Fetcherr builds responsible AI that transforms market complexity into measurable profit growth. At the core of the company is the Market Model - a proprietary AI-powered model delivering accurate,granular demand predictions with 96% forecast accuracy and real-time decisionintelligence for commercial teams. Built on a glass-box architecture, it uses market data - not personal data - with full transparency into logic and outcomes. First deployed in global aviation, the technology is industry-agnostic and scales across volatile markets. Fetcherr delivers a consistent average profit uplift of 7%, with corporate partners including Delta, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet, Viva, and Azul.
As VP Engineering , you will serve as a senior technical and organizational leader , helping to scale Fetcherr's data-driven products and engineering capabilities. This is a hybrid role combining technical authority, strategic vision, and operational excellence. You will co-lead the R&D organization , work directly with customers, and be instrumental in shaping cross-functional, product-focused engineering teams.
We’re looking for a leader who’s both visionary and hands‑on, able to drive execution, foster innovation, and build high‑performance engineering cultures at scale.
Responsibilities:
Strategic & Technical Leadership
- Act as a senior technical authority in data architecture, analytics, monitoring, and system design .
- Report to the CTO and collaborate with Sr. peers to define and execute the company’s technical roadmap.
- Drive execution, innovation, process improvement , and change management across engineering and data science teams.
- Scale the R&D team in line with Fetcherr’s rapid growth.
- Drive the effective usage of state of the art AI tools for improving productivity and scaling the team capabilities.
Engineering & Operational Excellence
- Design and refine engineering processes to improve reliability, velocity, and quality.
- Champion data quality, validation, and analytics engineering practices.
- Deliver the commitments according to customer requirements and timelines.
- Drive productivity and quality, also through the best practice leverage of AI tools and agentic coding.
Customer & Product Alignment
- Serve as a technical interface to product management , understanding the customer needs and translating them into product development execution and technical strategies.
- Represent R&D in customer discussions, guiding prioritization and product development with a real-world impact lens .
People & Culture
- Lead a local team while collaborating with remote and distributed teams , fostering alignment, engagement, and accountability.
- Promote a collaborative, analytical and data driven, hands‑on culture across engineering, data science, and product.
- Partner closely with product and data stakeholders to deliver scalable, production‑grade AI solutions .
Requirements
Leadership & Management
- 2+ years managing team leads in a VP role.
- Experience growing R&D teams at a startup or high‑growth tech company.
- Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams.
- Proven ability to align with other teams in the R&D organization, especially remote teams.
Technical Depth
- Strong background in data engineering, analytics and data science.
- Proven experience in cloud‑native architectures (preferably GCP).
- Experience in scaling systems, improving CI/CD,
- Big plus: working with ML or real‑time data products.
Communication & Influence
- Ability to motivate, mentor, and grow high‑performing teams, promoting accountability and extreme ownership throughout the teams.
- Strong communicator who can align technical and business stakeholders.
- Excellent English skills (spoken and written) – able to clearly communicate with global teams, customers, and leadership.
- Comfortable engaging directly with customers, partners, and executives.
Mindset & Approach
- Hands‑on and detail‑oriented, with a “roll up your sleeves” attitude.
- Strategic thinker who can balance short‑term wins with long‑term scalability.
- Passion for building impactful, AI‑driven products.