VP of Engineering

About Forma.ai Forma.ai is a Series B startup that's revolutionizing how sales compensation is designed, managed and optimized. We handle billions in annual managed commissions for market leaders like Edmentum, Stryker, and Autodesk.

Our growth has been fuelled by our passion for fundamentally changing and shaping how companies use sales intelligence to drive business strategy. We’re welcoming equally driven individuals who are excited about creating something big!

What You’ll Be Doing You will be the right hand of the CTO, managing a significant portion of the engineering resources at Forma, and leading strategic initiatives. We believe in leading from the front. You should be capable of getting deep into the details with the product areas you own. You’ll be product- and outcome-focused, with a sharp sense of where to invest time and energy—and where not to. You’ll work closely with Product Owners to deeply understand our business domains, help shape product vision, and drive meaningful results. You’ll also help build your teams. Hiring great engineers is a critical part of this role, so experience attracting, assessing, and onboarding high-quality talent is important. We genuinely value focus and efficiency. Meetings should be purposeful and structured. If you love excessive ceremonies, status updates, or meetings for their own sake, this role likely isn’t the right fit.

The Role’s Key Responsibilities Are Listed Below

Lead and scale multiple engineering teams

Lead department wide strategic initiatives

Own feature areas, direct Product Owners on feature ideation and prioritization

Keep teams productive, motivated, and engaged

Hire and grow high-performing engineers

Work with the CTO on overall strategy and product delivery

What We’re Looking For

You’re excited to work at a startup and enjoy building from the ground up

An experienced leader and technologist

You’re a strong communicator and a creative storyteller

You can confidently manage multiple stakeholders, both internal and external

You’re a culture builder and positive team influence

You’ve hired and scaled teams and are an engaged partner with our Talent Acquisition team

You’ve implemented engineering best practices and improved overall devex

You’re entrepreneurial, collaborative, and action-oriented

You bring a high level of professionalism and respect for confidentiality

You have meticulous attention to detail

Our Values

Work well, together. We’re real. We have kids and pets. Mortgages and student loans. We’re in this together, so no matter how brilliant any one of us is, we always play nice with one another – no exceptions.

Be precise. Be relentless. We believe complacency breeds failure, so we set new goals as quickly as we achieve them. We persist in the face of adversity, learn from our mistakes, and push each other to continuously improve. The status‑quo is kryptonite.

Love our tech. Love our customers. Our platform solves a very complex problem in a currently underserved market. While everyone at Forma isn’t customer‑facing, we’re all customer‑focused. Maybe even slightly customer‑obsessed.

Use of AI for Recruitment Currently, Forma.ai does not use artificial intelligence as part of our recruitment process, specifically but not limited to the screening, filtering and shortlisting of applicants.

Our Commitment To You Forma is a proud equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. Every effort to accommodate candidates for accessibility will be made upon request. Information received related to accommodations will be addressed confidentially. We know that applying to a new role takes a lot of effort. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. There are many paths to a successful career and we’re looking forward to reading yours. We thank all candidates for their interest however only qualified applicants will be shortlisted.

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