Head of NwPS Engineering

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Join Vonage and help us innovate cloud communications for businesses worldwide! Job Title: Head of NwPS Engineering Location: Global / Remote (preference for US, UK, or Spain) About the Role The Head of NwPS Engineering is a senior VP-level leadership role responsible for the full engineering delivery and technical strategy of Vonage’s Network Powered Solutions business. This is not a delivery management role — it is an engineering leadership role that carries end-to-end accountability for the platform powering Vonage’s fastest-growing business unit. NwPS is Vonage’s strategic growth engine, commercialising mobile network operator capabilities as developer APIs — including Verify, Silent Authentication, SIM Swap, Number Verification, and Quality on Demand — for enterprise customers across FinTech, Healthcare, Transportation, and beyond. The engineering function that supports it spans multiple squads, complex multi-CSP integrations, a rapidly evolving product portfolio, and an emerging AI and agentic engineering capability. The Head of NwPS Engineering will own the vision, structure, and execution of this engineering function. They will report directly to the SA NwPS General Manager and serve as a key voice on the NwPS leadership team. Key Responsibilities Engineering Delivery Full engineering accountability for: Verify, VNA (Vonage Network APIs), Connectors, Intelligence Engine, Advanced NwPS, and future NwPS products Ownership of all NwPS squad delivery across Platform, Network Features, Identity Insights, Frontend, and Verify QA Excellence and SDET capability across NwPS engineering DevRel engineering in support of the NwPS developer ecosystem Operational Excellence, SRE practices, and platform reliability Architecture End-to-end architectural accountability for NwPS engineering Direct leadership of the NwPS Architecture function (Architecture Lead reports to this role) Ownership of architectural standards, technical design governance, and domain architecture across NwPS products Technical decision-making authority for platform design, CSP integration patterns, and engineering standards Strategic Engineering Leadership Agentic AI and MCP engineering strategy and execution Engineering roadmap aligned with NwPS product strategy and commercial OKRs Representation on the SA NwPS leadership team alongside NwPS Product, Solution Sales, and Strategic BD Cross-fu…