Vice President of Product and Engineering

Gesture•New York, NY

133d•Onsite

About The Position

Develop and execute enterprise-level loyalty programs, subscription gifting models, and AI-driven marketing automation strategies. Lead initiatives to refine machine learning models that drive ultra-personalized recommendations, leveraging behavioral data, sentiment analysis, and predictive analytics to optimize customer engagement, brand promotions, and corporate gifting strategies. Oversee architectural responsibilities, designing and implementing scalable cloud-based APIs and infrastructure to facilitate real-time marketing automation, cross-platform integrations, and multi-industry adoption. Direct strategic API integrations with enterprise partners, e-commerce platforms, CRM systems, and third-party logistics providers to create a seamless, data-driven gifting ecosystem. Design proprietary AI algorithms, automation workflows, and data-driven marketing strategies as well as develop intellectual property to contribute to the company’s patent portfolio. Establish best practices for software security, regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA, PCI-DSS), and AI ethics in marketing automation. Drive the development of advanced algorithms across geo-spatial logistics, personalization, optimization, and behavior reward to power real-time delivery, intelligent user experiences, and high-retention engagement systems at scale. Mentor and guide senior engineers, setting standards for AI implementation, scalable software design, and API-driven development. Align product development with corporate growth strategies, collaborating with business leaders, marketing teams, and industry partners to expand the platform’s reach and impact.

Requirements

2 years of experience managing cloud infrastructure (GCP and AWS) and implementing serverless and dedicated VM architectures.
2 years of experience developing in JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern web and mobile development frameworks: React.js, React Native, Expo.
2 years of experience utilizing database management tools, including NoSQL and SQL solutions: Firestore, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
2 years of experience developing with CI/CD pipelines, software deployment strategies, and automation using GitHub, Expo CI/CD, and GCP Functions.
2 years of experience designing and implementing geo-spatial algorithms to optimize real-time delivery routing, dispatch, and location intelligence.
2 years of experience developing personalization algorithms and scoring models to drive dynamic product recommendations and user engagement using predictive analytics, and customer engagement modeling.
2 years of experience building logistics optimization algorithms for real-time batching, predictive dispatch, and supply-demand balancing stemming from advanced knowledge in operations research, dynamic scheduling, and event-driven systems.
2 years of experience engineering behavioral reward algorithms to increase user retention through gamified loyalty and incentive systems using habit-forming product systems such as voucherify or talon-one.
Proven ability to develop full stack logistics systems, including CRM dashboards, live mapping with Google Maps, location tracing in React Native, and payment infrastructure using Stipe Connected Accounts.
Proven ability in driving security and compliance initiatives across cloud platforms using best practices in encryption, data storage, and cyber protection tools.
Proven ability in utilizing both internally developed and public CRM systems and data-driven user retention strategies, including Hubspot, Salesforce, and Braze.
Proven ability in improving customer engagement metrics by measurable percentages through targeted initiatives.
Proven ability in analyzing large-scale data sets and leveraging data insights for business intelligence and decision-making.
Proven ability in designing and implementing scalable architectures for handling high-throughput applications.
Proven ability in assessing financial models and cost optimization for cloud-based deployments.
Proven ability in tracking and measuring key performance indicators (KPIs) for software performance, security, and user engagement.
Proven ability in conducting A/B testing and feature flag implementations for iterative software improvements.
Proven ability in utilizing business intelligence platforms, API integration and development technology for data analytics, and reporting tools: Zoho Analytics and BigQuery.

Nice To Haves

Experience may be, but need not be, acquired concurrently.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute enterprise-level loyalty programs, subscription gifting models, and AI-driven marketing automation strategies.
Refine machine learning models that drive ultra-personalized recommendations, leveraging behavioral data, sentiment analysis, and predictive analytics.
Optimize customer engagement, brand promotions, and corporate gifting strategies.
Oversee architectural responsibilities, designing and implementing scalable cloud-based APIs and infrastructure.
Facilitate real-time marketing automation, cross-platform integrations, and multi-industry adoption.
Direct strategic API integrations with enterprise partners, e-commerce platforms, CRM systems, and third-party logistics providers.
Design proprietary AI algorithms, automation workflows, and data-driven marketing strategies.
Develop intellectual property to contribute to the company’s patent portfolio.
Establish best practices for software security, regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA, PCI-DSS), and AI ethics in marketing automation.
Drive the development of advanced algorithms across geo-spatial logistics, personalization, optimization, and behavior reward.
Power real-time delivery, intelligent user experiences, and high-retention engagement systems at scale.
Mentor and guide senior engineers, setting standards for AI implementation, scalable software design, and API-driven development.
Align product development with corporate growth strategies.
Collaborate with business leaders, marketing teams, and industry partners to expand the platform’s reach and impact.