Veeva Systems
SaaS
VPEngineering
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“VP Engineering at Veeva Systems. Skills: software engineering management, AI-powered products, AI tooling, object-oriented design, cloud-native enterprise application platforms. Lead & Mentor. Recruit and cultivate a high-performing team of individual contributor engineers”
What You'll Achieve.
live customers on the platform within your first year; a thriving, growing team behind it; directly accelerating how customers bring life-saving products to market
Industry & Context.
Problem Solver; track record of delivering in ambiguous, high-stakes environments; ability to adapt quickly and contribute meaningfully
unrestricted right to work in the United States, Veeva will not provide sponsorship at this time
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven experience in software engineering management (10+ years), background in agile commercial software development, Experience building AI-powered products, leveraging AI tooling to accelerate engineering productivity, track record of delivering in ambiguous, high-stakes environments, ability to adapt quickly and contribute meaningfully, Ability to motivate and inspire your team, instilling a sense of ownership and accountability, Demonstrated success in sourcing, hiring, mentoring, and leading teams to achieve excellence, Expertise in object-oriented design, application development tools, APIs, cloud-native enterprise application platforms, unrestricted right to work in the United States
Nice to Have
ideally in Python, Candidates located in Eastern, Central or Mountain Time zones are desirable
What You'll Do.
Recruit and cultivate a high-performing team of individual contributor engineers
inspiring individuals to achieve outsized impact through mentorship and support
Continuously define and establish development processes with heavy use of AI tooling as the team evolves
promoting agility and efficiency
Take ownership of product delivery end-to-end
working closely with product stakeholders to align on priorities and ship features that meet our strategic goals
Act as a trusted advisor to senior management
helping to navigate decisions and drive team alignment with broader organizational objectives
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
working closely with product stakeholders; drive team alignment with broader organizational objectives
Process & Methodology
agile commercial software development, product delivery end-to-end
Full Job Description
## Description Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead. At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors. As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment. Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities. The Role As VP of Engineering for a new product within Veeva, you will lead the team building our next major AI-driven platform — one that will transform how Life Sciences companies manage safety, regulatory, and clinical development. You will build and grow this engineering organization from the ground up, with ownership of how the team works, hires, and ships. The team will be AI-first in two meaningful ways: using AI to drive engineering productivity and strong engineering discipline, and building a product that applies AI in genuinely innovative ways to problems that matter. Within your first year, you will have live customers on the platform and a thriving, growing team behind it - directly accelerating how customers bring life-saving products to market. ## What You'll Do Lead & Mentor: Recruit and cultivate a high-performing team of individual contributor engineers, inspiring individuals to achieve outsized impact through mentorship and support Enhance Processes: Continuously define and establish development processes with heavy use of AI tooling as the team evolves, promoting agili
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