[Hiring] Vice President of Technology @Paleovalley & Wild Pastures

Role Description

The Vice President of Technology will be the CTO’s trusted right hand and lead the full technology function across software engineering, business systems, and IT. This leader will set priorities and investment plans with the CTO, make consequential day-to-day decisions with substantial autonomy, and own the team, budget, delivery, and health of our technology.

Success here requires executive judgment, real technical depth, and a practical approach to AI and automation. You’ll work through architecture, code, and difficult incidents while building shared knowledge and ownership across the team. You’ll also guide AI adoption that improves how we build software and run the business, partnering with E-Commerce on reliable solutions for the shopping experience and commercial priorities.

What You’ll Do

• Technology Strategy and Leadership:
  • Set the technology strategy and multi-year roadmap with the CTO.
  • Lead engineering, business systems, and IT as one function.
  • Own the technology budget, staffing, and vendor strategy.
  • Establish and oversee a centralized technology request intake and prioritization process.
  • Develop scalable engineering workflows and project management practices.
• Custom Platforms and Engineering:
  • Own the architecture and engineering delivery of our custom platforms.
  • Stay close to the technical work through design and code reviews.
  • Set practical standards for testing, releases, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Reduce dependence on any one person by documenting critical systems.
• AI and Automation:
  • Lead AI and automation strategy with the CTO.
  • Evaluate where AI, conventional automation, and human expertise are best applied.
• Business Systems, IT and Security:
  • Lead the strategy for business applications, integrations, and data flows.
  • Oversee IT services, infrastructure, access, cybersecurity, and vendor risk.
  • Maintain continuity and disaster recovery plans for revenue-critical systems.
• Delivery and Cross Functional Partnership:
  • Partner with E-Commerce and web experience teams.
  • Partner with business leaders to evaluate processes and automation opportunities.
  • Set realistic commitments and manage competing requests.
  • Serve as a responsive and solutions-oriented technology partner.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering and technology leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.
• Strong command of software architecture, production code, integrations, cloud infrastructure, and engineering practices.
• Hands-on experience applying AI tools and automation in software development or business workflows.
• Experience leading customer-facing commerce or subscription platforms.
• A track record of making custom or founder-built systems maintainable.
• Practical judgment in security, privacy, access, incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Business acumen to manage budgets, vendors, technical investments, and competing priorities.
• Ability to earn a technical founder’s trust while leading independently.

Requirements

• Experience working in a startup, founder-led business, or high-growth e-commerce environment.
• Experience with custom-built e-commerce platforms, legacy application modernization, or migrations involving PHP/Laravel-based systems.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Shopify and the technical considerations involved in building or integrating e-commerce functionality.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, MySQL or comparable relational databases, AWS or similar cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with ERP, warehouse management, fulfillment, or customer service platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or other structured project management practices.
• Interest in food, wellness, and regenerative agriculture.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% employer-paid dental/vision.
• Generous Paid time off to support balance and rest.
• Paid sick time for when you need it.
• Six (6) company-paid holidays each year & two (2) floating holidays.
• Paid parental leave after 6 months of service for eligible employees.
• 100% company-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance.
• Referral bonuses up to $1,500 when you refer great people who join our team.
• 401(k) or Roth Plans with up to a 4% company match after one year of service.
• $300 Paleovalley Monthly product stipend for employees.