Vice President, Engineering

About BlueLabs
BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology for a variety of industry clients: including government, business, and political campaigns. We help our clients optimize their engagements with individual customers, supporters, and stakeholders to achieve their goals. Simply put: we help our partners do the most good by getting the most from their data.
Today, our team of data analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists come together from diverse backgrounds to share a passion for using data to solve the world's greatest social and analytical challenges. We've served more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, political campaigns, and businesses. Along the way, we've developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach-- serving a diverse set of industries, including the automotive, travel, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, healthcare, media, telecom, and more.
About the role:
The Vice President, Engineering is a strategic contributor and system administrator of BlueLabs' data and engineering environments. They will work to ensure all data, applications, and resources are available and accessible; and leverage them for client success. Working collaboratively with engineering and data team members, they will also strategize, develop, and implement efficient and secure structures which support our client work. This position reports to the CEO.
In this position you will:
As the VP, Engineering, you will build and lead a division which develops and supports the engineering and technology that powers all of our programs across BlueLabs. In this tactical and strategic position, you will:

• Manage and directly support engineering efforts at BlueLabs across our many disciplines and business areas
• Support strong engineering, management, and mentoring cultures for engineering efforts throughout the company
• Work across departments to implement processes that ensure effective communication, prioritization, and coordination between engineering and other parts of the company
• Support and advise engineers to make strong technical decisions, through coaching and sometimes lending your expertise
• Roll up your sleeves and make technical contributions that move the ball forward

What we are seeking:

• Commitment to addressing current operational issues and challenges with existing technical infrastructure, while simultaneously planning and building for the future
• A love for tackling big projects head-on, and learning new things. You stay on top of the latest developments in some of our key technology spaces-- such as devops and data engineering
• Strong people management and leadership skills
• A proactive, clear, and effective communication ability, both digitally and verbally; and with both technical and non-technical collaborators
• Experience with data engineering / engineering in a data science context (some examples of technologies we use: AWS Redshift, Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, and Tableau)
• Strong familiarity with production deployments in a cloud environment, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Strong project management experience; ability to keep many different projects and timelines moving forward at once with an eye toward future sustainability: a passion for documentation and collaboration
• Comfort working in a client-oriented consulting environment - sometimes things move fast or unpredictably
• Strong problem solving experience coupled with a proactive outlook
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage relationships with a diverse set of colleagues
• Demonstrated interest in using technology to advance social good in areas like health, education or public sector

What recruitment looks like:
We expect to hire this position by October 2022. To get there, we anticipate the successful candidate will have three interviews with our team. During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position. This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied. We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready.
What We Offer:
BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• Pre-tax transportation options for commuting to our office in Washington, DC
• Lunches and snacks
• And more!

While we have an office in Washington, DC, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S.
At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations. BlueLabs participates in E-verify. EEO is the Law (Link to external DOL site)