OverviewThe OpportunityClearview is entering its next phase of growth, evolving from a conventional reporting and analytics SaaS provider into a global, AI-powered Restaurant Operations Intelligence platform for quick service restaurant operators. We're looking for a technology leader who can strengthen our core SaaS platform, scale our engineering organization, turn our restaurant data advantage into practical AI products, and make engineering productivity a top operating priority.
This is a strategic executive leadership role responsible for the engineering organization, technology roadmap, platform architecture, AI capabilities, delivery discipline, and a company-level productivity transformation across the software development lifecycle. You'll combine technical depth, SaaS scaling experience, AI and data fluency, product partnership, customer orientation, and a track record of improving engineering productivity through modern AI tools, automation, and disciplined process design.
ResponsibilitiesTechnology Leadership- Define and execute Clearview's technology strategy and architecture roadmap.
- Ensure the scalability, reliability, security, and performance of the Clearview platform.
- Lead platform modernization, cloud infrastructure, API, and DevOps strategy.
- Establish engineering standards, delivery practices, and technical governance.
AI & Data Strategy- Lead the evolution of Clearview's AI, machine learning, forecasting, and decision-support capabilities.
- Partner with Product to identify high-value AI use cases for restaurant operators and enterprise customers.
- Establish practical MLOps, data governance, model deployment, and monitoring practices.
- Translate AI capabilities into measurable customer and commercial value.
AI-Enabled Engineering Productivity- Make engineering productivity a primary strategic objective, with clear baselines, targets, and executive-level reporting.
- Define and implement an AI-enabled software development lifecycle spanning discovery, design, coding, code review, testing, documentation, deployment, and support.
- Drive adoption of AI-assisted coding, automated test generation, code quality analysis, documentation generation, DevOps automation, and developer knowledge tools.
- Reduce cycle time, rework, manual testing burden, and avoidable production defects through AI-enabled workflows and stronger engineering discipline.
- Establish responsible AI guardrails, security controls, IP protection, and measurement practices for AI use in development.
- Build a culture where engineers use AI to increase leverage while maintaining accountability, craftsmanship, and customer trust.
Engineering Organization- Recruit, develop, and retain world-class engineering talent.
- Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, innovation, and execution.
- Develop engineering managers, technical leaders, career paths, and succession plans.
- Improve delivery predictability, quality, and communication across teams.
Product Partnership- Collaborate closely with Product Management on roadmap planning, prioritization, and release execution.
- Balance innovation, customer commitments, technical debt, and platform investment.
- Ensure engineering decisions are grounded in customer outcomes and business priorities.
- Build strong alignment between engineering, product, sales, customer success, and executive leadership.
International Growth- Build technology capabilities that support global expansion.
- Lead platform localization, multi-region deployment, data residency, and scalability planning.
- Evaluate regional technical, security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
- Support market entry planning for new geographies and enterprise customers.
Executive Leadership- Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team.
- Communicate technology strategy to customers, partners, investors, and the Board.
- Support enterprise sales and strategic customer conversations where technology credibility matters.
- Help shape Clearview's long-term strategy, investment priorities, and competitive positioning.
QualificationsLeadership Experience- 10+ years of software engineering experience.
- 5+ years leading engineering teams in a SaaS environment.
- Experience managing managers and building scalable engineering organizations.
- A demonstrated track record of recruiting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent.
Technical Experience- Experience building and scaling cloud-based SaaS platforms.
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture, distributed systems, APIs, and multi-tenant platforms.
- Experience with data platforms, analytics, security, and reliability practices.
- Direct experience with AI/ML capabilities, and with AI-assisted engineering, automation, and process redesign to improve productivity, quality, testing, documentation, and delivery workflows.
- Ability to translate AI opportunities into commercial product capabilities.
Business Experience- Strong product and customer orientation.
- Experience working with enterprise customers and strategic accounts.
- A track record of aligning technology decisions with business outcomes.
- Excellent communication, executive presence, and cross-functional leadership skills.
Nice to Have- QSR, restaurant, retail, hospitality, franchising, or multi-location operations experience.
- Experience with forecasting, optimization, labor planning, inventory planning, or operational analytics products.
- International software deployment, localization, or multi-region SaaS experience.
- Experience leading technology through rapid growth, geographic expansion, or business transformation.
- Previous VP Engineering, CTO, Senior Director of Engineering, or comparable executive leadership experience.
Benefits & Perks - What's In It For YouPanasonic is committed to supporting your total wellbeing through a wide variety of benefits and wellness programs to support your physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health. Here's what you can expect:
We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and financial future. This includes:
- Employer-paid health and dental coverage.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- RRSP matching.
- Wellness benefit.
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