Guardsquare
Mobile App Security
VPEngineering
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“VP Engineering at Guardsquare. Skills: Leadership, Scaling engineering organizations, R&D management, Product strategy, Team building. Lead and scale an R&D organization of 100+ engineers. Focus on creating alignment and driving delivery across the various teams”
What You'll Achieve.
Become the undisputed category king in mobile application security in the next 5 years; Achieve excellence across all dimensions
Industry & Context.
Comfort with ambiguity
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven track record in leading and scaling software engineering teams, Experienced in R&D contexts where project outcomes evolve, Focused on efficient, outcome-driven delivery in Agile environments
Nice to Have
Comfort with ambiguity, guiding discovery, and ensuring execution without stifling innovation, Pragmatic adoption of modern tooling, including AI-based tools
What You'll Do.
Lead and scale an R&D organization of 100+ engineers
Focus on creating alignment and driving delivery across the various teams
Shape the engineering organization for its next phase of international expansion and growth
Build scalable structures while preserving our creative spirit
Evolve R&D into scalable
clearly-owned engineering groups tailored for complex
research-heavy product delivery
talent development and efficiently integrate acquisitions
high-quality product delivery and predictable releases
balancing exploration with market needs
Advance a cohesive platform vision (protection
Maintain technical credibility
Guide the pragmatic adoption of modern tooling
Partner closely with the CTO to co-design processes and translate strategy into execution
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Close collaboration across Munich and other European hubs; Creating alignment and driving delivery across the various teams; Partner closely with the CTO
Process & Methodology
Predictable releases
Full Job Description
VP of Engineering Location: Leuven (BE) – with close collaboration across Munich and other European hubs Build the Category Leader in Mobile App Security Guardsquare is the global leader in mobile application protection. We protect 1000+ customers across 85+ countries, securing more than 6 billion mobile devices worldwide. With a team of ~200 people, we are now entering an ambitious new chapter. Our goal is bold: become the undisputed category king in mobile application security in the next 5 years. To achieve this, we are seeking an exceptional VP of Engineering — a dedicated builder and people leader — to achieve our goals. The Opportunity You will lead and scale an R&D organization of 100+ engineers, primarily in Leuven & Munich, with additional teams across other European hubs. You will focus on creating alignment and driving delivery across the various teams. Our complex, threat-driven domain—rooted in security research—requires comfort with ambiguity, guiding discovery, and ensuring execution without stifling innovation. You will shape the engineering organization for its next phase of international expansion and growth, building scalable structures while preserving our creative spirit. What You Will Own Leadership & Culture Be the on-site energizer and leader for engineers, fostering a highly motivated environment. Instill a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, and bias for action in R&D delivery. Lead with clarity, high standards, and act hands-on when necessary (firefighter mentality). Organizational Growth & Execution Evolve R&D into scalable, clearly-owned engineering groups tailored for complex, research-heavy product delivery. Lead hiring, talent development and efficiently integrate acquisitions. Ensure reliable, high-quality product delivery and predictable releases, balancing exploration with market needs. Platform & Strategy Advance a cohesive platform vision (protection, testing, threat telemetry, attestation). Maintain strong technical credibility
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