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Since 2016, our team of entrepreneurs, energy professionals, and technologists has been focused on unlocking the social, economic, and environmental benefits of widespread EV adoption. Today, our solutions are deployed in tens of thousands of locations -many of which are low-to-moderate income housing-helping to make clean mobility accessible for all.\nWith an expanding footprint across Canada and the U.S., we’re scaling quickly and looking for mission-driven talent to help accelerate our growth.\nJob Opportunity\nSWTCH is looking for a senior technology leader to lead our Product, Software Engineering and Hardware organizations as we enter our next stage of growth.\nReporting to the CEO and as a member of the executive team, the SVP, Technology will own SWTCH’s technology strategy and execution - connecting our product vision, software platform and hardware ecosystem into a clear and scalable roadmap.\nThis is a role for a leader who combines strong technical depth with product and commercial thinking and can move comfortably between long-term strategy and hands-on execution.\nWhat You’ll Do\nLead Product, Software Engineering and Hardware, creating a unified technology organization with clear priorities, ownership and accountability.\nOwn SWTCH’s technology and product strategy, translating the company’s growth plans into a clear roadmap across product, software, hardware and infrastructure.\nShape the product roadmap by balancing customer needs, market opportunities, commercial priorities and longer-term platform investments.\nDrive technical architecture and scalability, ensuring our platform and systems can support a growing customer base, charging network and evolving product ecosystem.\nRaise the bar on reliability, safety, quality and security, embedding strong standards for testing, validation, releases and production performance.\nEnsure seamless integration across hardware, firmware, software and cloud systems, with clear ownership across the full product lifecycle.\nStrengthen engineering and product execution, creating greater predictability, discipline and accountability around priorities, commitments and delivery.\nBuild and develop a high-performing technology leadership team, ensuring we have the right structure, capabilities and talent to support our next stage of growth.\nPartner closely with the CEO and executive team on company strategy, technology investments, business priorities and key technical decisions and trade-offs.\nBring the voice of the customer into technology decisions, partnering closely with Sales, Customer Success and Operations to understand customer needs and translate them into scalable solutions.\nCreate a culture of technical excellence and ownership, where teams move with speed while maintaining a high bar for quality, collaboration and execution.\nWhat We’re Looking For\n15+ years of technology experience with significant senior leadership experience.\nExperience leading large or complex Engineering and Product organizations.\nStrong technical foundation with the credibility to engage deeply with engineers and architects.\nExperience with hardware-enabled technology, connected devices, IoT or complex distributed systems.\nProven experience scaling technology organizations and platforms.\nStrong track record in reliability, quality and operational excellence.\nCommercial and customer-oriented approach to product and technology decisions.\nStrong executive communication and leadership skills.\nExperience in EV charging, energy, infrastructure, telecommunications or another hardware/software environment is an asset.\nThe Leader We’re Looking For\nYou are a builder and operator. You bring technical credibility, strong judgment and a high bar for execution. You know how to build great teams, create clarity in complex environments and balance speed with quality.\nMost importantly, you understand how to turn technology into a competitive advantage - building products and platforms that customers trust and that can scale with the business.\nBenefits\nAt SWTCH, we believe in powering the future together. You'll have the opportunity to build and scale a world-class Technical Support organization while helping accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles. You'll work alongside a collaborative, mission-driven team committed to delivering innovative technology and exceptional customer experiences.\nBusiness Impact - As a core member of the executive team, you have the opportunity to take a lead role and make a significant impact on the culture and values of the company.\nEnvironmental I mpact - We are a clean energy company with a mission to reduce carbon emissions globally to ensure a clean and sustainable future.\n Diversity - People develop their talents and skills in different ways. We value different paths and experiences. If you think you meet the qualifications we are seeking, take a chance and express your interest here.\nSWTCH does not offer employment to prospects without first ensuring that qualified candidates speak directly with the hiring manager and a member of our P&C team. All qualifications will be done face-to-face, whether that is in person or over Google Meet. SWTCH does not send out offers of employment without meeting candidates and does not offer employment via text. If you are contacted for any personal information via test and/or without having met a member of our hiring team in person, please disregard. \nSWTCH Energy is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. 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