VP, Technology — Animal Health

Data & Application Engineering

Location:

Remote (Canada)

Reports To:

COO of AH&N; (Animal Health & Nutrition)

Team:

Data engineering, application engineering, and front-end development, spanning multiple locations in North America, Europe, and India

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ABOUT KYNETEC

Kynetec is a global leader in data analytics and market insights for the agriculture and animal health industries. The business brings together customer insights, product insights, and market insights to help organizations across the agricultural and animal health value chain understand their markets and make informed decisions.

With a history built through the combination of several respected research and analytics businesses over more than two decades, Kynetec today runs research across 80+ countries and operates offices in 27 countries worldwide, serving clients across crop protection, seed and plant nutrition, digital agriculture, animal health, animal genetics, animal diagnostics, and animal nutrition.

Kynetec's culture is anchored in five core values — Empowerment, Passion, Integrity, Creativity, and Togetherness (EPIC) — which guide how its teams collaborate across borders and disciplines.

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THE ROLE

We're hiring a VP of Technology to own data and application engineering for our Animal Health business. This is a player-leader role: you'll run the team day to day, own the technical roadmap, and be the face of technology to the business stakeholders and clients who depend on our platforms. You'll operate in a rapid-moving environment with real ambiguity and real deadlines — and do it while leading a team spread across multiple offshore locations.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Lead the Team

- Manage and grow a data and application engineering organization — engineering managers, data engineers, application/front-end developers, and QA




- Manage distributed and offshore teams across multiple locations, keeping delivery quality, communication, and culture consistent across time zones
- Own hiring, performance management, and career development for the team

Own the Data Platform

- Set the roadmap and architecture direction for the data platform on AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake
- Keep pipelines, models, and infrastructure reliable and cost-effective as data volume and complexity grow
- Drive data quality and governance standards across the platform

Own Data and Application Engineering

- Set the roadmap and technical direction for client-facing and internal applications, including front-end/UI work and full-stack delivery
- Balance new feature delivery against platform stability, technical debt, and scalability
- Set and enforce engineering standards across the application layer

Partner with the Business

- Be the go-to technology partner for business and commercial stakeholders, translating business priorities into a roadmap
- Make and defend prioritization calls when multiple stakeholders want their request handled first
- Represent technology in cross-functional and leadership discussions

Support Client Relationships

- Act as a senior technical point of contact for key clients — roadmap conversations, technical questions, and escalations when needed
- Feed client input back into the platform and application roadmap

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Required

- 10+ years in data and/or application engineering, including 5+ years leading engineering teams
- Hands-on, architecture-level knowledge of AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake
- Ability to partner with and support data science & ML delivery
- Solid delivery management focus and discipline
- Strong grasp of front-end technologies and modern application development practices




- Experience managing offshore or otherwise distributed teams across multiple locations
- A track record of working directly with business stakeholders and/or external clients
- Comfort with a fast-paced environment, shifting priorities, and a high degree of autonomy

Preferred

- Experience in animal health, life sciences, or another data-as-a-product business
- Experience in data science and tools such as MLflow / TensorFlow
- Exposure to modern data governance or AI/ML tooling layered on a Databricks/Snowflake stack

COMPENSATION & LOGISTICS

Travel:

Occasional client travel — approximately 3 to 4 times per year

Work Model:

Remote (Canada)

BENEFITS

Kynetec offers a comprehensive Canadian benefits package designed to support employees' health, financial security, and long-term wellbeing.

Health & Wellness

- Extended Health Care
- Dental Care
- Health Care Spending Account
- Mental health support through the People Connect program
- Employee Assistance Program, virtual care (Maple), and second-opinion medical services (WorldCare)

Income Protection & Insurance

- Weekly Indemnity (short-term disability)
- Long-Term Disability
- Basic Life and AD&D; coverage
- Dependent Life Insurance, and optional Life, AD&D;, and Long Term Disability top-ups available

Retirement Savings

- Group Retirement Savings Plan (GRSP) through RBC Group Advantage

Time Off

- 15 days of paid vacation annually
- 10 days of paid medical leave annually
- 4 days of personal time annually
- Paid bereavement leave for employees with 3+ months of continuous service

Additional Compensation

- Annual discretionary Pay Award recognizing performance and contribution
- Bonus Scheme tied to meeting individual and business goals and objectives

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Kynetec is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. Kynetec aspires to a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

📌 VP, Technology — Animal Health (Canada)
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