Head of Engineering

Xero
Vancouver
Workplace: HybridFull timeCAD 227,700 - 284,600 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["High EQ","Self-aware","Empathetic","Interpersonal skills","Strategic acumen"]

Lead and grow multiple engineering teams across your product portfolio, delivering high-quality software that improves the lives of small business customers globally. Act as a technical anchor on system health and code quality while driving delivery velocity and enterprise-wide goals. Champion responsible AI architecture, modernization from monoliths to decoupled services, and cross-team programs with clear accountability, risk management, and operational excellence.

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Xero
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Head of Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead and grow multiple engineering teams across your product portfolio, delivering high-quality software that improves the lives of small business customers globally. Act as a technical anchor on system health and code quality while driving delivery velocity and enterprise-wide goals. Champion responsible AI architecture, modernization from monoliths to decoupled services, and cross-team programs with clear accountability, risk management, and operational excellence.
Location: Vancouver
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and grow multiple engineering teams within the product portfolio.
  • •Maintain technical direction around system health and code quality to improve delivery velocity.
  • •Drive responsible AI architecture adoption and AI-powered workflows across the portfolio.
  • •Lead technical modernization efforts such as moving from monoliths to decoupled services and enabling API-first integrations.
  • •Raise operational excellence through ownership of reliable, observable production services and continuous improvement.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 227,700 - 284,600 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceRetirementPaid LeaveLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •Deep understanding of software architecture, design trade-offs, and managing technical debt at scale.
  • •Proven track record managing and growing high-performing leaders and engineering teams.
  • •Strong strategic acumen to identify and simplify complex, cross-functional challenges in fast-scaling environments.
  • •Ability to navigate conflict in an open, positive, and proactive way.
  • •A growth mindset and culture of accountability across multiple teams.
Skills:High EQSelf-awareEmpatheticInterpersonal skillsStrategic acumen

Company Brief

Xero
Provides cloud-based accounting, payroll, and financial management software for small and medium-sized businesses, enabling invoicing, bank reconciliation, reporting, and integrations with third-party apps globally.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Wellington, New Zealand
Founded: 2006
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