Vice President - Research and Development
Core
Own and drive all facets of Research & Development for K12 finance, HR, and administrative workflows, embedding AI into products and engineering practices to improve existing solutions and deliver intelligent features.
Role type
Senior IC technical leader (VP of R&D)
Builds
AI-enabled product capabilities for K12 school districts (finance, HR, admin) on a Microsoft cloud-native platform
Domain
K12 Education / SaaS / AI & Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
People management, product vision, Microsoft technologies, multi-tooled AI ecosystem, agile scrum, AI-assisted development, data governance, P&L management, portfolio management
Preferred skills
Public sector or K12 solutions experience, SaaS deployments, LLM integration, agentic/copilot-style experiences, responsible AI practices
Technologies
Microsoft stack, GitHub Copilot, agentic coding assistants, cloud-native architecture
Responsibilities
Translate business goals into development plans with AI roadmaps; ensure on-time delivery using AI-assisted tools; drive adoption of AI developer tooling; lead delivery of AI-enabled capabilities; establish responsible AI practices; manage onsite and offshore teams; provide technical direction and guidance; track industry trends.
Seniority
Executive, hands-on leadership
