Vice President, Software Development

About the role

NewGlobe is seeking a Vice President of Software Development to own and transform its engineering function. Based in Lagos, you will lead the shift toward a truly AI‑native engineering organisation while staying hands‑on with the team.

Key responsibilities

• Own the end‑to‑end software engineering function, including delivery teams and cross‑cutting capabilities such as solutions architecture, DevOps/CloudOps, and the data platform.
• Define and execute the strategy and roadmap to raise the department’s AI‑maturity, guiding teams from baseline to advanced AI‑assisted development.
• Pair with engineers to set standards for AI‑assisted development, agentic workflows, and tool‑driven craftsmanship.
• Re‑architect roles like QA and product design into scalable “factory” capabilities that leverage agents and automated testing.
• Manage the human side of change, addressing engineers’ concerns and turning the transition into a source of energy and motivation.
• Recruit, coach, and performance‑manage engineers while collaborating closely with the CTO and Lagos leadership.

Required profile

• Proven track record leading software engineering teams and setting technical direction.
• Hands‑on experience driving AI‑native or agentic engineering adoption within an organisation, with concrete examples of maturity progression.
• Technical credibility to build and pair‑program using AI tooling.
• Experience guiding teams through major technological change, including reskilling and managing resistance.
• Ability to create leverage by turning manual functions into automated tools or agents.
• Comfort operating in a lean, cost‑conscious, high‑growth, mission‑driven environment.

Required skills

• AI‑assisted development
• Agentic workflows
• DevOps / CloudOps
• Solutions architecture
• Data platform engineering