Vice President of Technology (US Citizen) - 4626

We've determined which skillsets are most beneficial for this role. These skills are listed first below as the Must Haves and Nice to Haves our hiring team highly prefers. Below that you'll find the standard job description for this opportunity.

Must Haves:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• 15+ years of experience in technology leadership roles, with a focus on strategy and operations
• Proven enterprise level expertise with Salesforce, including customization, integration, and administration
• Is subject-matter expert in Salesforce customization, integration, and administration
• Is a subject-matter expert in data architecture, especially around Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL, and Azure Cosmos DB
• Familiar with one or more IT Management Frameworks (ITIL, COBIT, TOGAF) and IT Security Frameworks (NIST, ISO)
• Extensive experience in the FinTech space, with knowledge of financial systems, payment processing, and risk management technologies
• Has built teams responsible for creating and scaling software products in both customer facing and Enterprise Level settings
• Exceptional leadership and team-building skills, with experience managing distributed teams
• Deep understanding of IT governance, compliance, and cybersecurity best practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization
• Azure and/or AWS (not Google Could)
• CRM Ownership (SFDC preferred)
• Prior success scaling devops for rapid growth

Job Description:
The Vice President of Technology owns the company's technology vision, ensuring it supports business growth, scalability, and competitive advantage. The VP creates and executes a forward-looking technology strategy, aligning it with organizational objectives, and ensuring the timely execution of a robust technology roadmap.

The VP combines strategic vision with a hands-on expertise to drive technology initiatives aligned with organizational goals, ensuring sustainable growth and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy:

• Owns the company's technology strategy in alignment with its business goals including the scalability of our technology, and its competitive advantage
• Partners with the CEO and other executives to make informed decisions about technology direction and investments ensuring ROI
• Develops and manages the Technology portion of the yearly budgeting process ensuring effective cost control measures
• Prepares build versus buy due diligence and decision matrix as needed

Leadership:

• Builds and mentors a high-performing technology team, fostering collaboration, innovation, and accountability
• Ensures individual and team performance via objective based KPIs

Technical Management / Execution:

• Ensures timely delivery of work product , within scope, and on budget per the company roadmap
• Owns the architecture and implementation of the company's Client Facing and Enterprise Level products suite based on platforms such as SalesForce and Microsoft Azure
• Ensures compliance with relevant regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) and industry standards
• Aligns operations with one or more IT Management Frameworks (ITIL, COBIT, TOGAF) and IT Security Frameworks (NIST, ISO)

Vendor & Outsourcing Management:

• Leads the selection, negotiation, and management of relationships with vendors for outsourced projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
• Evaluates and oversees third-party services and integrations, including data providers and service partners, to optimize performance and cost-effectiveness

Reports to: CEO

Interacts with: executives, employees, vendors, customers

Travel required: 10%

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