VP, AI-Driven R&D for K-12 SaaS

Capital Computer Associates, Inc.; Tallahassee (FL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture for growth

Top notch employee health and wellBE

Every voice matters

Global reach

Careers with purpose

World class career development

Job summary

Harris School Solutions is seeking a high-impact Vice President of Research & Development for its FINS product line. The role blends people leadership with hands-on software engineering, AI strategy, and strong governance to scale AI across K12 finance, HR, and admin workflows.

You will lead a 40+ team across multiple offices and remote staff, shaping the AI-enabled product roadmap, driving rapid delivery, and embedding responsible AI practices for public sector customers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of management experience leading software development teams.
• P&L experience and budget oversight.
• Portfolio management across multiple products/tech stacks.
• Hands-on familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.
• Experience delivering AI or machine-learning capabilities into production software.

Responsibilities

• Translate business goals into actionable development plans with a prioritized AI roadmap.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery using AI-assisted development and testing.
• Provide strategic direction and governance for product development and AI initiatives.
• Drive adoption of AI tooling across the team and measure productivity/quality gains.
• Lead AI-enabled product capabilities for K12 finance, HR, and admin workflows.
• Establish responsible AI practices including data governance and model governance.
• Communicate strategy, progress, and roadblocks to executives and stakeholders.
• Manage onsite and offshore development teams; foster cross-unit collaboration.

Skills

5+ years of management experience

P&L experience

Portfolio management of multiple产品

Hands-on AI-assisted development tools

Experience delivering AI/ML into prod

Tools

AI platforms

LLM integration

Job description

Harris School Solutions is seeking a high-impact Vice President of Research & Development for its FINS product line. The role blends people leadership with hands-on software engineering, AI strategy, and strong governance to scale AI across K12 finance, HR, and admin workflows.

You will lead a 40+ team across multiple offices and remote staff, shaping the AI-enabled product roadmap, driving rapid delivery, and embedding responsible AI practices for public sector customers.