About us:

Oxwash is on a mission to eliminate the impact of washing on our planet and us. 

By using space-age technology, sustainable energy and reclaimed water, Oxwash is able to deliver clinical grade laundry without negatively impacting the environment. 

About the role:

Core to our business model is the software stack or ‘platform’ that runs our end-to-end business operations. This stack is composed of both an internally built software platform that manages orders, customers etc alongside integrations with third-party software (such as Xero and Onfleet). 

Through investing heavily into this platform, we’re not just improving our operational excellence and defensibility; we’re also building out a future SAAS product to licence out to global players. 

To help us achieve this ambition, we’re looking to hire a VP Platform to lead the development, and commercialisation, of our software stack.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the product, software development and data teams to achieve the goal of monetising Oxwash’s software stack;

• Lead Oxwash’s digital innovation, making the software stack defensible, profitable and scalable;

• Design Oxwash’s software stack with the customer in mind, leaving space to create a bespoke (or white-label) service for a range of customer types and partnerships;
• Develop, deploy and own a budget for our software stack. You’ll be accountable for ensuring ROI on this, owning key decisions such as “build or buy”;
• Own the internal analysis and business intelligence at Oxwash.    

Your first 30/60/90 days:

• 30: 
  • Develop deep relationships with the product, software development and data teams
  • Understand our current customer base and our post series-A target audience, including our internal customers in operations
  • Understand your team’s structure, personalities and begin to identify any gaps 

• 60: 
  • Ratify the vision for the software required to run our next site  
  • Plan the roadmap towards delivery of this vision
  • Begin to implement development plans within the team 

• 90: 
  • Determine how our platform team should be structured to deliver outcomes as efficiently and swiftly as possible.
  • Clarify the Vision in line with your experience and work with your team to clarify the strategy against this
  • Foster deep cross-functional collaboration between your team and Oxwash more widely to confirm you have the context and buy-in to execute. 

Must haves:

• 3+ years of experience leading software engineering teams in a SaaS environment;
• 5+ years of experience leading product teams and making key decisions on prioritising the product road map;
• 3+ years of experience analysing commercial data alongside heuristic tools to make decisions on development routes;
• An agile approach to working: we currently employ a blend of agile and waterfall methodologies 
• Mission led: care for our people, the planet and the garments we work with is at the core of who we are.
• High EQ

Nice to haves:

• Managed a budget
• Experience with the following: 
  • Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript; 
  • Frameworks: Svelte, Angular (v2+), TailwindCSS, Node.js, Express, Jest; 
  • Databases: MongoDB, DynamoDB; 
  • Other: AWS, CloudFormation, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, API Gateway, SQS, SMS, EventBridge
• Experience in a fast-growth business

Remuneration:

• £110k-£130k
• Share options in a rapid growth company with a powerful mission statement

Benefits:

• Mental health support via SPILL
• Enhanced sickness policy and maternity/paternity leave
• Free personal laundry and wet/dry cleaning
• Work from home opportunities