Tech Stack

Description

You will shape multi-year technical strategy and lead engineering execution for a global supply chain solutions company, translating company strategy into architectural vision and leading transformative technology initiatives. This succession planning role prepares you to become a Chief Technology Officer while building and mentoring high-performing teams in a lean, innovative organization.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, SDLC, and solution design leadership roles in high-growth, global environments
• Deep software development experience including running software engineering teams and delivering production software
• Expert-level understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including how to operationalize it, deliver on it, report on metrics, and optimize teams around it
• Strong cloud architecture expertise specifically in cloud-based applications (Azure or AWS required)
• Experience driving enterprise-wide transformations including modernization, cloud migration, data strategy, and AI enablement
• Proven success designing, implementing, and evolving integrated systems at scale
• Practical experience integrating AI/ML systems into production software
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, including customers and executives
• Executive presence and polish, comfortable presenting at customer meetings, partner engagements, and industry speaking events
• Strategic and visionary thinking, not just a strong executor, but someone who can envision corporate architecture and shape long-term technical direction
• Proven ability to balance big-picture strategic thinking with hands-on involvement
• Willing to roll up sleeves and understand details in a lean organization
• Experience successfully managing fully remote, distributed teams
• Track record of hiring, developing, and mentoring senior technical leaders
• Demonstrated leadership through change
• Ambitious career trajectory with genuine interest in progressing to a CTO role
• Must have the current and continuing right to work in the United States of America without restrictions or expirations

Responsibilities

• Translate company strategy into a clear 2-3 year architectural roadmap and align engineering, product, data, and business teams around it
• Establish architectural principles that guide decisions across legacy modernization, new service delivery platforms, and AI-native platforms
• Lead the engineering organization by hiring, mentoring, and developing senior engineering leaders, tech leads, and architects
• Drive engineering execution by establishing best practices for CI/CD, observability, infrastructure, developer experience, and delivery management
• Own and continuously improve the software development lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring operationalization, metrics tracking, reporting, and team optimization
• Oversee enterprise cybersecurity strategy, policies, and technical controls, ensuring security is embedded into architecture, SDLC, and operations (secure-by-design)
• Manage identity, access management, data protection, incident response, and vulnerability management as the organization scales
• Regularly assess evolving business conditions, customer needs, and market dynamics, adapting technical direction accordingly
• Proactively surface risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities to leadership before they become constraints
• Present architecture, platform vision, and AI strategy to customers, partners, and prospects with executive presence and polish
• Represent the company at industry conferences, panels, and events, serving as a visible technical leader and brand ambassador
• Balance system and architectural decisions across scalability, speed, security, cost, and operational maturity
• Establish clear ownership models, accountability, and delivery standards across the engineering organization
• Address structural challenges within the engineering team, making difficult decisions about process improvements and team composition when necessary
• Lead a fully remote, distributed team of approximately 20 people across 3-4 direct reports (senior directors)
• Articulate the "why" behind architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences with clarity and conviction
• Travel approximately once per month for quarterly leadership meetings and strategic sessions