Vice President of Engineering, Product, & Design (EPD)

VP Engineering, Product, & Design (EPD)

uShip seeks a hands-on VP of EPD to join our executive leadership team as a strategic partner to the CEO. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of our business-oriented solutions and technology within an established organization focused on modernizing its technology, processes, and execution velocity. Reporting to the CEO, the VP will collaborate closely with the business and other leaders to drive the product roadmap, achieve technology goals, and advance our cloud-based platforms.

The ideal candidate is a proven technology strategist and architect with a track record of leading high-performing engineering, product, and design teams, balancing legacy and modern platforms, executing against product vision, leveraging public cloud stacks, proprietary data, and ML / AI technologies. They will excel in mentoring teams, fostering cross-functional collaboration, getting into the weeds, and representing technology strategy at the board level.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide visionary leadership to align technology and product trends with company success.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of ~30+ professionals across Development, QA, IT, Security, Technical Project Management, Architecture, Data Engineering, Product, and Design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to shape the company's technological and product direction.
• Oversee hiring, performance, and budgets for the EPD team.

Strategic Technology and Product Execution

Ideal Candidate Profile

Leadership Skills

Location : Austin, TX 78701, Remote or hybrid options available Salary : $280k+ in base salary ($320k+ estimated total comp, includes discretionary bonus, equity, insurance, 401k matching, etc.)

Why uShip?

uShip offers big-company benefits in a small-ish sized company because we really value and are committed to our people. There are even some extras that will surprise you.

Company Overview

uShip is the world's first and largest shipping marketplace, making it quicker, easier, and more affordable to ship large or bulky items. Consumers and businesses can compare and book bids from hundreds of thousands of customer-reviewed transportation service providers, ranging from independent owner-operators to the largest freight carriers and brokers. From cars to cranes and furniture to freight, our straightforward and transparent platform helps people, businesses, e-commerce sellers, and multinational logistics companies ship with greater speed and efficiency. Customers save money and service providers make money using their empty cargo space everyone wins!

We welcome diversity in all its forms, and believe we're better collaborators, strategists, and thinkers because of it. uShip is an equal opportunity employer. We are inspired to find candidates who embody our Core Values. uShip prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, parental status, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We celebrate our differences and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.