VP, Benefits Engineering

Overview:

WEX is an innovative payments and technology company looking to forge the way in a rapidly changing environment, intending to simplify the business of doing business for our customers, freeing them to spend more time, with less worry, on the things they love. We are journeying to build a consistent world-class user experience across our products and services and leverage customer-driven innovation across all our strategic initiatives. 

Job Profile Summary:

The Vice President of Benefits Engineering serves as a strategic and execution-oriented leader within the Benefits Technology domain. This role holds the accountability of overseeing the comprehensive software development lifecycle, requiring a demonstrated history of delivering adaptable, contemporary, and sturdy SaaS solutions within the Health Benefits sector.

As a pivotal member of the Benefits Technology domain, this role assumes the responsibility of driving the diversification of Health Benefits products. The incumbent will be instrumental in formulating and executing the software development strategy, aiming to ensure scalable, secure, innovative, interoperable, and reusable components. By leveraging your understanding of software architecture and cutting-edge technologies, you will establish and guide a dynamic team dedicated to fostering innovation, optimizing development processes, and guaranteeing the seamless integration of digital solutions for the WEX Benefits business.

Your ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams will be critical in developing and introducing novel software solutions to customer segments, ultimately streamlining their business operations.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a comprehensive software engineering strategy aligned with business objectives, fostering innovation and ensuring technological excellence.

• Team Management: Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of software engineers. Foster a collaborative and results-driven culture.

• Product Development: Drive the development of cutting-edge Benefits platform services, collaborating closely with product managers and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products on time and within budget.

• Technical Expertise: Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies and ensure the adoption of best practices in software development, including coding standards, modern DevOps practices, and cloud architecture patterns.

• Quality Standards: Implement robust quality processes, ensuring the delivery of reliable, secure, and compliant software solutions.

• Scalability and Performance: Architect systems for scalability and optimal performance, anticipating future needs and challenges in the dynamic payment landscape.

• Collaboration: Foster strong collaboration with stakeholders, including product management, operations, and other business units, to align technology initiatives with business goals.

• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate technical risks, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and security standards.

• Has overall ownership of planning, staffing, budgeting, managing expense priorities, and recommending and implementing changes to methods.

• Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers

• Delivers on defined key metrics of success

 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master’s (preferred) degree in the field of software engineering, computer science or equivalent required.

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with a minimum of 10 years in a leadership role managing multiple engineering teams.

• Passion for and understanding of AI/ML technology, from development to production at a product level required.

• Strong experience in building an ecosystem of interoperable business components in a SaaS offering required.

• Proven experience as a software engineering leader in modern cloud-native technologies required.

• Strong technical background with expertise in software development methodologies, modern architectures, AI-Driven SDLC, and programming languages required.

• Demonstrated success in leading and motivating high-performing engineering teams required.

• In-depth knowledge of SaaS platforms, security standards, high-availability standards, and regulatory compliance required.

• Strategic thinker with excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.

• Results-oriented with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable software solutions required.

• Excellent leadership and communication skills with a track record of building and managing successful engineering teams required.

• Proficiency in agile methodologies and modern software development tools required.

• Experience with developing enterprise and consumer products that generate large volumes of data required.

• Effective communication and project management skills with the ability to influence, build consensus, and effectively work within a diverse, global organization required.

• Proven track record of delivering and managing interval-oriented budgets required.

Role Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking: Establishes a comprehensive vision that engages and energizes others; focused on short-term and long-term objectives. Collects data, seeks alternative perspectives, and continually evaluates assumptions to guide critical decision-making.

• Execution: Provides clear direction, sets high expectations for team members, promotes accountability, and delivers sustainable results.

• Change Leadership: Embraces innovation, skilled in managing change, and possesses a willingness to experiment and invest in new initiatives. Considers timing, sequencing, and potential disruption carefully.

• Digital/Technology Literacy: Understands and leverages technology and data to maintain competitiveness, improve efficiency, and achieve scalability. Remains informed about emerging technologies in relevant fields and industries.

• Talent Management and Culture Development: Invests time and effort in building a high-performing team; establishes clear goals, manages performance, and fosters an inclusive culture.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborates effectively within a matrix organization and partners closely with internal and external stakeholders.

• Ethical Conduct: Demonstrates high ethical standards in all areas of responsibility; maintains credibility and serves as a role model for the organization.

• Business Knowledge and Partnership: Possesses a deep understanding of the industry and the business; focused on finding solutions for internal clients.

• Functional Expertise: Possesses the technical knowledge and skills necessary to effectively execute responsibilities.

• Global Leadership: Maintains excellence and cohesion in a global organization that spans multiple geographies and jurisdictions.

• Executive Presence: Possesses the personal presence to interact effectively with the Board of Directors, C-Suite executives, investors, partners, customers, and other external third parties.

• WEX Leadership Behaviors: Builds bridges to win, is a talent multiplier, inspires high standards while showing empath, shapes our markets, and adapts to rapid change.

• WEX Values: Demonstration of WEX Values: Puts ingenuity to work, sticks to it, teams up, stays open, is a positive force, and acts with integrity

• Budget and Financial Management: Oversees and manages all components of the Technology budget.

• Prioritization: Establishes clear priorities, removes obstacles to success, supports reprioritization efforts, and empowers leaders to make informed business decisions.

• Decision-Making Skills: Ability to make timely and effective business decisions based on facts and data.

The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX's total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan. WEX's comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurances, retirement savings plan, paid time off, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more. For more information, check out the "About Us" section.

Pay Range: $238,000.00 - $317,000.00 Apply