Vice President, Software Development

About this role

The role is for a Vice President of Software Development in Lagos, leading NewGlobe's software engineering function and guiding its transition to an AI-native engineering organisation. The position suits a senior technical leader who has hands-on coding experience and a track record of driving large-scale engineering change in a fast-growing, mission-driven setting.

What you would do

• Lead the software engineering function end to end, including delivery teams and cross-cutting capabilities
• Drive the shift to AI-assisted, agentic development and set the strategy to advance the department's AI maturity
• Build and grow engineering teams, recruit and coach engineers, and partner with the CTO and leadership
• Reshape roles and processes to create scalable, factory-like capabilities for testing and design
• Deliver on programme and product commitments with high quality as work moves to an agentic toolchain
• Maintain cross-team collaboration to keep projects aligned and avoid fragmentation

What they are asking for

• Hands-on technical credibility with ability to pair and code
• Proven track record leading software engineering teams and delivering results
• Experience leading people through technological change and reskilling
• Based in or willing to relocate to Lagos, Nigeria
• Experience driving AI-native or agentic engineering adoption in real organisations
• Strong ability to operate lean, cost-conscious, and high-growth environment

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