Director of Engineering — The Rocks, Sydney

Expired

This is a Director of Engineering role with one of the leading companies in AU right now SafetyCulture with an amazing team. They are continuing to grow rapidly. This is the chance to join right as the takes off. More About the Role at SafetyCulture SafetyCulture is looking for a seasoned engineering leader who is passionate about building high performance engineering teams to join SafetyCulture as a Director of Engineering. We’re looking for a strategic thinker who drives technical excellence and fosters innovation, who’ll lead our engineering team to deliver high-quality products that support the company’s vision and mission. Reporting directly to our Chief Information Officer, you will: - Provide direct leadership to engineering managers, and some engineers; - Partner with our People team to attract and engage top talent; - Foster a collaborative, ambitious, and outcome-driven culture; - Provide continuous feedback, address underperformance, and recognize the individual strengths and contributions of your team members; - Be responsible for high quality and high velocity execution of the engineering org; - Identify, evaluate, and optimize processes to maximize efficiency; - Unblock and push the team to hit deadlines; - Anticipate strategic and scaling-related challenges and collaborate with the team to find the best scalable solution; - Collaborate successfully with cross functional partners including product, support and GTM - Assist the GTM org in landing and serving our biggest customers; - Partner with Product org on delivering solutions to our customers that keep SafetyCulture competitive. We're looking for someone who: - Is a proven leader, who has successfully taken high-performance engineering teams through the scaling period; - Has a strong record of hiring and developing great, diverse talent; - Has 10 years of engineering leadership experience, including experience overseeing an engineering org of 20; - Is comfortable operating in an environment where you need to motivate teams by working both with managers and directly with engineers;Has successfully managed hybrid and remote teams working;Has 5 years experience overseeing development of AI/ML products; - Has experience delivering and maintaining B2B web apps, with some consumer-facing product experience preferred; - Has a strong sense of urgency to deliver results and inspire the team to achieve beyond what they think is possible; - Has a strong sense of ownership and accountability; - Is enthusiastic about diving into the code and getting your hands dirty when needed; - Has strong technical mastery in software engineering but remains curious and committed to learning and improving their craft. What Do I Get Access To When Working at SafetyCulture? - Hybrid working; we encourage you to create the best work blend while working from your home and the local SafetyCulture office. - Access to professional and personal training and development opportunities. - Participation in hackathons, workshops, and lunch & learn sessions. - Community involvement, open source work, attending talks and events, and experimenting with new technologies. If you don’t think you're a perfect fit, you should still sign up to Hatch and create a profile, we'll match you to other roles that suit your profile. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. We model this in our hiring process for our partners like SafetyCulture. ✅ Applying here is the first step in the hiring process for this role at SafetyCulture. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural identity, disability, age, or any other non-merit factors. To put it simply, Hatch is for everyone.