Vice President Technology - Vice President Software Development

A human experience agency focused on customer engagement.

- Advise agency regarding technology needs and lead a technology development team - Identify opportunities and risks for delivering the company’s technology solutions, including identification of competitive services and opportunities for innovation, and assessment of marketplace obstacles and technical hurdles - Assist with Luckie’s information technology, database and application development strategic plans, policies, programs and schedules for clients and partners - Function as top-level contact to assist end users in determining IT requirements and solutions - Coordinate closely with Account Management, Project Management, Creative and other departments to manage the day-to-day development aspects of multiple projects, reviewing requirements documentation and analysis, scoping, planning, engineering, implementation and new product introduction - Develop and implement a strategic data governance, security and SDLC platform - Drive technology solutions that accelerate and enhance creative output and product - Oversee architected database solutions - Represent Luckie in new business and client discussions involving technology at the C-Suite level - Facilitate and manage the integration of new and emerging technologies - Manage SOC2 practices and ongoing audit compliance through the internal IT team - Assess and, where appropriate, develop plans to integrate third-party tools, add-ons and interfaces that strengthen our product suite - When and where appropriate, hire new resources and freelancers to strengthen and support the software development team - Establish standards and policies for client-facing digital/technology areas - Manage ongoing in-sourcing and outsourcing relationships directly or through the development team - Constantly monitor and evaluate emerging technologies and digital trends

- 10-15 years’ experience in systems engineering, including systems analysis, design and documentation - Skills or team management skills preferred in the following areas: CSS2 and 3, HTML5, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery, MS .Net, PHP, Ruby on Rails, LINQ, MVC, SQL Server, XML and XSLT; Exact Target or similar email application a plus - Experience in strategic planning and execution; knowledge of contracting, negotiating and change management; knowledge of information technology computer systems and software and ability to manage entire spectrum of information technology operations - Strong understanding of hosting infrastructure and platforms - Experience in working in both Agile and Waterfall environments - Experience with highly scalable enterprise-grade Web architectures - Front end experience – strong understanding of Web, social and mobile technologies - Deep knowledge of marketing technologies and ability to create/approve development estimates and timelines for delivery - Experience managing data warehouses, data integration architectures and designs with a business intelligence and analytics team - Experience in implementation of data visualization systems and supporting technologies - Professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; ability to motivate teams to produce high-quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects; ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings - Willingness to work a flexible schedule - Strong understanding of CRM, database marketing and the Internet, including industry trends, key players, terminology and overall dynamics of the marketplace - Advanced negotiating skills and contract (statement of work) experience - Proven hands-on experience with senior executives in medium to large business - Agency or custom software experience a SIGNIFICANT PLUS