VP of R&D

Our technology brings together large volumes of fragmented data across different intelligence domains, helping investigators and analysts uncover connections, accelerate investigations and make better-informed decisions.

We operate with the ambition of a technology company that wants to lead the market, not simply follow it. Speed, experimentation, technical creativity and the ability to turn difficult ideas into real capabilities are fundamental to how we work.

We are looking for an experienced VP of R&D to lead and scale TRG’s engineering organization through its next stage of growth.

This is not a role focused only on managing delivery, processes or people. We are looking for a strong engineering leader who combines technical depth, product thinking, execution, innovation and people leadership.

You will lead our engineering organization across several technology domains, including Big Data and Data Fusion, AI, Geospatial Intelligence and OSINT. You will be directly involved in our Big Data, Data Fusion and AI engineering area while managing and developing the engineering leaders responsible for the other pillars.

A key part of the role is helping us scale without losing our startup mindset. We want stronger engineering foundations, leadership and accountability, without introducing unnecessary layers, processes or structures that slow down experimentation and delivery.

You will work closely with the CPO, CTO, Product, Engineering Leaders and Applied Research to turn ambitious ideas, research and prototypes into scalable products and continuously strengthen TRG’s technical and market advantage.

The role reports directly to the Chief Product Officer and leads TRG’s engineering managers and technical leadership team.

• Lead the engineering organization across Big Data & Data Fusion, AI, Geospatial Intelligence, OSINT and other emerging technology areas.
• Be directly involved in the leadership and technical direction of our Big Data, Data Fusion and AI engineering area.
• Manage and develop the engineering leaders responsible for the other product and technology pillars.
• Build a strong engineering leadership layer that can operate with increasing independence and ownership.
• Coach engineering managers and technical leaders, helping them strengthen their technical leadership, product thinking, decision-making and ability to build high-performing teams.
• Create clear ownership, accountability and decision-making without unnecessary management layers.
• Scale the organization while protecting speed, autonomy and the ability to experiment.
• Build an engineering culture based on ownership, high standards, collaboration and continuous delivery of value.
• Identify capability gaps early and build the teams, leadership and technical skills needed for the company’s next stage of growth.

• Own the engineering and technology direction in close partnership with Product and technical leadership.
• Stay close to architecture and important technical decisions rather than operating only through management layers.
• Challenge unnecessary complexity, repeated refactoring, weak architectural decisions and technical choices that create long-term delays.
• Provide strong technical direction across complex systems involving large-scale data ingestion, data fusion, distributed processing, analytics, AI and geospatial intelligence.
• Ensure our architecture supports increasing data volumes, new…