[Hiring] Senior Vice President of Engineering @SymphonyAI

Role Description

We are seeking a transformational SVP based in EMEA to lead the next era of our Supply Chain technology platform — a leader who can bridge the legacy world of traditional supply chain systems with the modern frontier of generative AI, agentic intelligence, and composable SaaS architectures.

What You'll Own

• Engineering Leadership
  • Lead and scale a high-performing global engineering organization, with a primary development presence in France.
  • Build a culture of accountability, technical excellence, innovation, and customer focus.
  • Develop engineering leaders and establish predictable execution across multiple product teams.
  • Drive engineering metrics around quality, reliability, security, scalability, and delivery.
• Platform Strategy & Execution
  • Own the end-to-end engineering strategy, architecture, and delivery for SymphonyAI's Retail Supply Chain platform.
  • Ensure the stability, performance, and availability of mission-critical enterprise applications used by global retailers.
  • Balance customer commitments, technical debt reduction, modernization initiatives, and new product innovation.
• Platform Modernization
  • Lead the transformation of a mature enterprise platform by driving:
    • API-first architecture
    • Event-driven systems and streaming technologies (Kafka preferred)
    • Cloud-native services across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Microsoft Azure
    • Modern engineering practices, automation, observability, and DevOps
  • Execute modernization through incremental evolution while maintaining uninterrupted service for enterprise customers.
• AI & Intelligent Platform Innovation
  • Embed AI capabilities across the platform, including intelligent workflows, automation, predictive insights, and data enrichment.
  • Partner with Product, Data Science, and Architecture teams to define the next generation of AI-powered supply chain capabilities.
  • Champion the adoption of emerging technologies that improve customer outcomes and engineering productivity.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Partner closely with Product Management, Customer Success, Professional Services, and Executive Leadership.
  • Translate technical investments into measurable customer and business value.
  • Participate in executive customer engagements, providing strategic technical leadership for large enterprise accounts.

What Success Looks Like

• A highly reliable, scalable, enterprise-grade supply chain platform
• Successful modernization of legacy technologies without disrupting customers
• Increased engineering velocity and predictable delivery
• AI capabilities embedded across the platform
• Strong engineering culture with high engagement and retention
• Trusted partnership with product, customers, and executive leadership

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, including 7+ years leading large engineering organizations.
• Experience managing globally distributed engineering teams.
• Proven ability to scale engineering organizations through periods of transformation and growth.

Requirements

• Technical Expertise
  • Strong experience with enterprise software platforms, including:
    • Oracle Database
    • PL/SQL
    • Pro*C or C/C++-based enterprise environments
    • Java application development (Java 8+)
    • REST APIs and microservices
    • Event-driven architectures (Kafka preferred)
    • Cloud platforms such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
    • Modern DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and engineering best practices
• Business & Strategic Leadership
  • Demonstrated success modernizing complex enterprise software platforms.
  • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to align engineering strategy with business objectives and customer outcomes.
  • Experience operating in fast-paced, evolving enterprise SaaS environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building enterprise software for Retail, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Planning, Inventory, Logistics, or Consumer Goods.
• Experience with AI, machine learning, or intelligent automation within enterprise applications.
• Understanding of large-scale transactional systems and real-time data platforms.
• Experience supporting Fortune 500 enterprise customers.

Domain Expertise

• The ideal candidate understands how engineering decisions impact retail supply chain operations, including:
  • Demand Planning
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Replenishment
  • Warehouse Operations
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Supply Chain Visibility
  • Store Operations
  • Omnichannel Fulfillment

Benefits

• This is an opportunity to lead the engineering transformation of one of SymphonyAI's flagship Retail Supply Chain platforms.
• You will shape the future architecture of a global enterprise product, lead world-class engineering teams, and deliver AI-powered innovation that helps some of the world's largest retailers build smarter, more resilient supply chains.