VP Engineering

About BeatStars

Since 2008 BeatStars has been the pioneering and go-to online music marketplace to connect millions of recording artists and music producers worldwide. BeatStars is also the leading A&R discovery tool for all the major and independent labels. Most recently, BeatStars partnered with Sony Publishing to launch its publishing arm on the platform.

Now, with over 3 million monthly active users, we've paid over $200M to our creator community. We continue to support independent musicians with the tools, community, opportunities, and education they need to earn a living doing what they love.

What You’ll Be Doing

Having grown substantially in the last two years with no sign of slowing down, we are looking for an experienced VP, Engineering with proven ability, who is able to navigate the business on its exciting journey and successfully manage growth, as well as the challenges this presents. Our ideal candidate will know how to take BeatStars from “good” to “great” and be just as comfortable in a player-coach role leading from the 50,000 feet above as they are getting into the weeds.  As a VP, Engineering for BeatStars, you will be responsible for the technical and operational strategy of the Engineering team and driving sustainable growth. Reporting to the CEO, you will be a part of the executive team and have the ability to understand and make executive decisions on how we operate across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Develop technical aspects of the company’s strategy to ensure alignment with its business goals
• Have an understanding of the B2C SaaS/marketplace environment, including global payment solutions and the complexities to manage to have a safe and secure infrastructure internally and externally
• Discover and implement new technologies that yield competitive advantage
• Help departments use technology profitably
• Build quality assurance and data protection processes
• Monitor KPIs and IT budgets to assess technological performance
• Use stakeholders’ feedback to inform necessary improvements and adjustments to technology
• Creating timelines for the development and deployment of all technological services
• Ensuring all technology practices adhere to regulatory standards
• Develop holistic strategy to keep our environment safe and secure both internally and externally 
• Collaboratively work with Product Management to define the product roadmap and establish an implementation plan.
• Translating strategy into actionable goals for performance and growth helps to implement team goal setting, performance management, and annual operating planning.
• Leading and managing the tech management team – recruiting, objective setting, coaching, motivating, and performance monitoring. Creating and cultivating a customer-centric culture within the team and organization.
• Reporting & Metrics Management - evaluating performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics.
• Analyzing internal operations and identifying areas for Continuous Improvement.
• Partnering with the Head of People on domestic and international expansion to budget for enough investment capital to achieve growth targets.

What You’ll Need

• Proven experience as VP, Engineering or similar role; 5+ years experience in a senior role in an early stage SaaS/startup environment.
• Sound understanding of building best-in-class technology function; including IT and InfoSec/Compliance
• A strong product sense and can build engaging tech for customers
• Ability to conduct technological analyses and research
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to share/collaborate with peers
• Significant experience in software architecture and personally building digital products from early-stage through to scaling and maturity, including platform & mobile app experience
• You’ve managed, mentored, and inspired a small team of engineers providing architectural guidance, code reviews, etc.
• Deep knowledge of full-stack modern development practices (ex: DevOps, APIs)
• Good knowledge of data analysis and KPIs
• Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development.
• Sound judgment and aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving.
• Leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity.
• Highly evolved Emotional Intelligence and vested in continuous leadership development.
• Understanding of advanced business planning and regulatory issues.
• A solid grasp of data analysis and performance metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels.
• Excellent mentoring, coaching, leadership, and people management skills.
• Strategic thinking - the ability to understand the business implications of decisions; display an orientation towards growth and demonstrate knowledge of the market and competition.
• Bonus points for:
• music/publishing/marketplace industry experience

This role might be for you if:

• You are a team player. You understand that flying solo is a limiting and isolating choice and know that making your team look good works far better than creating a one-man show.
• You are an expert communication router - being at the center of the information triangle among the market, team, and company, you know how to find the best method and style to communicate thoughts, ideas, and feedback.
• You lead by influence, core values, and example, through motivating, guiding, and keeping your functional leads focused on the vision and goals.
• You relate well to people and easily establish good relationships.
• You respond quickly and appropriately to the needs of others.
• You have a knack for explaining complicated things simply.
• You’re level-headed and cool under pressure. When things change, you know how to roll with the punches.
• You can tolerate ambiguity.
• You enjoy managing the big picture, as well as the small details.
• You are an out-the-box thinker when it comes to finding solutions for problems.
• You will blow us away with your work ethic, your passion, your integrity, your attitude, and your energy!

Benefits

We're a global and growing team working together closely and operating with complete autonomy and freedom in a remote-first environment. This means you will have a direct impact on any project that you work on and your success will be felt across the company and by your clients. Some other perks include:

• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision for employees and 50% for dependents
• 14 PTO days and 5 sick days
• Accommodating in a remote-first work environment
• 12 weeks of parental leave paid at 100%
• Flexible work hours
• $70-month tech reimbursement
• Virtual social events and a sense of community (even online)
• Plenty of opportunities while we grow and scale in a global environment