What we're looking for:

• 10+ years of Software Engineering experience
• 6+ years of management experience
• Proven leadership ability in complex strategic projects with multiple stakeholders
• Proven ability to meet and exceed service standards and KPIs
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives independently and successfully
• Ability to tackle issues with a sense of urgency while maintaining professionalism and accuracy
• Demonstrated success managing a fast-paced team, including the recruitment, onboarding, and development of high performers

Bonus Points

• Management experience at a SaaS company
• Passion for the creator economy or marketing tech
• Prior experience working in a fast-paced startup environment

Benefits and Perks

• Global Perks & Benefits
• $100/month Wellness & Internet
• Personalized growth plans
• $2500 annual education credits
• Unlimited PTO (flexible vacation policy)
• US Only

  * 401k Plan

  * Health, vision, and dental Insurance

Our Commitment to Diversity

Aspire is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. Please apply to this role if you feel you are a good fit, regardless of your race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other perceived limiting factor. We welcome applicants from all walks of life.