This is a General Manager Engineering - Practice role with one of the leading companies in AU right now Xero with an amazing team. They are continuing to grow rapidly. This is the chance to join right as the takes off. More About the Role at Xero Xero is on a mission to make running a business beautiful for small businesses and their advisors. We're looking for an exceptional GM/VP of Engineering to lead our Practice Portfolio team, dedicated to unlocking the full potential of Xero's products for accountants and bookkeepers. The GM - Engineering will lead, grow, and manage a leadership team and their engineering teams that are accountable for engineering, operational and people excellence resulting in high-quality software and stable applications which improves the quality of life for small businesses and their advisors. Working closely with Product Management, Architecture and Engineering teams, the GM Engineering provides technical oversight across their portfolio, ensuring the right things are built at the right time and through doing so will contribute to Xero achieving its goals. As the GM - Engineering, you will be responsible for teams of Xero's that create value for our small businesses and our partners by building and informing the centralised Platform and Enablement strategies. What You'll Do: - Drive Impact: Lead the Engineering strategy, development, and delivery of innovative solutions that empower accounting professionals. - Build High-Performing Teams: Foster a collaborative, customer-centric engineering culture that thrives on excellence. - Deliver Results: Ensure the timely delivery of high-quality software that exceeds user expectations. - Champion Operational Excellence: Implement robust processes for planning, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement. - Align with Xero's Vision: Collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation to drive Xero's enablement strategy. What You'll Bring: - Proven Leadership: A strong track record of leading and inspiring geographically diverse engineering leaders and their teams. - Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of modern software engineering practices and a passion for innovation. - Strategic Mindset: Ability to make commercially sound decisions and drive global strategy execution. - Customer Focus: A commitment to understanding and solving customer needs through technology. - Stakeholder Management: Strong relationship building skills and ability to influence outside immediate remit, especially at a senior leadership level. If you don’t think you're a perfect fit, you should still sign up to Hatch and create a profile, we'll match you to other roles that suit your profile. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. We model this in our hiring process for our partners like Xero. ✅ Applying here is the first step in the hiring process for this role at Xero. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural identity, disability, age, or any other non-merit factors. To put it simply, Hatch is for everyone.