Senior Vice President and Global Head of Technology

The SVP and Head of Technology will play a pivotal role in Brightly's growth, serving as the accountable leader for building and scaling a world-class technology organization. This individual will be responsible for driving and executing the technical vision & strategy to deliver highly secure, performant, and scalable solutions. We are looking for a technology leader with a history of success in B2B SaaS application development. The SVP and Global Head of Technology will be instrumental in shaping the future of our platform and applications, fostering innovation, and ensuring our technology remains at the forefront of the industry.

• Strategic Leadership: Define and drive the company's technology vision, ensuring alignment with business goals and long-term strategy.
• Technology Oversight: Lead and manage a global technology organization of approximately 375 (and growing) technology professionals, including 6 Direct Report Leaders. Provide guidance and mentorship to teams across engineering, architecture, data science, CISO, and threat research.
• Data Infrastructure: Develop and maintain a highly secure, scalable, and efficient data infrastructure tailored for complex B2B environments. Prioritize fault tolerance, performance, and security.
• Collaborate closely with Head of Product: Work closely with the Head of Product and the executive team to plan and execute Brightly's roadmap.
• Security & Privacy Focus: Oversee the company's cybersecurity initiatives, ensuring best-in-class practices are integrated into every layer of the tech stack. Provide leadership in threat research and intelligence.
• Innovation & Execution: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence in execution. Champion the adoption of new technologies and best practices to maintain Brightly's leadership in the market.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a key technology advocate within the company and with external stakeholders. Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences, including board members and customers.
• Data Science and AI: Lead the integration of advanced data science and AI capabilities into the company's products and services, driving innovation and leveraging data-driven insights to enhance decision-making and product functionality.
• Culture Carrier: Embody and promote Brightly's values of bias to action, solutions focused, resilience, customer obsessed, setting the tone for a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture across the technology teams. Act as a role model in driving accountability, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence.

• Bachelor's degree in related field. Master's Degree preferred.
• 12+ years of relevant experience
• Proven skills creating and deploying product management processes that are agile, flexible and goal-oriented with clear prioritization frameworks.
• Extensive experience as an SVP of Engineering, CTO or a similar senior leadership role, ideally within the cybersecurity, B2B SaaS, or data domains.
• Strong track record in building and scaling highly secure, fault-tolerant, and performant data infrastructure with significant complexity.
• Deep technical expertise in software engineering, architecture, data science, AI, and cybersecurity.
• Exceptional leadership and coaching skills managing large remote teams (100+), including software engineers and technical experts across various domains.
• Collaborative approach with a history of working closely with product and executive leadership to align technology with business strategy.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical vision and strategy to diverse

• Collaborative Peer Integrator: Works seamlessly with peer leaders to drive unified, cross-functional success across the organization
• Visionary Leader: Capable of setting a clear technical vision and driving strategic initiatives that align with company goals. Thinks ahead and anticipates future technology trends and needs.
• Execution-Oriented: Highly focused on delivering results, with an internal drive to build, scale, and optimize technology infrastructure that meets the demands of a complex, data-driven B2B environment.
• Bias to Action: Proactively seeks solutions with a sense of urgency, addressing challenges head-on and driving projects forward without waiting for others to step in.
• Operational Excellence: Strong emphasis on operational rigor, with a methodical approach to managing large-scale engineering, architecture, and data science teams. Skilled in optimizing processes for maximum efficiency.
• Driving Accountability: Holds self and team accountable for commitments, results, and high performance. Instills a culture of ownership and accountability, ensuring that goals are met, and standards are maintained.
• Collaborative Mindset: Works effectively across functions, fostering partnerships with Product, Security, and other key teams to ensure seamless execution of the technology roadmap.
• Team Builder: Exceptional at hiring, developing, and scaling high-performing remote teams. Has a strong playbook for attracting top talent and building a cohesive, innovative technology organization.
• Strategic Thinker: Balances day-to-day execution with long-term strategic planning. Comfortable navigating complex decisions and setting priorities that drive company-wide impact.
• Technical Depth and Breadth: Deep understanding of software engineering, cybersecurity, big data, and emerging technologies, with the ability to dive deep when necessary.
• High Standards: Sets and expects a high bar for quality, performance, and security across all technology initiatives.
• Growth Mindset: Open to new ideas and diverse perspectives, constantly seeking ways to improve and innovate within the technology landscape.
• Effective Communicator: Articulates technical vision and strategy clearly to stakeholders at all levels, including non-technical audiences, ensuring alignment and understanding.
• Analytical Problem Solver: Strong analytical skills to assess complex technical challenges and deliver innovative, creative solutions.

Drug Free Workplace:

Brightly maintains a Drug Free workplace in accordance with applicable law.

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.