Head of R&D

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🌐 United Kingdom, Poland, +1 more countries – Remote

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Vidispine

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1996

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Logistics • Marketing

Vidispine is a company that empowers organizations working with media to enhance their core business by streamlining complexities, improving collaboration, and increasing efficiencies in the media supply chain. They offer a comprehensive portfolio of solutions designed to maximize the potential of digital assets, including tools for media management, broadcast management, and content optimization. Their products range from workflow orchestration tools to video editing solutions, all aimed at transforming media management and production processes.

📋 Description

• Contribute to and guide the long-term R&D strategy, technology direction, and product evolution • Support development of architecture principles and technology roadmaps • Lead and develop engineering leadership teams across multiple disciplines • Help guide organizational evolution, including modernization initiatives and delivery practices • Oversee delivery across product lines, supporting consistent quality and performance • Guide planning, prioritization, and release processes across R&D • Support tracking and improvement of key delivery metrics, including quality, predictability, and system health • Contribute to strategies for maintaining and improving existing systems, including technical debt management • Support the design of team structures, career development frameworks, and capability growth • Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and learning-oriented engineering culture • Contribute to talent development, mentoring, and succession planning • Participate in leadership discussions on performance, priorities, and risks • Contribute to R&D planning, including budget and investment discussions • Support balanced prioritization of new development and ongoing maintenance • Help monitor and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of engineering operations • Partner with Product, Operations, Support, and Professional Services teams to align objectives • Support communication and collaboration across teams and regions • Represent engineering in internal and external discussions where needed

🎯 Requirements

• Experience leading engineering teams or multiple technical functions • Experience working with software development, system integration, or cloud-based environments • Experience contributing to technical strategy, platform evolution, or modernization initiatives • Experience working in distributed or international teams is helpful • Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution • Experience supporting technology roadmaps and product development planning • Familiarity with modern architectures, including cloud-native and service-based systems • Ability to work with stakeholders across technical and non-technical domains • Strong communication skills across different audiences • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience • Relevant leadership experience in engineering or R&D environments • Collaborative and inclusive leadership style • Ability to work in a dynamic and evolving environment • Clear and thoughtful communication • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills • Interest in building and supporting high-performing teams • Fluency in English (written and spoken)

🏖️ Benefits

• Work in an international and collaborative environment