Head of Engineering / Senior Lead Engineer
Hybrid, Zaventem (Belgium)
Full time
We are hiring a senior engineering leader to take ownership of our engineering team and our technical delivery.
Ventory is the field inventory layer between your ERP and the field. We give companies total control and real-time visibility of every item that lives outside the warehouse: consigned implants in hospitals, spare parts in engineer vans, loaner kits at surgical centres. We integrate with the customer's ERP (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, Sage and more), deploy in under 4 weeks, and our mobile-first, offline-capable app earns 95%+ adoption from field teams. We are ISO 27001-certified, SOC 2-compliant and GDPR-ready, and already live with Medtronic, NHS London Ambulance Service, Unilever and DHL Supply Chain. We are a lean, fast-moving B2B SaaS company headquartered in Zaventem, Belgium, scaling toward our next phase of growth.
The role
Depending on your experience, this is either a Head of Engineering role (leadership-first) or a Senior Lead Engineer role (hands-on player-coach): we will calibrate the title and scope to the right person.
Either way, you will lead the current team and help drive the product roadmap alongside our CEO and Product.
What you'll own
- Lead, manage and grow the current engineering team: line management, rituals, mentoring and hiring.
- Own delivery of the product roadmap, starting with our top priority: ERP integrations (Sage Intacct first), then vertical features and AI differentiation.
- Set the engineering standards: architecture, code quality, CI/CD, security and reliability for an enterprise-grade, mobile-first, offline-capable platform.
- Translate business and product priorities into a clear technical plan, and ship it predictably.
- Stay hands-on where it counts: architecture decisions, critical features and unblocking the team.
What you bring
- 7+ years building and shipping production B2B/SaaS software, with strong technical depth.
- Experience leading or managing engineers, or a senior lead ready to step into leadership.
- A track record owning architecture for enterprise software, ideally involving integrations (ERP/APIs).
- Comfort operating in a lean, fast-moving scale-up where priorities move quickly.
- Fluent English; based in Belgium with the right to work here.
Nice to have
- ERP / integration experience (Sage, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central).
- Exposure to regulated or enterprise environments (MedTech, healthcare, supply chain) and their security expectations.
- Experience scaling an engineering team from startup to scale-up.
- Dutch and/or French.
What we offer
- Equity / stock-option participation and a real seat at the table on technical strategy.
- Belgian benefits package: meal vouchers, eco vouchers, group and hospitalisation insurance, and statutory holiday pay.
- Hybrid working, 3 days/week in our Zaventem office.
How we hire
Our process is fast and respectful of your time - typically 2–4 weeks end to end:
How we keep it fair: we never ask about your salary history, we share the salary range early in the process, and every candidate is assessed against the same written criteria.
Ventory is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of every gender, background, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and ethnicity. This role is open on equal terms to all qualified candidates, and our selection is based solely on role-relevant criteria.
Interested? Apply or refer someone great via careers@ventory.io.
Hear it from the team
"Joining Ventory after my internship was an easy decision for me. During my internship, I gained valuable hands-on experience while being part of a team that genuinely values collaboration, individual input, and personal growth. What stood out most to me was the opportunity to work in an environment that aligns with both my academic background in supply chain operations and my passion for digital solutions that address real industry challenges.
Ventory provided a platform that allowed me to apply my knowledge meaningfully while continuing to grow, learn, and contribute at this early stage of my career in a space I genuinely enjoy."
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