VP of Engineering - Fintech

VP of Engineering - Fintech

Location: New York, NY (3 days/week on site minimum)

Compensation: $325,000-$350,000 base + 40% bonus + RSUs

About the Company

Harnham is partnering with a Fortune 500 leader in cybersecurity and digital trust, combining the scale of a global enterprise with the agility of a startup culture. The company protects hundreds of millions of users worldwide, boasts best-in-class retention, and maintains an unwavering commitment to innovation.

Its platform processes over half a million telemetry events per second, and following a major fintech acquisition in 2025, the organization has significantly expanded its footprint in New York City.

The Role

They are looking for a Vice President of Engineering to oversee a global engineering organization of 150+ professionals, supported by approximately 10 direct reports. This is a highly visible, reporting directly to the C-suite.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the development of customer-facing applications across mobile and web, as well as core backend and infrastructure initiatives.
• Driving the integration of existing products with newly acquired fintech platforms to unlock and maximize strategic value.
• Advancing AI adoption across both products and internal operations, with AI solutions already live in production and a target of achieving 30%+ productivity improvements.
• Scaling platforms to support large-scale, real-time, high-throughput environments.
• Shaping business and technology strategy in close partnership with senior executive leadership.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 10+ years of experience leading commercial software development teams.
• Demonstrated success within scaling fintech organizations with customer-facing products (e.g., Stripe, Plaid, Chime, Chase, Capital One).
• Experience with regulatory requirements is a plus.
• Deep experience designing and operating large-scale, real-time systems.
• Strong technical grounding, with experience in Java, React, or Scala preferred; background in platform or system migrations is a plus.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving Fortune 500 environment with a startup mindset; comfortable in matrixed companies.
• Strategic, forward-looking leader with a strong interest in AI-powered innovation.

BENEFITS

The compensation package contains a base salary, bonus, RSUs and a comprehensive benefits package.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV via the Apply link on this page.

KEY TERMS

• Software Engineering
• Leadership
• VP
• Engineering
• Fintech
• Customer
• Customer-Facing
• Product
• Production
• Real Time
• Vice President
• Regulation
• Python
• Compliance
• Regulatory
• Startup Environment
• Executive
• Scale
• Scaling
• Artificial Intelligence